Diagnostic services that help pinpoint community-driven solutions.

Mass Insight’s Equity Audit is a 6-8 month process that supports districts in understanding their current strengths, areas for growth, and improvement and provides recommended next steps to strategically and effectively strengthen equity and inclusion. Our thorough process includes a data and artifact analysis and numerous stakeholder engagement activities (surveys, focus groups, and interviews) in alignment with our District Equity Framework to clearly articulate the extent to which an equitable and inclusive work and learning environment is experienced by all stakeholders. We customize our approach to support the systems, structures, and capacity of the district during the Equity Audit process, as well as next steps in the district’s ongoing equity journey.

Mass Insight’s Implementation to Impact (I2I) Equity Assessment is an adaptive tool aligned to our District Equity Framework that assesses district and school leaders’ perceptions about the current implementation progress and impact of equity-centered systems and practices. Following the completion of the I2I Equity Assessment, districts receive a report of findings, as well as a facilitated session with Mass Insight staff to start unpacking the results. The I2I Equity Assessment can be part of our Equity Accelerator process or as a stand-alone service offering.

Mass Insight’s district diagnostic review is a comprehensive assessment process for districts to understand current strengths, growth opportunities, and next steps to support improvement. The diagnostic process includes a data and artifact analysis, stakeholder engagement activities (surveys, interviews, and focus groups with students, families, and staff), and school observations. We use ten elements of our District Diagnostic Framework in a report of findings to support a district’s strategic next steps, including strategic planning. The district diagnostic process can be tailored to reflect district priorities and/or multiple school types (e.g. vocational technical, charter, Montessori, International Baccalaureate).

Mass Insight conducts tailored program evaluation to support schools’, districts’, and/or state departments’ understanding of current programmatic strengths, growth opportunities, and next steps to support improvement. Our evaluation approach starts by defining key research questions the evaluation seeks to answer, followed by an extensive data and artifact review, stakeholder engagement activities (surveys, focus groups, and interviews) to inform a report of findings to support the school’s strategic next steps. Some of our past custom program evaluations include special education, MTSS, discipline, and alternative education programs.