Cohort Tracker™ Web App Promotes On-time Graduation
Prism Decision Systems, LLC and its partner Decision Mechanics Limited have released a demonstration cohort tracker web application. The app solves a common school district data issue: year-to-year,...
View ArticleReducing Dropout Rates & Increasing Graduation Rates: a Case Study
Increasing graduation rates and reducing dropout rates has proved an intractable challenge for many schools districts. Progress is generally slow or stagnant. But not for all districts. The Lockport...
View ArticleCohortTracker™ early warning system
CohortTracker™ is an early warning web application that allows schools to monitor students' progress towards graduation. Educators can identify students getting off track and intervene with them before...
View ArticleCohortTracker™ early warning system goes live in New York
The Greater Tier Southern Tier Board of Cooperative Education Services (GST BOCES) has implemented CohortTracker™ in fourteen school districts in its region. CohortTracker™ is an early warning web...
View ArticleNoDropouts.org features CohortTracker™
In a post titled Early identification getting easier ? but must come with compassion and hard work, the folks at NoDropouts.org capture the essence of CohortTracker™ and the roll it plays in promoting...
View ArticleSchoolBenchmarker™ getting rave user reviews
Try SchoolBenchmarker™ now and let us know if you agree with the enthusiastic user reviews we are receiving. For example: "SchoolBenchmarker™ is fantastic! In a few minutes, I can get the benchmarking...
View ArticleThe critical importance of target setting
In a recent local appearance, Olympic gold medalist Shannon Miller touched on the critical importance of target setting: “Are you training for a 5K? Set your goals. Are you working toward a promotion?...
View ArticleAll Kinds of Kinds transforms a junior high
With vision, ingenuity, passion and a riff on a country music song, North Park has transformed itself through a program they call All Kinds of Kinds. The post <em>All Kinds of Kinds</em>...
View ArticleStrategic planning has big payoff for school districts
School superintendents are faced with difficult resource allocation decisions. Where will I get the biggest bump in performance per dollar spent, they wonder. In this post are examples from four very...
View ArticleSchoolBenchmarker™, an innovative school comparison tool
SchoolBenchmarker? is an innovative school comparison tool. It allows any school in New York State to find similar schools performing at higher levels. Prism has recently updated SchoolBenchmarker? for...
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