Enhancing Public School Leadership Capacity for Evidence-Based Decision Making Through the Education Research Service Project

• In Event: Education Research Service Project Invited Poster Session

Abstract

The Full Service Community School Initiative (FSCSI) intends to transform the Career Academy of Lowell Public Schools into a full service community school that provides a range of on-site academic, occupational, social, and health services through collaborative efforts between Lowell Public Schools (LPS) and multiple community partners. Given the complexity and comprehensiveness of the FSCSI, decision-making based on data evidence is an integral component of FSCSI. This Education Research Service Project (ERSP) intends to address three critical needs of the school and community stakeholders who are engaged in FSCSI, including: (1) the need to think about how and what types of data we could use to track the implementation of the initiative and its impact on students, families, and community members, (2) the need to have formative evaluation information on how different partnerships are working together (e.g., indicators of successes, areas that need strengthening among the partnerships, etc.), and (3) the need to build a database infrastructure for tracking and linking different types of data. The goal of the ERSP is to enhance local public school leadership’s capacity for evidence-based decision making by working collaboratively to address the three critical needs that are central to the success of the FSCS.

Author

• Xiaoxia A. Newton, University of North Carolina Charlotte