Educator and Community Voice

Where Personal Experience Meets Professional Purpose: Our Journey with GRAD Partnership

When we signed on as an Intermediary partner with the GRAD Partnership - an initiative housed in Johns Hopkins University’s Everyone Graduates Center - my professional excitement was matched only by my personal investment in this work. As President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, I've spent years witnessing the power of collective impact to transform systems. As the grandmother and guardian of two teenage boys navigating high school in a post-pandemic world, I've experienced firsthand the urgent need for that transformation in schools.

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The Power of Transformational Data to Drive Student Success: Lessons Emerging from the GRAD Partnership Community of Practice

Data for accountability has been used to set goals, evaluate practices, and connect efforts to student outcomes. While essential, this approach leaves little room for reflection or flexibility. In contrast, data for transformation blends accountability with deeper reflection and inquiry into practices, guiding educators to examine and refine their strategies to better serve students.

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