Virginia Beach leaders roll out Compass to 2030 dashboard and a reporting calendar to make metrics more findable

Lisa Banneke, the division strategist who led the Compass to 2030 presentations, told the school board on July 22 that the strategic framework is “a living document” and reviewed available outcome measures and priorities for 2026–27. Banneke said seniors reporting a solid post‑graduation plan rose to 92 percent and that family awareness of events and resources jumped eight points to 85 percent, while staff reporting that their school has the resources needed fell three points to 83 percent.

Banneke demonstrated a two‑part public approach the division plans to publish in August: a division data dashboard that houses evergreen public metrics (Standards of Learning pass rates, on‑time graduation, chronic absenteeism) and a Compass key‑navigational markers dashboard that lists the board’s strategic goals alongside metric cards that show current year changes and link to the related presentations. “Two entry points, two purposes, one coherent picture,” she said, explaining that the division data page is intended for comparative statewide measures while the Compass page will surface the framework’s goal‑level indicators.

Board members broadly praised the approach but urged design and accessibility refinements. Miss Rogers asked that the dashboards avoid overwhelming viewers and suggested collapsible sections so mobile users can find information without scrolling through every chart; Banneke said the team will weigh accordion/collapse patterns against federal accessibility requirements. Several members asked that the reporting calendar and dashboard be presented as information items rather than workshop items because more community members watch formal meetings: Chair Kathleen Brown said she leans toward a mixture so the public sees key metrics in formal meetings while complex items can be discussed in workshops.

Administration said the reporting calendar is already in motion and that the Compass key‑navigational markers update presented on July 22 is the first entry. Banneke said some markers remain “data pending” until fall releases (for example, SOL and graduation subsets) but that the dashboard will cross‑reference presentation materials so users can access the underlying reports the board received.

Next steps: staff will circulate targeted questions to the board to gather specific feedback on cadence (workshop v. information), content scope, and layout; the division plans an August rollout with continued iterative refinement based on public and board input.

Why it matters: the dashboards aim to make division metrics more discoverable for parents and community members and to provide a consistent place to track progress against the Compass to 2030 goals.