What standardized tests should be measuring

Rob Brisk shares how The Wellington School measures student engagement in minutes with a unique tool, the Wellington Engagement Index. The Wellington Engagement Index gathers student engagement data in minutes from each student, for each class, and displays that data to each teacher.

A new way to measure student engagement

The Wellington Engagement Index

A simple interface

Students provide feedback on their classes in a quick, intuitive way—by placing each of their classes on the Engagement Grid where they find best. This process can easily be completed within 5 minutes, allowing you to record vast amounts of data without taking up class time. Now, you can collect student engagement data every semester, every month, or even every week, providing you a detailed view of student engagement over time.

A powerful dashboard

Once students provide their feedback, the data is immediately available in the Engagement Index’s online dashboard tools. No need to wait for us to make a report! Custom dashboards for teachers and counselors provide just the information necessary to quickly understand classes and students, while administrators can analyze everything from whole-school, long-run trends to individual student responses. And if you prefer your own data tools, you can export aggregated data at the press of a button.

Personalized support

Have questions about initial setup of the Wellington Engagement Index? Looking for advice on how best to roll the tool out with faculty? Interested in having someone else help analyze your data? The Wellington Initiative is here to support you—just pick up the phone and call! We stand ready to leverage our combined 50+ years in education, and experience working with 100+ schools, to help make you successful.

Robert Brisk
CEO

Brendan Laughlin
COO

Trusted by over 100 schools

  • The Hotchkiss School

    The Wellington Engagement Index is an invaluable tool for assessing teaching and learning at The Hotchkiss School; it is quick, easy to use, flexible, and has yielded outstanding insights about our school community, fostering conversations among our faculty about how to continue to develop best practices for creating the most vibrant, inclusive, and effective learning community possible… Additionally, The Wellington Initiative support team is engaged, responsive, and constantly receiving feedback to improve the instrument and help schools serve their communities better.

    Mike Eckert
    Director, Class of 1964 Teaching & Learning Center
    Department Head: Humanities and Social Sciences

  • The EAST Initiative

    The student feedback provided by the Wellington Engagement Index has given our administrators and facilitators valuable opportunities for reflection as they challenge students in solving real community problems. As an elective program that crosses standard curricular lines, EAST focuses on individual student growth through service and technology without the pressure of high stakes testing. To the EAST Initiative, this tool provides invaluable, quantitative data that proves students can both love and be highly challenged by this nontraditional self-directed atmosphere which is the foundation to student growth.

    Rinda Hall
    Program Coordinator for Site Support

Curious about what more WEI can do?

If you have any questions about the Wellington Engagement Index, if you would like a live demonstration of the Wellington Engagement Index, or you want to learn how to bring the Wellington Engagement Index to your school, please get in touch! We should respond to inquires within a business day. Looking forward to meeting you!