Case Study: San Francisco Unified School District drives continuous improvement with Panorama Education

SFUSD boosts sense of belonging by 12% with Panorama Education

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) sought to holistically educate its diverse student body by integrating social-emotional learning and school climate data with academic performance. Their challenge was to systematically measure and utilize this data for continuous improvement, not accountability punishment. To achieve this, SFUSD partnered with Panorama Education, using its surveys and analytics platform to gather perspectives on culture and climate.

Panorama's solution provided SFUSD with longitudinal data and disaggregated reports on key constructs like Sense of Belonging and Support for Academic Learning. The district used this data in a continuous improvement cycle, holding data sessions and conferences to identify areas for growth and implement research-backed strategies. As a result, one sample school saw significant increases in Sense of Belonging for both students (12%) and staff (14%) over a five-year period. The Panorama data sparked a new investment in using data to drive school improvement across the district.

San Francisco Unified School District (sfusd)