[okfn-za] School Report Cards

Mon Sep 22 07:48:47 UTC 2014

Dear Adi

I agree great questions . Also many of us are fortunate enough to have the
answers that are shown on the simple summary .

However, our work in Limpopo, KZN and Eastern Cape shows that just the
simple fast facts are not easily available and for those of us doing this
kind of advocacy to be able to print this information off then go to the
schools we work in and verify the information would be extremely useful.
Furthermore, in some instances the Department of Basic Education does not
know this information.

For clinics the information is even more scarce. I would want to counter
what should be the case with what actuall happens for example clinic hours,
number of nurses, average waiting time, budget etc.

Thoko

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On 19 September 2014 17:44, Raymond Joseph <rayjoe at iafrica.com> wrote:

> And pass rate. Ray
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Adi Eyal <adi at code4sa.org>
> Date: 19/09/2014 15:40 (GMT+02:00)
> To: Thoko Madonko <thoko.madonko at gmail.com>
> Cc: okfn-za at lists.okfn.org,odadi at googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: [okfn-za] School Report Cards
>
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>
>> Definitely. To have a summary of this kind for our clinics and schools
>> would be great. It's visually pleasing and easily understandble.
>> Let me know if anything comes from the discussion.
>>
>
> So, my question is specifically how would this be useful? What decision
> would it help me make as a parent. Visualising arbitrary data is nice but
> possibly not worth the effort. I can think of a couple of questions that I
> would like answered which I think might be helpful:
>
> 1. What qualifications do the teachers in the school have
> 2. How many kids in a class
> 3. What extra-murals are available
> 4. How does the school fare in sports
> 5. Do I get bang for buck at the school
> 6. What is the application / acceptance ratio
> 7. What is the catchment area for a school (do catchment areas really
> exist or are they made up by schools as an excuse to restrict access).
>
> What is that one killer question that data can answer that would make the
> most impact on decision-makers (parents, teachers, policy-makers, etc)?
>
> Adi
>
>
>>
>> Thoko
>>
>> Fast Facts About WHITTIER ELEM SCHOOL
>>
>>    - [image: ISAT]
>>
>>    85%
>>    ISAT Scores
>>
>>    <http://illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?source=Trends&source2=ISAT&Schoolid=190220580022013>
>>
>>    - [image: Average Class Size]
>>
>>    22
>>    Average Class Size
>>
>>    <http://illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?source=Environment&source2=AverageClassSize&Schoolid=190220580022013>
>>
>>    - [image: Total Enrollment]
>>
>>    294
>>    Total Enrollment
>>    - [image: Number Teachers]
>>
>>    279
>>    Teachers - District
>>    - [image: Mobility Rate]
>>
>>    3%
>>    Student Mobility
>>
>>    <http://illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?source=Environment&source2=Mobility&Schoolid=190220580022013>
>>
>>
>>
>>    - [image: Low Income]
>>
>>    4% Low-Income
>>    Students
>>
>>    <http://illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?source=StudentCharacteristics&source2=LowIncome&Schoolid=190220580022013>
>>
>>    - [image: English Learners]
>>
>>    2%
>>    English Learners
>>
>>    <http://illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?source=StudentCharacteristics&source2=LEP&Schoolid=190220580022013>
>>
>>    - [image: Student with Disabilities]
>>
>>    9% Students with Disabilities
>>
>>    <http://illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?source=StudentCharacteristics&source2=IEP&Schoolid=190220580022013>
>>
>>    - [image: Instructional Expenditure Per Student]
>>
>>    $6,684 Instructional Spending
>>
>>    <http://illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?source=Environment&source2=PerStudentSpending&Schoolid=190220580022013>
>>
>>    - [image: Operational Expenditure Per Student]
>>
>>    $11,893 Operational Spending
>>
>>    <http://illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?source=Environment&source2=PerStudentSpending&Schoolid=190220580022013>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> On 19 September 2014 11:40, Adi Eyal <adi at code4sa.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> Jason just posted this in Naked Data: http://schools.chicagotribune.com/
>>>
>>> I was wondering whether this group had any thoughts on this? Would it
>>> be useful in the South African context? I'm not convinced that it
>>> would really help me choose a school for my kids but I'm not sure. Is
>>> there anything that you would improve? Do we have the data to do it?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Adi
>>>
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