Research and Evaluation Reports

The Office of Accountability engages in research and evaluation projects to support the improvement of the District’s educational and support programs. The evidence collected through these projects is used to advise district leaders on increasing the effectiveness of programs to improve the educational and social well-being of students. Reports that describe the findings of these efforts are listed by subject area. 

2019-2020 Calendar Survey

• 2019-2020 WCSD Calendar Survey: Summary Findings  – July 2018
  
  

Absenteeism

• WCSD Student Attendance Review Board Focus Groups – June 2017
  
  
• 2016-17 Description of Chronic Absenteeism – October 2017 (PPT)
  
  
• Attendance Messaging Project Overview – September 2018 (PPT)
  
  
• Dispelling Myths about Attendance in Early Grades – September 2018 (PPT)

 
Special Education

• Student Support Services Town Hall Summary – February 2016
  
  
• Description of the Washoe County School District’s Special Education Services and Students with Disabilities – November 2016
  
  
• Special and General Educators' Perceptions of Practices Pertaining to Special Education Services in the Washoe County School – April 2017
  
  
• Presentation on Special and General Educators’ Perceptions of Practices Pertaining to Special Education Services in the WCSD – August 2017 (PPT)
  
  
• Declassification and Reclassification of Students with Developmental Delay in the WCSD – March 2018
  
  

Social and Emotional Learning Student Assessment

• Manuscript about Development of WCSD's Social and Emotional Assessment for Students
  
  
• Presentation on Development of WCSD's Social and Emotional Assessment for Students (PPT)
  
  

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Implementation

• Relationship between SEL Implementation and Student Outcomes – January 2016
  
  
• Climate and Social Emotional Skill Grade Analyses – January 2017 (PPT)
  
  
• Survey of Teachers’ SEL Implementation – February 2017
  
  

Children in Transition - Homelessness

• CIT School Advocate and Liaison Descriptions of Supports for Students Experiencing Homelessness in the WCSD – October 2017
  
  
• Chronic Absenteeism: Focus on Children in Transition – April 2018 (PPT)
  
  

English Learners (EL)

•  Outcomes of EL Students by Time in Services  – 2016-2017 school year (PPT)
  
  

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