Principle 6: Program Improvement and Accountability

 
PRINCIPLE STATEMENT:

Data are collected, shared, and utilized to improve outcomes and demonstrate accountability.

PRINCIPLE DESIGN ELEMENTS:

1. All programmatic activities, including professional development, are evaluated for improvement and accountability using multiple forms of assessment and measurement.
2. Data are used to inform a culture of program improvement that uses data to improve instruction and programs.
3. Data are used within the organization and shared with partners to foster local improvement and regional development.
4. Relevant labor market data are used to inform program development and implementation.
5. A data collection system is developed with the capacity to collect longitudinal data on core indicators, performance measures, and workforce placement.
6. Procedures are implemented to collect reliable and valid data at each educational level and point of data collection.
7. Partnerships set specific performance targets and establish measurable goals for participant outcomes based on state adjusted level of performance on each indicator and are responsible for meeting those targets or providing plans of improvement.
8. Collected data are disaggregated and cohort based to provide gap analysis on different student groups for purposes of equity.

 
PRINCIPLE RESOURCES:

Data Quality Campaign. (2007). Maximizing the power of education data while ensuring compliance with federal student privacy laws: A guide for state policymakers. Austin, TX: Author.

Leinbach, D. T. & Jenkins, D. (2008). Using longitudinal data to increase community college student success: A guide to measuring milestone and momentum point attainment. New York, NY: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University.

Lumina Foundation Lessons. (2005). Data don't drive: Building a practioner-driven culture of inquiry to assess community college performance. Indianapolis, IN: Lumina Foundation for Education.

Lumina Foundation Lessons. (2008). Students aren't just data points, but numbers do count. Indianapolis, IN: Lumina Foundation for Education.

 
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