Data Driven Reform part of the Education Reform Network

Building Capacity for Data Use

• Contribute to Case Studies of Districts Using Data
  CoSN launched its Data-driven Decision Making initiative, Vision to Know and Do, in February 2003 to help school district leaders use data effectively in decision making. School districts are encouraged to share their experience by completing the form.
• District Self-Assessment by CoSN
  As part of the Data-driven Decision Making initiative, the Coalition for School Networking (CoSN) is now providing districts with a tool to determine their readiness to use data-driven decision making for both accountability and continuous school improvement. By spending a few minutes taking this self assessment, school district leaders will receive a quick calculation of the results.
• Western States Benchmarking Consortium
  Early in 1997, a small group of superintendents and other key executives from large Western U.S. school districts joined forces.