Chandler Unified presents balanced-assessment framework and Tableau dashboards; principals and teachers show classroom uses

Chandler Unified District staff presented a high-level review of the district's balanced-assessment framework and demonstrated how Tableau data visualizations are being used by principals and teachers to guide classroom interventions and schoolwide actions.

The presentation, given to the Chandler Unified school board during a study session, explained the district's assessment ladder ' from daily formative checks through end-of-year statewide tests ' and showed site- and student-level Tableau views used for monitoring attendance, academics and targeted supports. "The balanced assessment framework, is basically just that all assessment has a purpose. That is it," said Dino Katsiras, assistant director of assessment, during the overview.

Why it matters: Board members and school leaders said the dashboards help staff act quickly on students flagged for attendance, behavior or academic risk, and allow teams to coordinate supports. District research staff said the system brings multiple sources of information together so teachers can intervene earlier and principals can monitor trends across schools.

District overview and Tableau capacity Dr. Fletcher (presenter) opened the session and introduced the assessment team' which reviewed the framework and then handed the meeting to school principals and teachers to show practical classroom uses. Kenton Woods, who leads the district's research team, said the district maintains an extensive Tableau…