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Likewise, the Santa Ana (Calif.) Unified School District used eScholar’s Complete Data Warehouse software to integrate all student information system and assessment system data. Last year, Alexandra Ito, director of education technology of the Santa Ana district, which has roughly 56,000 students, applied for and received a federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant to integrate the data. “We saw the emerging trend of data warehouses and using predictive analysis,” she says. “The grant was serendipity.” A 12-person team of district personnel, including principals and counselors, worked with the eScholar team to identify the data indicators—such as ELL information, special education data, discipline statistics, grades and assessments—that would be used in establishing the predictive analysis dashboard, which provides administrators an easy and at-a-glance foresight into trends or patterns—past, present or future. The eScholar team also provided training and online support to school-based personnel, including counselors, administrators and support staff. Principal Robert Laxton from Saddleback High School in the Santa Ana district says the dashboard will enable support staff to closely monitor student progress through data that is organized around success indicators. “The dashboard platform provides support staff with clear and concise indicators that can be used for interventions, conferences and parent communications,” Laxton says. “Our staff is enthusiastic about the potential of the dashboard platform and capabilities.” Ito adds that any district would benefit. “One of the goals of an EETT grant is to establish a program that is replicable,” Ito says. “One of the most replicable things is going through the process of developing your indicators. That is invaluable. And any district can benefit from this.” DA Angela Pascopella is managing editor. Positively Impact Student Achievement Resources: Blackboard, Blackboard Analytics for Learn www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Analytics/ Overview.aspx EduPoint, Synergy Education Platform www.edupoint.com/ABOUTUS/ IntroducingSynergy.aspx eScholar, Complete Data Warehouse www.escholar.com/products/CompleteData-Warehouse/index.php Follett Software Company, TetraData www.follettsoftware.com/education-dataanalysis GlobalScholar, Pinnacle Grade www.globalscholar.com/Products/Grade/ Pinnacle-Grade.html IBM, SPSS Modeler www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/spss/ products/modeler Measured Progress, DATAWISE www.measuredprogress.org/datawise Performance Matters, FASTe www4.performancematters.com/web SchoolNet Instructional Management Suite www.schoolnet.com/corporate/Products/ Products.aspx?product=ims Silverback Learning Solutions, Mileposts www.silverbacklearning.com/Products/ Mileposts Professional development resources available 24/7 with unlimited usage Help your faculty and staff expand their skills with professional development resources from Gale, part of Cengage Learning. Visit Booth #1046 at the ASCD Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA, March 24-26, 2012 to: • Learn more about how these resources can save you money • Try a live demo of digital books from ASCD, ISTE and more • Register for a free trial Visit http://galetrials.com/distadmin.aspx to register for instant access. www.DistrictAdministration.com March 2012 69 http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Analytics/Overview.aspx http://www.edupoint.com/ABOUTUS/IntroducingSynergy.aspx http://www.escholar.com/products/Complete-Data-Warehouse/index.php http://www.follettsoftware.com/education-data-analysis http://www.globalscholar.com/Products/Grade/Pinnacle-Grade.html http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/spss/products/modeler http://www.measuredprogress.org/datawise http://www4.performancematters.com/web http://galetrials.com/distadmin.aspx http://www.schoolnet.com/corporate/Products/Products.aspx?product=ims http://galetrials.com/distadmin.aspx http://www.silverbacklearning.com/Products/Mileposts http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - March 2012

District Administration - March 2012
Contents
From the Editor
Letters
News Update
Inside the Law
District Profile
Administrator Profile
Research Center
CIO News
Building an Ed Tech Dream Team
Are you Ready for Common Core Math?
A Crystal Ball for Student Achievement
The Single Largest Education Donor Comes With Controversy
Models of Education Reform
Noteworthy Books
New Products
Going Mobile
Professional Opinion

District Administration - March 2012