Small Wins Data is Street Data

In our conversations with educators, many use the same phrase to describe their school progress data: “It doesn’t capture the full story.”

Not represented are stories about a student taking on leadership roles in the classroom once projects become more connected to the local community, stories about teachers finding better ways to build processes for peer feedback, and stories about restorative justice language and mindsets taking root. When student, family, and educator voices are not included, there are missing pieces to the puzzle that could help schools learn, adjust as they go, and ultimately move closer to their transformational goals for equitable student learning. These voices could illuminate a fuller picture of growth as it happens, and of the promising educator practices that contributed. (The Small Wins Dashboard centers educator experiences and observations in the continuous improvement process.)