Mass Insight Education and Research

Diagnostic services that help pinpoint community-driven solutions.

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Mass Insight’s diagnostic services center stakeholder voices and recognize the unique context of each of our partners to identify strengths and opportunities for growth.

Custom Program Evaluation

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.

School Needs Assessment/School Readiness Assessment

Our School Readiness Assessment (SRA) is a comprehensive needs assessment process that culminates in a report of findings for schools to understand current strengths, growth opportunities, and next steps to support improvement. The SRA process includes a data and artifact analysis, stakeholder engagement activities (surveys, interviews, and focus groups with students, families, and staff), and classroom and common area observations. We use the seven elements of our Theory of Action in a report of findings to support a school’s strategic next steps, including school improvement planning. The SRA process can be tailored to reflect school priorities (e.g. student access or special education) and/or school type (e.g. innovation, vocational technical, charter, Montessori, alternative).

District Diagnostic Review (DDR)

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).

State Education Agency Diagnostic Review

Mass Insight assesses the extent to which an SEA is maximizing its available resources to develop the capacity of LEAs and improve school performance. We begin with our 7-point framework, developed with SEAs through our state development network; we also offer significant customization to assess particular SEA initiatives, programs, and divisions/offices. Our reports provide a limited number of high-leverage recommendations and are often a starting point for strategic planning.

Partner Spotlights

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Partnering for Middle School Transformation in Allentown, PA

In 2018, Allentown district leaders and the community were keen to transform their four middle schools.

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