Research
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Reports
The Research & Program Evaluation Office (RPEO) produces reports and program evaluations on a regular basis as part of the district's Evaluation and Review Cycles. The reports and evaluations posted below have been shared with the Board of Education and/or external audiences. These documents are organized by topic, with the newest appearing first under each topic heading. Reports published before September 2017 may lack accessibility features. To obtain a copy of an RPEO Report older than 2017 please email our Office and we will provide a copy of the resource. A listing of historical reports still available digitally can be obtained here.
Virtual Learning and COVID-19 Response
RPEO reports and presentations in support of analyzing the virtual learning session and the re-opening of the district.
(2020) Reopening of School for Families Survey This is a presentation summarizing a survey of MMSD families on their preferences for school during the 2019-2020 school.
(2020) Virtual Learning Survey This is a presentation summarizing a survey of MMSD staff, students, and families concerning their opinions of the virtual learning session during quarters 3 and 4 during the 2019-2020 school year.
(September 2020) 2020 Virtual Learning Feedback Report This report summarizes feedback from surveys of families, students, and staff, as well as other sources, to better understand the implementation of Virtual Learning in MMSD during Spring 2020. The report identifies successes and challenges in implementing Virtual Learning. Key findings from this report were used to plan for fall 2020.
Assessments
RPEO annual reports a summary of student results on standardized assessments.
(2019) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Annual Update The MAP Annual Update includes student assessment scores for the 2013-2014 through 2018-2019 school years.
(2019) ACT/Aspire Annual Update The ACT/Aspire Annual Update includes student assessment scores for the 2013-2014 through 2018-2019 school years.
(2019) PALS Annual Update The PALS Annual Update includes student assessment scores for the 2013-2014 through 2018-2019 school years.
Attendance
RPEO publishes annual reports summarizing rates of attendance and chronic absenteeism in the previous year.
(2020) Student Attendance This report summarizes attendance and chronic absenteeism rates for the 2019-2020 school year, as well as historical data and breakdowns by student group and program participation. As the second half of 2019-2020 was uniquely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an additional section discussing the attendance policies and results for the virtual learning period in Spring of 2019-2020.
Behavior
RPEO produces an annual summary of MPD Officer enforcement activity in MMSD high schoools.
During the 2016-2017 school RPEO conducted an evaluation of the Behavior Education Plan and reported quantitative and qualtitative analyses from that evaluation.
(2020) MPD School Resource Officer Arrest and Citation report The MPD School Resource Officer Arrest and Citation report focuses on incidents occuring during the 2019-2020 school year. This report represents a major change from past reports and presents data collected internally by MMSD on arrests, citations, and other types of diversionary outcomes stemming from incidents involving MPD officers. An update of the report presenting historical MPD data is available here.
(2019) MPD Enforcement Activities Annual Update The MPD Enforcement Activities Annual Update report includes data for MMSD's high schools for the 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 school years.
(2017) Behavior Education Plan Evaluation The Behavior Education Plan Evaluation summarizes data from the first three years of implementation (2013-2014 to 2016-2017) and presents lessons learned from this period.
(2017) Student-to-Student Bullying Perceptions This report focuses on student perceptions of student-to-student bullying in MMSD.
Enrollment
RPEO produces a summary of MMSD enrollment each fall.
(2021) Fall Enrollments & Initial Insights Reports
(2020) Fall Enrollment Initial Insights Report This report contains Initial Insights into MMSD’s Current and Projected Enrollment and the Impact of COVID-19.
(2019) Fall Enrollment This report contains four enrollment reports from November 2019: 1) Enrollment History and Projections, 2) Capacity Utilization, 3) Inter-district transfers (includes Internal Transfers), and 4) Intra-district transfers (includes Open Enrollment).
Facilities and Referenda
RPEO provides technical expertise and support to the Building Excellence team and long-range planning in MMSD.
(2020) Facilities and Operating Revenue Referenda Community Engagement and Input Report This report summarizes community input concerning the planned referenda for the 2020 election: one referendum for facilities, and one recurring referendum to fund operating expenses.
(2019) Long-Range Facilities Plan-High School Input This report summarizes major themes in student and staff input regarding proposed long-range plans for MMSD facilities.
Human Resources
RPEO produces a summary of the diversity of MMSD staffing each year.
(2021) Human Resources Annual Summary
(2020) Human Resources Annual Summary This report presents the diversity of MMSD's workforce and staff retention over the past five years (2014-2015 through 2018-2019).
(2018) Human Resources Annual Summary This report presents the diversity of MMSD's workforce and staff retention over the past five years (2013-2014 through 2017-2018).
Secondary and Postsecondary Vision
RPEO reports annual on the high school completion rates of MMSD students according to DPI cohort information.
(2020) Personalized Pathways Year Three Update This report provides an overview of Pathways students and their academic achievement and engagement outcomes during the first three years of the Pathways implementation.
(2020) High School Completion This dashboard presents a summary of MMSD high school completion rates according to DPI cohort information published January 2020.
Data in past reports may differ due to DPI updating completion and cohort information over time. Listing of past reports: (2019) High School Completion.
(2019) Pathways Year 2 Data Snapshot This data snapshot provides an overview of Pathways students and their academic outcomes during year two of Pathways implementation.
(2017) Senior Survey This report summarizes the results of the 2017 MMSD Senior Survey.
Strategic Framework and Graduate Vision
RPEO conducted and analyzed a series of engagement sessions and surveys in support of developing the MMSD Graduate Vision.
(2018) Strategic Framework Listening and Learning This report summarizes findings from the Strategic Framework Engagement sessions from the Listening & Learning Phase.
Annual Plan Monitoring
RPEO produces annual monitoring reports for MMSD's major programming plans.
(2018) Advanced Learner Plan This report summarizes data related to the Advanced Learner Plan up through the 2016-2017 school year.
(2018) English Language Learner Plan This report summarizes data related to the ELL Plan up through the 2016-2017 school year.
(2018) Ignite Plan This report summarizes data related to the Ignite Plan up through the 2016-2017 school year.
(2018) Special Education Plan This report summarizes data related to the Special Education Plan up through the 2016-2017 school year.
Other Topics
RPEO has produced a large number of other resources over the years to answer specific research/policy questions for the Board, the Public, and Senior Leadership.
Requests
External Research in MMSD
Any potential research project in MMSD must undergo the review process by the External Research Committee (ERC). To determine if you should submit an ERC request and learn more about this process please Visit the ERC Webpage.
MMSD Internal Data Request
If you are a central office staff member or school-based leader, and you have a specific request for data analysis, report, survey, data visualization, or Tableau dashboard, please email Brianne Monahan (bcmonahan@madison.k12.wi.us) and provide as much information as possible.
General Queries and Public Data Requests
If you have a general query for a member of the Research & Program Evaluation Office or if you are a not an MMSD employee and you have a data request, please email Brianne Monahan at bcmonahan@madison.k12.wi.us.