Vicki Park - Data-Driven Leadership

As we enter into the era of Common Core, the need to view data in an organic and systemic lens is required to understand future trends and student needs. Datnow and Park introduce the four Ps context-focused approach to understanding the implementation of data use, which enables district leaders and teachers to move beyond simple questions of whether it is effective or useful for teaching and learning. This book is a must read for schools and districts ready to move beyond the PLC paradigm.

Francisco Escobedo, superintendent, Chula Vista Elementary School District

Wisdom and experience are what set this book apart. Datnow and Park have the wisdom to recognize that successful data use is less about technology and more about integrating it into the everyday practices of schools. And they have the experience, drawn from their careful studies of how real schools and districts use data, to describe the essential conditions necessary to harness the power of data. If youre looking for practical insights into how data can make a difference in your organization, this book is an essential resource.

Jonathan Supovitz, co-director, Consortium for Policy Research in Education, and associate professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

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Amanda Datnow is a professor in the Department of Education Studies at the University of California, San Diego, where she also served as department chair. Since receiving her PhD at UCLA, she has spent the past two decades conducting research on educational reform, particularly focusing on issues of equity and the professional lives of educators. Her goals are to both improve policy and practice in education and advance theory about educational change. She is the author or editor of seven books and over sixty articles and book chapters.

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Vicki Park is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Connie L. Lurie College of Education at San Jos State University. Her work broadly focuses on urban school reform, data-informed leadership for equity, and the ways in which class, race, and gender shape the academic development of low-income youth. She earned her PhD in urban education policy with an emphasis on K12 leadership and administration from the University of Southern California. Prior to earning her doctorate, she worked as an elementary and middle school teacher in California.