Measuring What Matters

Measuring What Matters (MWM) arms our partner districts and schools with the data they need to measure the outcomes and implementation of their reform.. MWM encompasses:

• A set of data collection tools and reports focused on student outcomes and effective practices.
• A process for using these tools and reports effectively.

MWM student outcome reports go to:

• Family advocates so they can monitor the progress of individual students and share that information in family conferences and one-on-one discussions with students.
• Coordinators and staff in small learning communities so they can plan and monitor interventions and supports.
• School and district leaders so they can track and report progress; design interventions; and assess the system's effectiveness in hitting outcome targets.
• Community stakeholders so they celebrate success and hold the system accountable for student progress.

MWM also includes data collection, analysis and reporting tools around effective practices to support each of FTF's three implementation strategies: small learning communities, a Family Advocate System and instructional improvement. Teachers, administrators and technical assistance providers can use these tools to collect data through observation, self-assessments and surveys. The data then become a solid basis for shaping supports for individual staff as well as more systemic interventions at the departmental, SLC, school and district levels.

IRRE provides intensive training and ongoing supports to district and school staff in the use of the MWM tools, including:

• What MWM measures and why.
• How to collect data reliably using these tools.
• How to interpret and use results to strengthen specific components of the reform.

MWM's tools and training provide schools and districts the capacity to sustain and strengthen their reform efforts using a small number of compelling success indicators.