Which tool helps monitor equity by viewing disparities over time?

• A. Attendance records
• B. Equity dashboards
• C. GPA averages
• D. Climate surveys

Answer: (B)

Monitoring equity by viewing disparities over time requires a tool that presents data disaggregated by groups and tracked across multiple time points. Equity dashboards do this by aggregating metrics such as test scores, attendance, course access, discipline, and more, then displaying how these indicators change for different student groups over time. This lets you see whether gaps are narrowing or widening and where to focus improvement efforts, providing a clear, up-to-date picture of equity progress.

Attendance records show who missed class, but they don’t inherently reveal how outcomes differ across groups over time. GPA averages summarize overall performance and can hide subgroup disparities unless you break them down by group. Climate surveys capture perceptions of the environment but aren’t typically used alone to track objective disparities over time across multiple dimensions.