1500 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 225
Miami, Florida 33132
(305) 995-7503
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| To provide support for decision-making, policy analysis, and planning through objective analysis of appropriate institutional information. |
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| To strengthen data-based decision-making by providing accurate and timely information and analysis to the School Board, Superintendent, and to district and school-based administrators. |
Research Services
has a professional staff of four who conduct institutional research/management
studies, and prepare statistical
reports for the District. Staff coordinate the annual administration
and distribution of the results for the School Climate
Surveys (parents, students, and staff). Research Services prepares
comprehensive long and short-term student enrollment projections required
by the
District
to
satisfy the conditions of the Florida Education Finance
Program.
The Department is responsible for state-mandated data
collection activities, such as the annual Title I Comparability study
(Public Law 103-382, Section 1120A), and responds to data requests/surveys
from outside agencies including the Educational Research Service, Council
of Great City Schools, National School Board Association,etc. The
Department of Research Services is also responsible for conducting
longitudinal and cross-sectional dropout analyses as well as the annual
high school graduation analysis.
Research Services serves as an
approval center for all surveys administered throughout the district. The
Department also responds to numerous telephone and e-mail inquiries for
information from a variety of sources including news media.
The
Department publishes Statistical Highlights (containing summary
information about the Miami-Dade County Public Schools), and the
Statistical Abstract document which consolidates district wide
statistical information on the status of education in Miami-Dade County.
Various contemporary topics in educational research are addressed in
Information Capsules and Research Briefs published
by the Department.
