Data collected and managed by Boston Public Schools contains large amounts of missing and incomplete information that could compromise the quality of services for students, according to an independent review.
An independent review has found that data collected and managed by Boston Public Schools contains large amounts of missing and incomplete information that could compromise the quality of services for students, from up-to-date special education plans to timely bus transportation.
"A better functioning central office as well as a commitment from elected officials and the BPS School Committee is required to enable the change our students deserve."The plan, which expires in June 2025, includes key benchmarks and target dates for improvement in areas such as student safety, transportation, facilities, special education and English language learner services and data collection practices.
Some BPS processes rely on “manual entry into Google sheets” and this duplication leaves room for error, the report said. For on-time morning bus transportation tracking, BPS lacks a systematic way to track routes that go"uncovered" for the day due to lack of available drivers or GPS device malfunctions. Meanwhile, the job of managing and tracking on-time morning bus arrivals falls upon one staff member and relies on “manual processes," the report states.
And 45% of English learners in the 2021-22 school year were not matched in the right classrooms based on a test of their English language speaking ability. In most cases they were sent to a higher level classroom than aligned to their needs, the report said.
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