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Long Beach Unified highlights Power BI as staff weigh narrowing assessment windows
Summary
At a special board workshop, research staff showcased Power BI dashboards and explained public and internal assessment calendars. Board members raised concerns about perceived "over‑testing"; staff said assessments are the same but administered in windows (e.g., i‑Ready three‑week window) and are exploring changes to limits and interim goals.
Long Beach Unified staff demonstrated new data tools and explained how the district measures student progress, while board members pressed for changes to assessment timing.
Dr. Madrigal of the district research office walked the board through the district’s assessment practice and a recently developed internal assessment calendar and Power BI landing pages designed to make site‑ and student‑level data accessible to principals and teachers. She said the district moved toward end‑of‑quarter required assessments and added an internal calendar that shows when data are available for site‑level data dives.
“The platform provides high‑level summaries and allows us to…
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