New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Commission on Public Secondary Schools (CPSS)

Indicator 2

The school’s professional staff shall use data to assess the success of the school in achieving its civic and social expectations.

What to Look for:

Does the school use assessment data to determine student success in meeting the school-wide civic and social expectations?

  • the school has identified indicators of successful accomplishment of its school-wide civic and social expectations
  • data from a variety of indicators (e.g., dropout rates, attendance and tardiness records, suspensions, awards won, community service provided, etc.) are used to assess student achievement of the civic and social expectations
  • these same data are used to establish goals for improvement and to guide program revision and curriculum redesign