What has data ever done for you? Do you have paper files piling up on your desk or Excel spreadsheets monopolizing your hard drive space? With so much data and so little time to crunch it, maybe the most consistent thing data has done for you is give you a headache. It doesn’t have to […]
Parents
Teachers Talk: How Schoolrunner Fosters Parent Engagement
Sarah Butler, a Math and Science teacher at Choice Foundation’s McDonogh 42 Charter School in New Orleans, weighs in on the benefits of using Schoolrunner for connecting with parents about their children’s progress, while building parent-teacher relationships. With increased knowledge comes increased accountability, and once parents have access to student data, it’s easier for them to […]
Teachers Talk: Classroom Management With Schoolrunner
Sarah Butler, fourth-grade Math and Science teacher at Choice Foundation’s charter school McDonogh 42, discusses how she uses teacher website Schoolrunner in her classroom.
Schoolrunner and The Achievement School District: Fostering a Collaborative and Positive School Culture
Tennessee’s Achievement School District was created to fulfill the vision of taking the lowest-performing 5% of schools in Tennessee and bringing them into the top 25%. This vision includes preparing all students for college and career success while engaging families and community members in innovative ways. After an extensive search of school management systems, ASD […]
Accountability: Why it’s Vital in Educational Technology
Accountability is the backbone of our team. It’s our second core value, and at Schoolrunner it helps to support all other core values. Establishing oneself as a valued resource in the edtech community is a challenge, requiring you to prove your product has the substance to deliver on its promises. When the service you provide is essential […]
Schoolrunner and KIPP Houston Northeast College Prep: A Cultural Reflection
KIPP Northeast College Prep opened its doors in June of 2013 to serve a growing community in need of a safe learning environment. With an emphasis on encouraging students to explore their talents and interests, KIPP Northeast College Prep continually assesses its students’ and teachers’ growth to ensure improvement, offering rigorous instruction to prepare students […]
The Transformational Power of a Data-Informed Culture
In 2007, the city of New Orleans was working to recover from the shock of Hurricane Katrina two years earlier. The city was rebuilding, but many questions remained that needed answers. One of the most important was ‘How would the city rebuild its shattered school system’? Ben Marcovitz and other social entrepreneurs peered into the future of New Orleans and […]
It Takes a Village: A Guide to Creating a Data-Informed School Culture
Data has changed the way we make decisions – from what movies we watch to how baseball teams find players. Why, then, are our schools forced to sift through spreadsheets, wrestle with student information systems, or wait weeks for assessment results? The actionable data is out there of course, no teacher would argue with that. […]
Teachers Talk: How to Use Data Wisely
Student data for teachers made easy with Schoolrunner: New Orleans high school writing teacher Katie Wills discusses how Collegiate Academies’ school management system simplifies her classroom.
Data Matters: What Schoolrunner Means for Your School
As a School Leader, you’re responsible for communicating the ins and outs of your district, network, and/or school’s activity. This information is an important reflection of your progress. It’s critical your data has integrity and directly relates to the initiatives you’re managing. It’s also essential that your numbers always remain up-to-date and accurate. Schoolrunner gives […]
