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APS/DAS
►Why?

APS and DAS aim to:

  • Help a district analyze the nature and coherence of its school-level instruction.
  • Help a district improve student achievement.
  • Help a school determine if it has met stated objectives.
►What?

APS (Academic Program Survey) is the first step a school and district take in assessing the school's status with respect to the nine Essential Program Components that support academic achievement in reading/English-language arts and mathematics.

DAS (District Assistance Survey) is a tool to help a district analyze the nature and coherence of its operations in support of a coherent, school-level instructional program that improves student achievement. Because student achievement in reading/language arts and mathematics is central to student success in other areas, this survey analyzes district support for schools in these primary areas of student literacy.

1.  Standards-based Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

2.  Professional Development

3.  Human Resources

4.  Data Systems/Data Analysis/Ongoing Monitoring

5.  Parent and Community Involvement

6.  Fiscal Operations

7.  Governance and Leadership

►How?

The DAS is designed to reveal how a district supports schools in seven categories and the APS allows schools and districts to examine their implementation of the Nine Essential Program Components:

  • Your staff completes the APS and/or DAS using our online tools.
  • We compile the results for each individual school, along with a district-level report that aggregates results by grade-span and for the district as a whole.
District Assistance Surveys (DAS) help districts analyze instruction and improve student achievement. Academic Program Surveys (APS) measure consistency of program performance.
Each of our solutions is part of a comprehensive process:

Validate

Start with accurate data

Review

Understand student population

Evaluate

Evaluate programs

Guide

Formative instructional guidance