ECRA CASE STUDY Leveraging Predictive Analytics to Drive Student Success at Troy 30-CDr. Jill Tsoukalas, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning at Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C in Joliet, IL, shared how re-engaging with ECRA’s School Improvement solution has been a pivotal step for her team in making data-driven decisions that truly benefit their…
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Ensure a Transition from SAT to ACT Does Not Disrupt Your Assessment Program With the current uncertainty around the SAT and ACT for state testing, this video offers practical guidance to ensure that any transition does not disrupt your district’s ability to longitudinally monitor the growth and proficiency of individual students, programs, and other school…
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CASE STUDY: LEMONT-BROMBEREK SCHOOL DISTRICT 113A How Can Principals Use Data and Analytics to Lead at Their School? ECRA Group, a leader in providing cutting-edge data and analytics solutions for school districts, is at the forefront of empowering educators and administrators with actionable insights for evidence-based decision-making. Our latest case study videos spotlight the impact…
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School Improvement Case Study: Morton Grove School District 70Learn how ECRA’s industry leading K12 School Improvement solution helps the superintendent and their staff measure what matters and promote an evidence-based culture.Schedule a Free Consultation It’s allowing me to focus on all my students a little more closely…allowing me to make sure my students are growing…
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Academic Return on Investment (ROI), is a valuable tool for school districts to use in evaluating the effectiveness of educational programs or interventions. Measuring ROI should be considered a crucial component to evaluating a district’s continuous school improvement efforts. The process of academic ROI uses a disciplined method of inquiry that leverages the scientific method…
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Overview Video: Measuring Academic Return on Investment How do you know which programs are having the greatest impact on student outcomes? Utilizing ECRA’s School Improvement solution or by purchasing our Academic Return on Investment (A-ROI) Data Brief, you be able to quantify the impact of a particular program or intervention on student growth. Learn More
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Dr. John Gatta from ECRA Group and Dr. Erika Schlichter from Huntley 158 presented on the topic of Academic Return on Investment (ROI). In this webinar, Dr. Gatta explained best practices for measuring Academic Return on Investment (ROI) and Dr. Schlichter presented a case study from her school district. This livestream was presented in conjunction…
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Documenting the Academic Return on Investment (ROI) for programs and school improvement efforts is the essence of evidence-based practice. When evaluating the success of a particular program, districts often ask: “How did students in the program grow?” While this question is important, the answer does not reflect academic ROI. Instead, academic ROI asks: “How did…
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The fundamental purpose of setting school improvement goals is to assess the effectiveness of improvement efforts. The utility of the school improvement process rests on the inferences one can draw from meeting a goal. For example, a typical school improvement goal may be “increase the percentage of students meeting standards in grade 4 reading by 5%. While this type of goal is specific and concise, the results will provide little to no information as to the effectiveness of improvement efforts. Why? Because increasing grade 4 reading by 5% is likely an arbitrary goal that is unrelated to school performance and not evidence-based.
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Download Research BriefAt ECRA Group, we celebrate educational leaders and school districts across the nation and their response to a once-in-a-hundred year pandemic. The overnight innovations while under immense pressure and the willingness of all educators to adapt is remarkable. Despite the seemingly insurmountable challenges, significant progress was made. Educational leaders have observed, first-hand, the…
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