In today’s episode, Dr. Tammy Grissom, TSBA Executive Director, Ben Torres, TSBA Assistant Executive Director/General Counsel, and Nolan Combs, TSBA Director of Government Relations, discuss the importance of data and why it is such an important tool for school boards to utilize when making decisions for their school districts. Listen today to learn how to access the different types of data available to school boards across Tennessee.
Show Notes
Please see below the links to access the data mentioned during today’s podcast episode.
TSBA District Data Dashboard (Tennessee School Boards Association)
- Provides district and regional labor market statistics, along with district demographics, academic, and financial data.
Academic Supply for Occupational Demand Report (Tennessee Higher Education Commission and Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation)
- Provides districts with information on in-demand occupations and aligned academic programs in Tennessee.
County Profiles (Tennessee Higher Education Commission)
- Provides an overview of higher education data by county, including college-going rate, socioeconomic profile, FAFSA filing rate, top colleges by attendance for high school graduates, etc.
Tennessee Educator Survey (Tennessee Education Research Alliance, Tennessee Department of Education)
- Serves as the largest-scale data collection on Tennessee teacher perspectives on a range of topics, including school climate and leadership, instructional practice, teacher evaluation and instructional improvement, and standards and assessment. Includes district- and school-level data where the response rate is at least 45 percent.
Tennessee State Report Card (Tennessee Department of Education)
- Features extensive information about the growth and achievement of Tennessee schools and districts. The report card also includes financial, enrollment, and demographic information.
Data Downloads (Tennessee Department of Education)
- Serves as a landing page for multiple sources of raw data from the Tennessee Department of Edu
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