Software Tools for Comprehensive Needs Assessments

Putting Powerful School Improvement Tools to Work

Nebraska districts were concerned with the paper-heavy, time-consuming, and hard-to-track nature of their Continuous Needs Assessment. Turning the CNA into an easy-to-use online tool makes it simpler for school leaders to identify strengths, prioritize areas for improvement, and monitor school progress over time, creating a real-time system for measuring school success.

Understanding Impact

With partners at Hourglass Technology Solutions, Basis was able to turn their methodology into a Software as a Solution (SAAS) that

  • scored a school's status and performance
  • track team progress in completing the assessment over the course of the academic year
  • monitored a school's scoring and performance over time