<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 strand of work led by professor Jack Schneider at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a team of researchers, ECP is reimagining how we measure the quality of our 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> Specifically, ECP is the dissemination arm of the School Quality Measures framework developed by the eight original districts of the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (MCIEA). MCIEA sought input from stakeholders in each consortium district to build a school quality framework that reflects what the public wants to know about their schools. </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>
<p> 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>
<p>Lowell Public Schools (LPS) was an inaugural member of the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (MCIEA) when it launched in 2016. The Holistic Assessment for Lowell Schools (HALS) dashboard builds on Lowell's work with MCIEA. Made possible by a Research-Practice Partnership between LPS and the School of Education at University of Massachusetts - Lowell, the HALS project will develop new approaches to school quality measurement and online data display, providing context-embedded data for LPS schools. </p>
<p>Based at the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, ECP seeks to improve the way student learning and school quality are assessed, advancing a valid, democratic, and equitable approach to assessment and accountability. ECP works to accomplish this through free dissemination of the tools designed and piloted within MCIEA. This includes the School Quality Measures (SQM) framework, surveys, and an open-source data dashboard. It also includes the Quality Performance Assessment (QPA) Task Bank, along with accompanying tools and practices. ECP will provide no-cost assistance to Massachusetts public schools and districts interested in SQM or QPA work. ECP also allows schools and districts to move at their own pace and customize their pathway. Partnership with ECP can lead to a district choosing to join MCIEA.</p>
<li> Teacher and student survey response rates below 25% </li>
<li> Teacher and student survey response rates below 25% </li>
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<p> You may continue to explore the structure of the HALS School Quality Measures Framework, but we recommend selecting a different school and/or a different school year for the best experience.</p>
<p> You may continue to explore the structure of the HALS School Quality Measures Framework, but we recommend selecting a different school and/or a different school year for the best experience.</p>
<p> You’re also welcome to contact <a target="_blank" href="mailto: peter_piazza@uml.edu">UMass-Lowell staff</a> to help ensure this school has data for you to review next year.</p>
<p> You’re also welcome to contact <a target="_blank" href="https://www.edcommonwealth.org/contacts">ECP staff</a> to help ensure this school has data for you to review next year.</p>
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