August 7, 2019 What is visibility into a system without great data collection and reporting? This summer, the Stepwell team has been improving both of the review processes within Stepwell that require reporting, and the “invisible” actions within Stepwell that produce data. We know that there are times when you need to work with districts […]
July 3, 2019 One of the most important workflows in Stepwell’s site visit module is the Educational Benefit workflow. Stepwell provides site visit team members with a step-by-step process to document and evaluate whether selected students have received educational benefit from program participation and services over a three-year period. This workflow allows the team members […]
June 26, 2019 Throughout the development of Stepwell, we have put quite a bit of time into the site visit module. Within the module there is a workflow to streamline the staff interview process. Site visit team members can use Stepwell’s online Staff Interview form to guide their interviews with selected general and special education […]
June 19, 2019 The Stepwell team is in the beginning stages of preparing for the NASDSE conference in October. This week we also began work on a new podcast series, where we will invite guests to discuss the 10 essential elements of a results-driven accountability system. These podcasts will build on our five-part blog series. […]
June 11, 2019 The Stepwell team has created one more demo video for you to check out! Stepwell’s IEP Implementation Review guides site visit team members through a focused record review form and an IEP parent interview form. These forms help determine whether selected students have received all of the services that are documented in […]
May 29, 2019 The team is excited to be seeing all of their hard work come together. One of the workflows that was recently completed in development is Policies and Procedures Review. This review asks the right questions to help site visit team members determine an LEA’s procedural compliance and seamlessly generates a summary of […]
May 22, 2019 A few weeks ago, we put together some short videos to demonstrate some of Stepwell’s workflows. We already shared Data Validation with you, so this week we would like to introduce you to Parent Interview. Stepwell’s Parent Interview activities help team members ask the right questions to gain visibility into their perspectives […]
May 15, 2019 Last week was a pretty busy week for the Stepwell team! We are wrapping up the development of one workflow in particular: Student Record Reviews. In this workflow, site visit team members complete online review forms for selected student records to test for compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Stepwell […]
May 8, 2019 We’ve been putting together some videos to demonstrate some of Stepwell’s important workflows. This week, we would like to introduce you to Data Validation. This workflow allows site visit team members to complete a review form which validates that student records at the LEA match the official data submission to the SEA, […]
April 30, 2019 We know accessibility is important when it comes to creating new software. We want our product to be inclusive to all abilities, and we know that implementing accessibility from the beginning is the way to go. To maintain our high standards, last week our design and development teams spent time on our […]