Office of University Relations
UCCS to host national conference on school improvement
Date: 2008-07-15
The use of data to improve public school achievement will be the focus of a national education leaders conference July 15-17 at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
The UCCS College of Education, Colorado Springs School District 11 and School Net, Inc., will host EduStat University 2008 on the UCCS campus to provide education leaders tools needed to build data-driven decision making into their schools. The conference will feature speeches, workshops, and case studies designed to allow educators to implement data-driven decision processes into their own schools with the goal of improving student achievement.
“This collaboration has produced one of the most innovative and comprehensive professional development offerings for school and district leaders around,” said John Weathers, assistant professor, Education. “I don’t think any of us could have produced such an event without working together.”
Weathers will lead a workshop in cooperation with District 11 officials. Robert Marzano, a nationally acclaimed education analyst, will provide a keynote speech beginning at 8:30 a.m. July 16 focused on helping educators build data-driven decision making into comprehensive plans to improve student performance. A complete schedule and registration information is available at www.edustat.com. La Vonne Neal, dean, College of Education, will welcome the conference attendees and participate throughout the conference.
Previous EduStat conferences were conducted in New York City. This first-time offering in Colorado is the result of previous work by Weathers and SchoolNet and a common goal of providing educators hands-on professional development in using data to improve student achievement
SchoolNet, Inc. is the leader in data-driven decision making for K-12 school districts. SchoolNet’s award-winning Instructional Management Suite helps districts improve efficiency and increase student achievement by providing data, reports, and tools to align curriculum, assess performance, analyze results, individualize instruction, and communicate with parents. SchoolNet's solutions are used successfully by many of the nation’s largest school districts including Chicago Public Schools and the School District of Philadelphia. For more information, please visit www.schoolnet.com.
Colorado Springs School District 11 has 41 Elementary Schools, eight middle Schools, five high schools, seven charter schools and six alternative education programs. The oldest school district in Colorado Springs, District 11 has a distinguished history of providing education to students in the region.
The UCCS College of Education offers undergraduate and graduate-level education for those interested in teacher education, special education, counseling and human services and leadership. For more information, visit www.uccs.edu/~coe.
UCCS, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs, is the fastest growing university in Colorado and one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The university offers 29 bachelor’s degrees, 18 master’s and four doctoral degrees. The campus enrolls about 7,700 students.