Community of Practice: Uncovering Root Causes Together

Session 2 of Unlocking the Power of Data to Drive Student Success

Ready to transform your approach to improvement work in your school? This four-part interactive learning series is designed to help you harness the power of data, elevate student voices, and implement meaningful, student-centered strategies to improve student success in your school. This isn’t just another workshop series—it’s a transformative journey designed to elevate your improvement work, empower your team, and drive better student outcomes.

Who should join: School success team members – adults working to implement and continually improve strategies to increase student attendance, wellbeing and attainment. 

What you’ll gain:

  • Proven tools and strategies to foster data-driven decision-making.
  • Insights on centering student experiences in your improvement work.
  • Practical approaches to designing, testing, and refining solutions.
  • A collaborative space to reflect, learn, and grow.

During this session, dive into root cause analysis with tools like the 5 Why’s or Fishbone protocols. Explore how to center student experiences, integrate qualitative data, and check assumptions with young people to ensure solutions are informed by those who matter most. Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate, learn, and create a lasting impact in your school!

Register for the rest of the series:

Participation in all sessions is encouraged however not required, and you are welcome to attend whichever session(s) are of interest.

  • January 23, 2025 1-2 pm ET: Setting the Stage for Data Conversations
    The Unlocking the Power of Data to Drive Meaningful Change for Student Success series kicks off in this session focused on learning to use real-time, actionable, and holistic data to identify problems and start meaningful conversations. Practice protocols that create the conditions for vulnerability and collaboration, and leave with clear next steps to analyze data with your team.
  • March 20, 2025 1-2 pm ET: Designing Strategic, Student-Centered Actions
    Turn insights into manageable, impactful actions! Learn how to test small, strategic changes built on existing workflows in response to student feedback. Collaborate with peers to map out action-reflection cycles and design interventions that align with your goals.
  • April 24, 2025 1-2 pm ET: Reflecting to Refine and Sustain Success
    Reflection is where the magic happens! In this final session, bring back data from something you tried and use it to evaluate what worked, what needs to change, and what to let go of. Practice the Adopt, Adapt, Abandon protocol and reflect on your learning continuous improvement journey.

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