DID Resource Kit for States, Districts and Schools

Tools

The tools are divided by school level, district level and state level, and offer policy inventories, surveys, training modules and toolkits. The DID Glossary below was created by the DID Leadership Issue Group and will provide definitions and clarification of terms used throughout this site.

DID Glossary

The DID Glossary was created to serve the needs of the Wallace Foundation’s Leadership Issue Group (LIG) on Data-informed Decisionmaking. As the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and data-informed decisionmaking gain the attention of school leaders, the need for a common language and definition of terms has become evident. 

The basis for this glossary was developed by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement and the Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement. Many terms in this glossary are specific to Georgia (and noted as such). Other states may have different definitions of terms and these will be collected and added over time.

Terms from several glossaries are included in this glossary and their source is documented. This glossary is a “living document” as terms will continue to be added and refined to serve the needs of Wallace Education Leadership Action Network. Sources and contact information
appear at the end of the glossary.