<p>Through a Research-Practice Partnership between Lowell Public Schools (LPS) and the University of Massachusetts - Lowell (UML), the Holistic Assessment for Lowell Schools (HALS) project is reimagining how we measure the quality of LPS schools and the learning experiences of our students. </p>
<p>Through a Research-Practice Partnership between Lowell Public Schools (LPS) and the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, the Holistic Assessment for Lowell Schools (HALS) project is reimagining how we measure the quality of LPS schools and the learning experiences of our students. </p>
<p>Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, LPS convened a team of educational leaders and teachers to build off of Lowell's long-time engagement with the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (MCIEA). In the upcoming years, the HALS dashboard will operate as a space for Lowell school and district leaders to customize school quality measurement to their specific needs and continuous improvement goals. </p>
<p>The HALS school quality measurement framework retains the five-category structure of the MCIEA framework. The framework has been built around multiple measures, which include academic, social-emotional, and school culture indicators, in order to piece together a fairer and more comprehensive picture of school performance. It consists of five major categories. </p>
