February 2023 Release Notes

Recent updates to Abl Analytics and Abl Scheduler include the following:

Streamlined Action Planning
Career Readiness Analysis
Similar School AIM Range
Enhanced Library of Strategies
Organized Student Filters

Read below for detailed information on these exciting enhancements!

Streamlined Action Planning Abl Analytics

Enhancements to Action Planning with Abl Analytics direct users to data-driven focus areas. School leaders can identify the high-impact areas of opportunity, target student groups, and select strategies to increase persistence and advanced course-taking.

Career Readiness Analysis Abl Analytics

With this new analysis, school leaders can identify CTE concentrator rates, popular career fields, and those in which students persist and understand disparities between student groups in CTE achievement.

CTE Persistence Rates: You can quickly see your school and district CTE coursetaking trends - students completing a concentrated CTE pathway, taking a few classes in different CTE subjects, or not participating.
CTE Completion by Profile: As always, Abl breaks these trends down by student groups so you can quickly identify areas of opportunity. Students are shown once in the category where they demonstrate the highest level of intensity.
Persistence by Career Field: As you make critical decisions about your course catalog, understanding which CTE pathways lead to the most concentrated coursetaking is vital. Here, you can quickly see the concentration and persistence rates for your school's CTE pathways.
Over/Under-Represented Student Groups: As you align your CTE offerings with viable post-secondary career opportunities, knowing who is over/under-represented in those programs is critical. You can now easily see this information to make informed decisions regarding recruitment, advisement, course enrollment, and scheduling.

Similar School AIM Range Abl Analytics

You can now see how your school's Academic Intensity Measure (AIM) scores compare to similar schools across the Abl network. Using Abl's Academic Intensity Framework and both the district and national context of your school's performance, you can quickly identify and create targeted goals to expand opportunities for your students.

Located under the Abl College Readiness tab, this new graphic illustrates a group of schools similar to yours and what percentage of their students have an AIM score of 10 or greater. The range is estimated using schools across the country who are Abl partners and is adjusted based on student enrollment demographics (percentages by gender, EL and IEP status, and directly certified for free meals) and school type (Title 1 status, regular, alternative, technical, and charter schools).

Enhanced Library of Strategies Abl Analytics

Users now access the Abl Library of Strategies via Abl's online knowledge base. This library is a curated collection of best practices and strategies from around the country for improving college and career readiness. Users can explore strategies by Root Cause, Area of Opportunity, or Lever of Change to identify strategies that align with your CCR goals.

Organized Student Filters Abl Scheduler

Student filters have been organized into four categories, making navigating and quickly accessing specific filters easier. Filters are nested under the following categories:

Student Info

Student Name
Student ID
Gender
Race / Ethnicity
Grade Level

Groups

Team
Other Groups
IEP
504
EL

Student Schedules

Schedule Completeness
Request Fulfillment
Schedule Conflicts

Course Requests

Missing Requests by Subject Area
Missing Requests by Abl Subject Area
Unfilled Requests by Subject Area
Unfulfilled Requests by Abl Subject Area
Missing Advanced Requests by Abl Subject Area
Missing Advanced Enrollments by Abl Subject Area
Request Progress
Course Requested
Course Request Fulfilled
Course Request Unfulfilled
Alternate Course Requests
Alternate Course Requested
Alternate Requests by Abl Subject Area