Meet Stefanie: Stefanie Parnell is the assistant principal at Hamilton Meadow Park School in the Novato Unified School District, which sits just thirty minutes north of San Francisco. Recently, Parnell has been using data to better understand chronic absence trends at her school and improve student attendance. Data and Attendance at her District: NUSD has […]
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This week, Schoolzilla notified the school systems who are receiving awards in the first round of the Mosaic District Progress Monitoring Grant Program. We made awards to 27 school systems serving 235,000 students in 11 states. Recipients included San Francisco Unified School District, Bakersfield City School District, Hemet Unified School District, Battle Creek Public […]
https://schoolzilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/logo.png557558Hallie Montoya Tanseyhttps://schoolzilla.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/schoolzilla_white2-300x70.pngHallie Montoya Tansey2017-05-03 11:55:072017-05-19 11:39:01Congratulations To Our First Cohort Of Grant Recipients!
School districts today are collecting an increasing amount of data, and with that comes a growing desire to use that data to drive better outcomes for their students. The challenge is that while the data exists in stacks of paper on desktops and digitally in different academic systems, it’s not available in an aggregated form […]
Data Champion Summit is hands-down our favorite time of year– and 2017 did not disappoint, thanks to all of you! Data champions from across the country joined us for three days in March ’17 to share best practices, sharpen their data skills, and connect with colleagues just as passionate about education as they are. We […]
We are committed to information security and privacy—and we are constantly strengthening our best-practice based security systems and protocols to better serve the schools, teachers, and students who rely on us to get the information they need to enable all students to succeed.
Everybody seems to have a strategic plan… Experts like the Wallace Foundation and others have shown that great school districts must establish a strategic vision. And most school systems we talk to have a strategic plan, or are working on one. …yet most of us do not act on our plans. Despite […]
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As data and academic leaders, how can you ensure the reports you’re rolling out become an integral part of your stakeholders’ practice? In our November webinar, Caroline Galindo and Mariel Matze from Schoolzilla shared strategies for how to successfully roll out reports that make an impact, with a focus on the following: Using roll out […]
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The district CTO’s growing data privacy challenge: According to the Teacher Knows Best survey of over 4,000 teachers, “Virtually all teachers (93 percent) now use some sort of digital tool to help guide instruction.” Given education technology tools’ sudden rise to near ubiquity, it is not surprising that “for the fourth straight year, state legislatures […]
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Case Study: Using Mosaic to Track and Reduce Chronic Absence at Novato Unified School District
/in Case Studies, Schoolzilla Blog /by Mariel MatzeMeet Stefanie: Stefanie Parnell is the assistant principal at Hamilton Meadow Park School in the Novato Unified School District, which sits just thirty minutes north of San Francisco. Recently, Parnell has been using data to better understand chronic absence trends at her school and improve student attendance. Data and Attendance at her District: NUSD has […]
Congratulations To Our First Cohort Of Grant Recipients!
/in Schoolzilla Blog /by Hallie Montoya TanseyThis week, Schoolzilla notified the school systems who are receiving awards in the first round of the Mosaic District Progress Monitoring Grant Program. We made awards to 27 school systems serving 235,000 students in 11 states. Recipients included San Francisco Unified School District, Bakersfield City School District, Hemet Unified School District, Battle Creek Public […]
Four Insights for Designing K-12 Dashboards
/in Schoolzilla Blog /by Hallie Montoya TanseySchool districts today are collecting an increasing amount of data, and with that comes a growing desire to use that data to drive better outcomes for their students. The challenge is that while the data exists in stacks of paper on desktops and digitally in different academic systems, it’s not available in an aggregated form […]
Data Champion Summit ’17 Highlights
/in Schoolzilla Blog /by Chris AndersonData Champion Summit is hands-down our favorite time of year– and 2017 did not disappoint, thanks to all of you! Data champions from across the country joined us for three days in March ’17 to share best practices, sharpen their data skills, and connect with colleagues just as passionate about education as they are. We […]
Our Commitment to Information Security
/in Schoolzilla Blog /by Lynzi Ziegenhagen, Founder/CEOWe are committed to information security and privacy—and we are constantly strengthening our best-practice based security systems and protocols to better serve the schools, teachers, and students who rely on us to get the information they need to enable all students to succeed.
3 Keys To Successfully Implementing A District Strategic Plan
/in Schoolzilla Blog /by Hallie Montoya TanseyEverybody seems to have a strategic plan… Experts like the Wallace Foundation and others have shown that great school districts must establish a strategic vision. And most school systems we talk to have a strategic plan, or are working on one. …yet most of us do not act on our plans. Despite […]
Meet Mosaic District Progress Monitoring
/in Schoolzilla Blog /by Hallie Montoya TanseyAchieving District Goals Using Data-Driven Performance Management Webinar Recording
/in Schoolzilla Blog /by Chris AndersonClick below to watch the full webinar recording, and continue the discussion by sharing your own tips or questions on the Hub!
How to Roll Out Reports for Maximum Impact Webinar Recording
/in Schoolzilla Blog /by Hallie Montoya TanseyAs data and academic leaders, how can you ensure the reports you’re rolling out become an integral part of your stakeholders’ practice? In our November webinar, Caroline Galindo and Mariel Matze from Schoolzilla shared strategies for how to successfully roll out reports that make an impact, with a focus on the following: Using roll out […]
Common Sense Media released free data security and privacy tools for districts; Schoolzilla earned top marks
/in Schoolzilla Blog /by Hallie Montoya TanseyThe district CTO’s growing data privacy challenge: According to the Teacher Knows Best survey of over 4,000 teachers, “Virtually all teachers (93 percent) now use some sort of digital tool to help guide instruction.” Given education technology tools’ sudden rise to near ubiquity, it is not surprising that “for the fourth straight year, state legislatures […]