Effective data practice requires effective data leadership
Ten years of evaluating information use in private and public schools has taught us this valuable lesson: Effective data practice requires effective data leadership.
Mission: To help schools build sustainable cultures of data-informed instruction and evidence-based improvement practices supported by visual analytic technology and strategic leadership.
To accomplish that mission, ISIS Affiliates brings together a wealth of expertise in such areas as K-12 instruction and administration at NAIS-affiliated independent schools; effective data leadership and practices at all levels including school, district and state; strategic consulting; professional development; web application and data base design; customer support; and graphic design.
Ten years of evaluating information use in private and public schools has taught us this valuable lesson: Effective data practice requires effective data leadership. Building sustainable school-wide cultures of data-informed decision making requires more than a tactical focus on data tools and processes — it requires strategic thinking and a systems approach to long-term development.
Our primary focus is to help schools use strategic leadership and information resources to create the effective feedback systems essential for quality performance and continuous, mission-driven improvement. We do this with the Effective Data Leadership and Practices (EDLaP) Integrated Solution© comprised of the ISIS EDLaP Framework, a strategic implementation model* and a suite of powerful performance measurement resources.
The centerpiece of the EDLap Integrated Solution is INSIGHT, a web-based resource that functions as a permanent part of a school’s information infrastructure. INSIGHT allows a school to engage its community in the assessment of performance against multiple blueprints of best practices and school objectives: accreditation mandates, mission, strategic plans, etc. INSIGHT is currently in beta testing with selected independent schools.
Leaders of today’s schools face a strategic imperative created by the confluence of three important trends: 1 unprecedented information-driven change in the new century, 2 a national push to define “the schools of the future,” and 3 new accreditation standards requiring thoughtful, mission-driven processes for school-wide data-informed decision making. ISIS Affiliates is uniquely equipped to help school leaders meet this imperative.
* developed at Harvard Graduate School of Education’s “Excellence in Educational Leadership” program
Steve Bogdanoff
President, ISIS Affiliates
Steve Bogdanoff began his educational career in 1971, working in Bay Area middle schools with Stanford University's Project HELP. He has been actively involved in K-12 education since 1976, as teacher, administrator and consultant. He holds a Bachelors degree in economics from Stanford University; a Masters degree in education administration from Teachers College, Columbia University, in association with the Klingenstein Private School Leadership Program; and a California lifetime K-12 teaching credential through the University of California, Berkeley.
Steve founded ISIS Affiliates in 2002 and has been actively involved in the development of effective data practices in conjunction with such organizations as Co-nect, Inc., where he served as chief data specialist for a US Department of Education research project, with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Steve has presented at numerous state, regional and national gatherings, on the following topics:
“K-12 Effective Data Practices: A Systems Approach”
“Mission-Driven, Performance-Measured: An Information Resources Model for School Success”
“Effective Data-Driven Decision Making in Schools: Overcoming Barriers of Access, Process and Technology”
“Using Excel for Classroom Data Management”
“A Strategic Approach to Data Analysis”
“Technology with Rationale: Data-Driven Decision Making and School Improvement”
“Standardized Test Results: Sharing with Faculty and Parents”
“The Independent School Senior Administrative Team Model”