“That’s when we restarted with a more inclusive committee, pulling in principals and teachers to discuss how we were going to respond when kids aren’t learning.”

"Since partnering with Panorama, the data we have collected has shed new light on both the state of our district's climate as well the social-emotional development of our students. We knew they were the perfect partner for this work when we saw that equity was at the heart of their …

"Our focus has gone from all students to each student. We realized that we needed to shift from just helping students walk across the stage, to helping them reach their future goals. The foundational goal that 'all students graduate college and career ready' was expanded to all students will graduate …

“The students love it. You’d see students carrying Baby Yoda down the hallway, and it’s more meaningful than individual students winning something. It’s the entire class working together.”

"Everyone knows that what gets measured, gets done, and Panorama’s surveys add an important data source to our district improvement plans. For our school community, the survey is an engagement tool in itself.”

“We wanted to build the leading SEL program in Mississippi, and in the country. We have a rough district: high poverty, gangs, low academic performance, low parental engagement—it’s a lot to work through. So if an SEL program could work for us, if it could boost our district’s academic performance …

"For our staff and educators, we knew that we needed to focus on self-care and well-being. We first created a district-wide survey with Panorama for our administrators, teachers, and support staff on each campus to provide overall insights into the climate of the schools and the district as a whole. …

"The concrete data we gathered from our Panorama surveys allowed us to see a birds-eye view of the district and gain insight into school climate and culture on each campus. From there, we used the survey results to develop a district-wide plan for holistically supporting students and staff."

"Much of our work to adapt our core instruction has come from using Panorama Student Success to ask, 'What trends are we seeing amongst all of our students?' and 'What changes do we need to make?' MTSS is about problem-solving. It’s about identifying issues and seeing what we can do …

"Often, we want to start with academics. Really, we should be looking at attendance, engagement, and SEL—what's going on in students' lives? Panorama Student Success has helped us look deeper instead of jumping straight to academics."

"We must use data to inform our decision-making regarding SEL supports for students."

“A new teacher was feeling a little frustrated that students didn’t seem to think that she was interested in what they did outside of class, and of course she wanted to change that. Her mentor in the math department was able to give some really concrete suggestions from her own …

“Before Panorama, we knew we wanted student survey data, and we wanted to run peer surveys for staff and parents surveys, but we just didn’t know how to go about it. Working with Panorama, I can look at overall results for our schools easily. We found students give thoughtful responses. …

“We were actually seeing some concerning data about learning loss between school years—even for students who we had done a really great job of transition planning for. We felt that summer was a huge missed opportunity.”

"At SCUC ISD, we want to make sure students are graduating with something that takes them further than across the stage. We want them to have the skills to go on to whichever areas they choose."