Reflections on Behavioral Referral Data Tool
Last fall, I spent significant time working on a data tool for schools that gathered information from many different sources. To create the tool, I had to develop reproducible code to gather information from our student information system, develop an intermediate data warehouse, and then have the data tool grab information from the intermediate warehouse, and have it […]
Thoughts on Standardized Testing
Let’s face it, standardized testing has been a white hot topic since the adoption of No Child Left Behind. There have been many voices expressing distaste for testing, even questioning the validity of standardized tests in Minnesota all-together or blaming the standardized test for diluting the quality of education provided to students. This blame on end-of-year […]