High Quality Evidence Impact Tool

The goal of this advisory is to support SOs’ understanding and self-reflection of what high-quality evidence of impact looks like in the offsite portion of the review. More specifically, this advisory will provide general guidance on how to plan for the incorporation of internal (SO-collected) and external (state-collected) data into the formal review. SOs provide a comprehensive body of evidence that may include quantitative evidence, data that can be counted or ‘quantified’, and qualitative evidence, data that describes or characterizes attributes. With increased access to quantitative data on Edwin Analytics and public profiles, SOs have many more data points to consider for their continuous improvement and accountability.
The flowchart below provides guidance to SOs to determine the sufficiency of the evidence provided in the offsite submission. As the review process places the most value on evidence of impact, the focus of the flowchart is impact evidence.
Note: This tool is not designed to be indicative of the overall rating of the offsite submission. Rather, it is intended to help SOs self-reflect on the strength and quality of the evidence of impact submitted for review. Evidence statements that are written in alignment with these components will maximize the amount of information that the review team is able consider in the decision-making process.
To further support SOs in incorporating evidence into the formal review, this advisory includes several appendices. Appendix A includes additional guidance about the flowchart. Appendix B provides a list of available state data and where to access them. Appendix C features additional guidance around the inclusion of quantitative data in the offsite submission. Appendix D provides a self-assessment by domain for SOs to evaluate the quality of their evidence of impact in the offsite submission. SOs can use the tool to refine and finalize the offsite submission
Sufficient evidence of impact in the offsite portion of the review has the following components: