Iowa’s Pleasant Valley School District faced a challenge familiar to many educators: mountains of student data, but limited insight into what it all meant. Ranked in the top 15% of districts statewide, Pleasant Valley knew it was succeeding – but it wanted to understand exactly why and how to do
When it comes to exceeding “average,” school districts know it’s no easy feat. Improving student academic growth and achievement takes hard work, careful planning and a clear vision. Leaders like Kim Buryanek – the superintendent for Iowa’s Denison Community School district – and Nick Bradley, assistant principal at Denison Middle
When Center Point-Urbana Community School District set out to rethink how they supported students, the leadership team knew they needed practical insights to better understand student academic growth and opportunities to improve instruction and interventions. Located in Iowa, the district serves a predominantly rural, middle-class community with four schools serving
