Considerations for the Fall: Applying The Essential Elements of Data Literacy to Respond to Student and System Needs

What impact has school closure and disruption to instruction had on student learning? What data can be used to help plan instruction that will meet all student’s needs and support decision-making for system-wide changes? Educators, district leaders and State Education Agencies (SEAs) are asking these question as they prepare to re-open schools after closure due to COVID-19. To support educators, as well as state and district leaders, in answering these critical questions, the National Center on Systemic Improvement, PROGRESS Center, and American Institutes for Research’s Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Center shared how the four essential elements of data literacy can guide teams in using data, both virtually and in-person, to make accurate and feasible decisions in times of unknown.