Personnel Data Systems: Barriers and Possibilities of Data Systems to Support the Development of Robust Leadership Pipelines (Poster 33)

• In Event: Thursday Poster Session 9:00 am
  In Poster Session: Strengthening Leadership Pipelines and Considering Teacher and District Leaders’ Perspectives of Improvement Initiatives

Abstract

Drawing on survey and interview data from a larger mixed-methods study, we examine the use of personnel data systems to support the creation of more equitable and robust leadership pipelines. Personnel data systems make district hiring less reliant on ‘tapping,’ offer more transparency and equity to pipeline activity, and offer a more complete picture of the district leadership landscape. Our analysis found that leaders appreciated a need for up-to-date, informative data systems to realize their pipeline goals, but that these aspirations were hampered by the limitations of time, funding, and expertise. Districts who actively involved human resources and IT departments in their pipeline teams had more effective personnel data systems in place.

Authors

• Angela M. Cox, Vanderbilt University

• Laura K. Rogers, University of Virginia

• Ellen B. Goldring, Vanderbilt University

• Mollie Rubin, Policy Studies Associates

• Christine M. Neumerski, University of Maryland

• Anna Moyer, University of Alabama