Data Resources

• DATA Project    
  Webpage with resources designed to help educators build capacity for using data to improve student achievement; Oregon Direct Access To Achievement (DATA) Project
  • On-demand Training about Using Data to Improve Learning    
    Webpage with training videos and resources on five Strands, including:
    

    1, 2: Using Data to Improve Learning in Districts and Schools
    3:     Using Data to Improve Learning in the Classroom
    4:     Essential Skills in Reading and Writing: Impact on Teaching and Learning
    5:     Embedded Formative Classroom Assessment

  • On-demand Training about Creating a Culture of Data Quality    
    

    1:     The Need for Data Quality
    2:     Building a Culture of Data Quality
    3:     A Culture of Data Quality in Action

  
  
  

Data Reports

Essential Skills Data Reports

• 2011-2012 Essential Skills Data Report   01/30/2013 (538 KB)
  The Essential Skills Report provides information regarding the assessment options used by students who entered high school during the 2008-2009 school year (“Class of 2012”) to meet the Essential Skill of Reading requirement. The State Board of Education has approved a number of assessment options students can use to meet the Essential Skills graduation requirements, which include the state test (OAKS), other standardized tests, and work samples.

Relevant Data Reports

• Cohort Graduation Report    
  The cohort graduation rate is the percentage of students in a cohort who graduate within a particular time frame, such as four or five years. A cohort is defined as the set of students that enter high school for the first time in a given school year.
• Dropout Rates in Oregon High Schools    
  Webpage with dropout definition and state, district, and school-level dropout data since 1997-1998

• Cristen McLean     (503) 947-5842
  Assessment and Accountability - Operations Policy Analyst