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Data for Governance

This new CASB project promises to provide board of education members with new insight on how to lead using student achievement data. The Data for Governance initiative will provide essential training and other resources that board members can use to impact the success of their students.

As the initiative grows, this webpage will be a comprehensive resource to keep members up to date on the latest training opportunities and information. Please bookmark this page for easy access.

CASB Convention

CASB's Annual Convention will feature several opportunities to learn about Data for Governance including a preconvention workshop, breakout sessions and a Saturday Ed Café.

Preconvention session
Board leadership in an era of accountability: how to use data to Govern your school district

John Hefty, consultant to CASB, former CASE Executive Director

Data matters for student achievement, and when school boards know how to access it, understand it and appropriately use it in their governance role, their leadership makes a difference for student achievement. This highly interactive session will teach you why data is so important to effective governance. Learn how to ask the right questions to energize the people in the district to improve student performance. See different types of graphical displays of data used in Colorado and practice interpreting them. Find out how using data can provide a framework and focus for a new board team. Come and see how using data for decision-making can focus your board on its key work—supporting student achievement! Register for this presentation today.

Helpful Links

Here are links to some excellent resources to guide boards in using data for decision-making.
   • NSBA Data First site
   • SchoolView
   • Accountability Alignment section of CDE website
   • CASB’s Great Governing Blog

Downloadable Resources

At-your-fingertips guides and training tools.

Essential Policies

School district policy is the cornerstone of school board governance. In the links below you will find essential policy information for accreditation and accountability as well as CASB sample policies. Questions? Contact CASB's policy department at policy@casb.org or 303-832-1000.

Aug. 6, 2010 issue of CASB's Policy Parameters

CASB sample policy AED*, Accreditation

CASB sample policy AE, Accountability/Commitment to Accomplishment

CASB sample regulation AE-R, Accountability/Commitment to Accomplishment

Education Accountability Act of 2009; SB 09-163

Educator Effectiveness Law of 2010; SB 10-191

State Board Rules for the Administration of Statewide Accountability Measures

Colorado Department of Education SchoolView website