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Choosing the Best School: A Parent's Guide to Los Angeles Unified School District

This comprehensive guide provides parents with strategies to identify high-achieving schools using the Achievement & Growth Tool. Learn how to navigate the Two-by-Two Matrix, understand the data on Display, Performance, Demographics, and Maps, and ask critical questions to ensure your child receives the best education. Access valuable information and resources to make informed decisions for your child's academic success.

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Choosing the Best School: A Parent's Guide to Los Angeles Unified School District

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  1. PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE RESOLUTION The Power of 2 Parents’ Guide to Using the Achievement & Growth Tool to Identify High Achieving Schools Los Angeles Unified School District June 2012

  2. Agenda • Overview of the Two-by-Two Matrix • The information inside (Display, Performance, Demographics, Map) • How do I find my child’s school and grade level? • Schools like me • Good questions to ask? • Link to the information you need • Let’s do this together

  3. Overview of Two-by-Two Matrix

  4. Understanding the Matrix

  5. Understanding the Matrix

  6. Understanding the Matrix

  7. Understanding the Matrix

  8. Understanding the Quadrants

  9. Understanding the Quadrants

  10. Understanding the Quadrants

  11. Understanding the Quadrants

  12. Putting it all Together: Color-Coded Dots

  13. Putting it all Together: Color-Coded Dots

  14. Putting it all Together: Color-Coded Dots

  15. Putting it all Together: Color-Coded Dots

  16. Putting it all Together: Color-Coded Dots

  17. Display

  18. Performance

  19. Demographics

  20. Map

  21. How do I find my child’s school, and grade level? • Go to the display tab • Select school type (elementary, middle or high) • Choose a subject area (math or reading) and grade level • Find your school in the drop down menu • Now play the movie to see how they have done over the last several years

  22. Similar Schools • Go to the demographics tab • Select your child’s school from the select schools bar • Find the demographic feature you want to explore • Mouse over the wrench next to the demographic feature and click on “show similar” • This will show you all the schools in LAUSD that are similar to the school you selected

  23. Good Questions to Ask • How is my child’s school doing? Is it moving in the right direction? • What can we learn from other schools that are performing better? • What are the specific plans for improving student growth and achievement at my child’s school? • How can I be part of the improvement plan?

  24. Link to the information you need escmatrix.com/lausd/matrix.htm

  25. Let’s do this together • Find your child’s school, grade level, and content area that you are interested in. Is it red, yellow, gray, green, or blue? • What are the colors of schools in your neighborhood? • What are your options as a parent/guardian? • Find schools in your area that are performing better than your child’s school.

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