Considering the use of data by school leaders for decision making: an introduction / Alex J. Bowers, Alan R. Shoho and Bruce G. Barnett -- Charter principal autonomy: a missed connection between data-driven decision-making and instructional leadership / Dana L. Bickmore -- Schools' use of interim data: practices in classrooms, teams, and schools / Elizabeth Nash Farley-Ripple and Joan L. Buttram -- Strengthening collaborative data practices in schools: the need to cultivate development perspectives and diagnostic approaches / Shelby Cosner -- Longitudinal data use: ideas for district, building, and classroom leaders / Kay Brocato, Chris Willis, and Kristen Dechert -- Which data do principals and teachers use to inform their practice? Evidence from Germany with a focus on the influence of school culture / Denise Demski -- Measuring school capacity for continuous improvement / Elizabeth Leisy Stosich -- Principals' and teachers' perceptions of teacher evaluation in Arab schools in Israel: meeting the demands of accountability and improving performances / Khalid Arar -- Making progress with growth models in education: utility for school improvement / Jennifer Koran and Cameron Carlson -- Depth of use: how district decision-makers did and did not engage with evidence / Elizabeth Nash Farley-Ripple and Vincent Cho -- Data-driven leadership for learning in the age of accountability: afterword: Using data in schools to inform leadership and decision making / Richard Halverson