Most, if not all, of my Tableau charts contain a mixture of filters and parameter-driven variables with which end-users can drill-down and visualize their data differently. It really does allow for a much more powerful experience with one Tableau chart. For example, consider this Enrollment chart for a school district. It looks fairly standard,...
Really Great Reading Data Visualization
Really Great Reading is an intervention program in use in Ohio school districts to help teach reading. It is tightly aligned with the Science of Reading, which is directly mentioned in Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literary Achievement, so it is popular in the State. Most schools in Ohio that subscribe to Really Great Reading use...
The Evolution of the School Computer Technician
During my work in school district technology planning, I have noticed that the role of the primary school district technology resource has rapidly evolved from a “fix-it” computer technician (or “Tech”) to a Chief Information Officer (or “CIO”), one of the most strategic assets in the district office. Unfortunately, district staffing has not always...
The Danger of One Measure – Proficiency vs. Growth
As most of us in the Ohio school data analysis world understand, “proficiency” is King. That is, whether a student is performing at grade level, and more importantly, what percentage of students are performing at grade level. For better or worse, this measure is how we are graded, both by internal and external agencies....