Data, Assessment, and Accountability: Reflections for Goal Setting

Feb 24, 2026

Understanding multilingual learner data for continuous improvement means prioritizing the right data and conversations to highlight multilingual learners in the school community. School leaders can hone a culture, routines, habits and authentic purposes for engaging a school community in understanding the experiences of multilingual learners, and then, collectively, they and their teams can reflect and discuss data linked to strengthening multilingual learner student experiences and outcomes. Making this a focal point of discussion for continuous improvement is a way to invest time for data dialogue, and develop skills for data analysis across interest holders like families, staff, teachers, and administrators. This tool can support a facilitated conversation about how to link data to goals and generate a shared sense of accountability. 

This tool was developed in partnership between Californians Together and Community Schools Learning Exchange. Download the PDF to access the full resource.