Episode 104: How school districts can think like a data scientist

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How schools should be using their data

For the past five years, Dr. Joy Smithson has been helping school districts build specialized reports using their data. Smithson is the lead data scientist for SchoolStatus, and she helps schools find trends in topics like absenteeism, state assessments. She also assists districts with narrowing in on students that may be “at risk.”

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To hear our full interview about ways you should be using your schools districts data, listen to Episode 104 of the Class Dismissed Podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcasting app.

SchoolStatus

SchoolStatus provides a suite of data-driven solutions that impact positive student outcomes through attendance improvement, family engagement and communication, educator development, and administrative excellence. Partnering with thousands of districts across the U.S., SchoolStatus serves over 22 million students across all 50 states. Because when schools and families come together, there's no limit to what students can achieve.