1. Parent Dashboard for School Transparency
Introduction to MiSchoolData Portal
MISchoolData Professional Development Resources
Parent Dashboard for School Transparency
Created January 2018
Dr. Jennifer Parker, MISD\
Kristina Martin, MISD
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These materials are provided as part of the Official Training Resources and Professional Development Activities of the MISchoolData portal.
Part of the Professional Development Materials of the MISchoolData portal and Macomb ISD

2. Presenters
Dr. Jennifer Parker, MISD
Kristina Martin, MISD

3. Objectives What is the Parent Dashboard for School Transparency?
What is the Dashboard all about?
Who created the Parent Dashboard?
How do you access the Dashboard?
What is included in the Dashboard?

4. What is the Parent Dashboard for School Transparency?
Michigan has adopted a new way to provide transparency about its public schools and how well they are performing.
The brand new “Parent Dashboard” shows the performance of every public school in Michigan, including public school academies—also known as charter schools.
The creation of an easy-to-use Parent Dashboard is rooted in the belief that all Michigan residents have a right to know how well public education is serving our state’s children.

5. What is the Dashboard all about?
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opportunity (2015)
Requested by parents and others
State Board of Education policy (2017)
After the passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act in December 2015, every state got the opportunity to revise their accountability systems to improve their schools and ensure students are prepared with all the learning and skills they need for their future.
In Michigan, literally thousands of stakeholders called for information that was easier to understand and that relied on more than just state test scores.
That’s why in 2017, Michigan’s State Board of Education called for a parent-friendly dashboard that can show a more complete picture of how students and schools are doing.
While it’s not part of Michigan’s formal Accountability plan under ESSA, the Parent Dashboard complements other state and federal reporting to give parents and communities clear answers about measures that they say matter to them.

6. Who created the Parent Dashboard?
Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI)
State Board of Education
Parents and other stakeholders
ESSA work groups
parent focus and advisory groups
parent surveys
The Parent Dashboard is a website created by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), in collaboration with the Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI), for parents and other caregivers who are interested in learning more about schools at the building level. The Michigan State Board of Education called for a parent-friendly dashboard in response to input received during stakeholder engagement for Michigan’s ESSA plan.
Parents and other people interested in education played a big role in the planning and design of the website throughout the process. Parent feedback will continue to be gathered and used for future phases of the Dashboard.
MISchoolData.org/ParentDashboard

7. How do you access the Dashboard?
MISchoolData Professional Development Resources
How do you access the Dashboard?
There is no login required. Visit Click on “Parent Dashboard” in the top-bar menu or using the button within the banner.

8. What is included in the Dashboard?
Dashboard Home
State Overview
Find a School
Contact Us
Help

9. Dashboard Home “Search for a School” or “Find a School by Map.”
Reminder: The Parent Dashboard is for finding and reviewing information on a specific school (building) only. It is NOT a tool intended to provide information for a city, district, ISD, or region.

10. State Overview
This section includes links within the MI School Data portal to indicators of the following ESSA requirements.
Early Learning
Engagement
Effective Educators
Equity
Exit Ready
Efficacy

11. Find a School
Use the search area to key enter your school, district, or county name.

12. Find a School - Continued
The data sets include an Overview of Student Data and Staff Data:

13. Find a School - Continued
The Dashboard includes Contact Information, including:
Address
Head of School
Superintendent
District
Phone
Website
Intermediate School District (ISD)

14. Find a School - Continued
The Dashboard includes an Overview of Key Performance Indicators, including:
Performance Summary
Progress Summary
Graduation Rate
Advanced Coursework
Postsecondary Enrollment
On-Track Attendance
English Learner Progress
Assessment Participation

15. Find a School - Continued
Sharing Options:
Choose from “pdf” for a printable version or “hyperlinks for sharing virtually.
Graphs
By School
By Average of Similar Schools by Demographic
By State of Michigan Average

16. Find a School - Continued
Display Options:
Change the manner in which graphs are displayed by choosing from these options.
Sample: Bar graph and X-Y Scatter Plot

17. Find a School - Continued
Search by Student Group
Interactive Graphs – Click on the indicators within the graph to dig deeper into the data.

18. Contact Us

19. Help Search the FAQs or Glossary Terms.
Add/Update new report calendar for presentation.

20. Objectives Met? What is the Parent Dashboard for School Transparency?
What is the Dashboard all about?
Who created the Parent Dashboard?
How do you access the Dashboard?
What is included in the Dashboard?
Welcome, intro, facilities info (bathrooms), tour of materials, schedule/agenda.

21. Resources For more information, go to mischooldata.org
Questions?
For TTT network questions, contact Dr. Jennifer Parker

22. Education matters. Discover what’s working in Michigan.
Thank You.
Education matters. Discover what’s working in Michigan.