In an Issue Brief from the National Center for School Mental Health, it was noted that “saying a student is doing better or doing worse after service provision does not have much meaning if there are not data to support these claims” (2019, p. 2). Schools and districts frequently have the problem of not being able to gather non-academic data, and even more importantly, don’t know what to do with it or how to interpret it when they do have it.

Ascend solves this problem by collecting, disaggregating, and making recommendations for your students. In a world where student safety and mental health is paramount to creating a safe place for achievement, being able to clearly and accurately see tiered levels and services for students expedites this need.