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Board praises new Power BI dashboards as work study shifts toward deeper data on student growth
Summary
At a work study before the meeting, the board reviewed new Power BI dashboards designed to make student performance and building‑level data more accessible; directors said the tool will help identify targeted improvement areas.
The Issaquah School District board used a pre-meeting work study session to examine new Power BI dashboards designed to surface trends in student performance and building metrics more quickly.
Why it matters: Board members said the dashboards should help the district move from being “data rich” to “insight rich,” enabling the board and staff to spot smaller, actionable patterns across schools. Staff said the next board meeting will include a deeper conversation about how those visualizations relate to student growth and the district’s Results 2 academic goals.
What the session covered: Administrators walked the board through comparisons across grade bands and schools, enrollment definitions (FTE versus headcount), and how socioeconomic indicators are layered into the data. Board members praised the district’s approach to make longer trends and cross‑school comparisons easier to see and requested follow‑up that connects dashboard signals to recommended interventions.
Equity and basic needs data: Directors noted the district’s continuing focus on whole‑child services. One director said free and reduced‑price meal eligibility rose from roughly 7% to about 15% since their earlier service baseline—a change the board flagged as a doubling of need and a justification for expanded breakfast programs and targeted supports.
Next steps: The board scheduled a more detailed results discussion at a future meeting. Administrators said they will expand dashboard access and refine the data points used for board monitoring so results conversations can focus on measurable growth strategies.
Ending: Directors thanked staff for producing more digestible visuals and asked for continued iterations that tie dashboard insights to recommended policy or budget actions.
