This guide was developed for the Center for Education Equity at MAEC through a partnership between MAEC and WestEd. Writers and developers of the materials were: Susan Villani, Susan Mundry, Velma Cobb, and Susan Henry, WestEd; and Phoebe Schlanger, Susan Shaffer, and Maria del Rosario (Charo) Basterra, MAEC.
- We appreciate the insightful and specific feedback on the pilot version of this guide from:
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, MA Data Inquiry Team: Dawn Bentley, Assistant Superintendent for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and District, Parent; Deborah Bookis, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching & Learning; Andrew Shen, Principal, Junior High School; Larry Dorey, Principal, High School; Dana Labb, Principal, Blanchard Memorial School; Heather Haines, Mathematics Curriculum Specialist/Coach and District Parent; Mike Balulescu, Social Studies Educator, Junior High School and Acton-Boxborough Education Association Co-President; Brigitte Seeley, Data Specialist; I’Esha Thomas, Counselor, High School; Sara Mann, English Teacher, High School; Sarah Mosher, General Education Teacher, Conant Elementary; David Green, Social Studies/History Department Leader, High School; Vin Wallack, General Education Teacher, McCarthy-Towne Elementary
- Marc I. Bernstein, Supervisor IDEA Services Bucks County Intermediate Unit # 22, Doylestown, PA
- Steve Hamilton, consultant, for his deep knowledge and advice about inclusively addressing the needs of students who are LGBTQIA+
- Barrett Wilkinson, MPPS, Equity Specialist, Portland Public Schools, Portland, ME
More on Data Inquiry from the Center for Education Equity at MAEC
- Using Data Inquiry to Advance Equity
This webinar demonstrates the benefits of putting equity at the center of data use in schools and shares the publication that the Center for Education Equity (CEE) created to support districts and schools to engage in data inquiry. Presenters include members of a data inquiry team in Massachusetts who are using CEE’s Data Inquiry Guide for Exploring Equity Issues and Solutions in their school district.
- Educators Use Data and Find Solutions to Improve Equity
This paper provides an overview of how education leaders collect and use data to address questions related to equity, identify the root causes of their problems, and make decisions to implement change.
- One “High-Performing” District’s Path Towards Equity
Dawn G. Bentley, Ed.D. and her colleague from Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, MA, were charged with creating an equity audit for their district. In her blog she walks us through their journey and involvement in the piloting of CEE’s Data Inquiry Guide for Exploring Equity Issues and Solutions.