Student Success

Operationalize your district’s vision at the student level, measure the whole child, and move toward a more modern definition of readiness

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and other national initiatives are expanding the definition of college and career readiness and calling for local school systems to craft a broader and more inspiring definition for student success. Measuring student success requires moving beyond standardized test scores toward a multi-dimensional and personalized set of indicators that empower students and accurately predict secondary and post-secondary success. As the adage goes, “you value what you measure”.

Personalized Learner Profile (PLP) App

The Personalized Learner Profile paints a portrait of a student against a backdrop of a student’s interests, motivations, goals, and aspirations. It provides a robust data warehousing and reporting platform to identify and monitor individual students and engage students, families, and educators to ensure all students reach their full potential. Districts use the PLP as a next generation report card and transcript, which serves as the source system for outcome data to incorporate into the school improvement process.

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Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is about understanding who students are, not what they know. It’s internalizing that our biological systems are wired in a way that our emotions and interests drive our attention and ultimately our progress toward goals. ECRA’s social and emotional learning survey can help your district implement SEL policies by measuring SEL competencies at the student and aggregate level as part of a comprehensive whole-child monitoring approach.

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Community Engagement

ECRA’s process engages stakeholders around a portrait of a graduate that moves beyond test scores toward a multidimensional and personalized set of indicators that collectively capture a more modern definition of readiness. Our community focused process ensures student success is measured in alignment to the values of the community.

Consulting and Professional Development

ECRA provides consulting and professional development related to best practices in the following areas.

Assessing and monitoring readiness via the whole child
Advanced learner identification and gifted/accelerated program eligibility
Identification of students for Response to Intervention (RTI) and/or
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
Student equity, access, and AP potential
Student placement

Presentations

AASA What Works: Data Analytics to Assess Learning Loss and Recovery

By John Gatta October 1, 2020

Join AASA’s guest, data analytics expert Dr. John Gatta in examining how to quantify learning loss and develop personalized learning recovery plans

Case Studies

Case Study: Prioritizing Social & Emotional Learning at Barrington CUSD 220

By Client Success Team December 20, 2019

Barrington District 220 did not set about their SEL journey looking for a quick win, but rather to foster a positive climate and culture.

Articles

Measuring Social and Emotional Learning

By John Gatta October 16, 2019

Social and emotional learning is about understanding who students are, not what they know. It’s internalizing an awareness that our biological systems are wired so that our emotions and interests drive our attention and, ultimately,…

Ready or Not: A Broader Definition

By John Gatta December 5, 2016

Measuring student success requires moving beyond standardized test scores toward a multidimensional and personalized set of indicators that collectively capture a more modern definition of readiness, empowering students to take ownership of their learning by…