What the Snapshot does
The Annual Snapshot is an online tool where you can find quantitative data about Vermont schools. You can see how your school, Supervisory Union/District or the state is doing, based on measures Vermont has decided are important. The Annual Snapshot exists to support schools, not rank them. The goal of the Annual Snapshot is to encourage communities to work together to improve educational outcomes for all students.
What the Snapshot tells you
Education Quality Standards (EQS)
The educational opportunities provided to all of Vermont’s public school students. EQS implementation is measured across five domains, each composed of multiple data points, or indicators:
Academic Proficiency
How well do our schools provide students with opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge to be career and college ready?
Personalization
How well do our schools provide students with authentic engagement and opportunities to shape their own learning?
Safe, Healthy Schools
How well do our schools provide environments where students feel healthy, safe, and supported in achieving their goals?
High Quality Staffing
How well do our schools employ educators who are well trained and qualified to meet the needs of all student?
Investment Priorities
How well do our schools provide quality experiences at a price that the community believes is appropriate?
Key Metrics
Where applicable, the Annual Snapshot measures each domain and each of the individual indicators that compose the domain in four ways.
Current Performance
Indicates the performance for the domain or indicator for the academic year selected.
Performance Change
Indicates the amount of change for the domain or indicator for the academic year selected compared to the previous academic year.
Current Equity Index
Indicates the difference in performance between students who have been historically underserved in schools compared to their historically privileged peers. Smaller differences in performance are represented by the “Meeting” or “Exceeding” rating (see below).
Equity Index Change
Indicates the amount of change for Current Equity Index for the academic year selected compared to the previous academic year.
Ratings
Reflects the calculated point value for the domain, indicator, or measure of interest. The scale that defines the icons differs for each of the Key Metrics. To see the full list of scales, please reference Point Value Equivalencies.
Ratings
Reflects the calculated point value for the domain, indicator, or measure of interest. The scale that defines the icons differs for each of the Key Metrics. To see the full list of scales, please reference Point Value Equivalencies.
Performance
Change
How it all comes together
The sample data displayed in the example are designed to explain the various sections of the snapshot and are not real data from an actual school system.
Education Quality Standards Domains
Performance
Current
Change
Equity Index
Current
Change
How it all comes together
The sample data displayed in the snapshot example is designed to explain the various sections of the snapshot and are not from an actual organization.
