WestEd has enjoyed leading the Doing What Works website for decades and remains committed to bringing evidence into practice via services and resources posted on WestEd.org.
Sort by: Most Recently Published Most Viewed Most Highly Rated Most Recently Published by Resource Type
Dropout Prevention > Adult Advocates > See How It Works
This document describes a high school's ninth grade mentoring program, which is further described in the video interviews, Paying Attention to Students and Treat Us as Your Own. Related Media and...
Sample Material
These documents describe the role of the academic coach at Sleepy Hollow High School. Related Files: Advocating for Success: The Young Parents Achieve Program (Slideshow w/audio and...
Dropout Prevention > Data Systems > See How It Works
This database helps high school staff monitor the effectiveness of student interventions. Listen to the audio interview, Providing Support for Ninth-Grade Students From Day One, to learn more about...
High school teachers and administrators use this spreadsheet to review and use middle school data on incoming freshmen to assign students to the appropriate level of support. The audio interview,...
Researchers use this PowerPoint presentation to present the Framework for Freshman Year. This framework helps schools understand the data on freshman year indicators and to guide decisions on...
The Graduation Pathways department of Chicago Public Schools used this PowerPoint presentation to introduce three data reports to its high schools. The data reports are the Freshman Watch List, the...
This PowerPoint presentation outlines Chicago Public Schools' (CPS) districtwide effort to prepare all students for postsecondary and employment success. This initiative focuses on building the...
This sample report shows schools the types of data that they can use to determine whether students are on track to graduation. Being on track at the end of the freshman year is predictive of...
Foxfire Center for Student Success staff noted the steps they planned to take to implement a standards-based grading system and to create a core value report card. With a core value report card,...
Data for Instruction > Districtwide Data > See How It Works
This sample material is composed of four meeting protocols to guide staff as they work collaboratively to regularly and systematically use data. The meeting protocols address revising action plans,...
Shotwell Middle School (TX) Staff members at a middle school routinely access data through the districtwide data system. This sample material provides an overview of how the different stakeholders...
Data for Instruction > Data-Driven Culture > See How It Works
Teachers from one high school collaborate to analyze student benchmark assessment data every six to eight weeks and brainstorm strategies for improving instruction. Teachers use this template to...
