Jun 10, 2019

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

By SchoolStatus • 1 min

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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 is a unified K-12 platform that enables districts and schools to engage more families and improve attendance with our easy-to-use communications hub and data-driven attendance solutions. We support an integrated and impactful educational experience, from district leadership to families at home. With more than two hundred million successful school-home interactions, and millions of users, SchoolStatus drives meaningful results for districts and schools across the US.