Using 4Sight Data to Drive Instruction

1. Using 4Sight Data to Drive Instruction Tina Keller Paula Bredl MIU#4

2. Purpose of Benchmark Assessments Benchmarks allow you to take a pulse and not an autopsy. Dr. Robert Slavin Success For All Foundation

3. Data-Informed Decision-Making Framework

4. School Structures for Data-Informed Decision Making District-Level Support (Budgetary Support, Professional Development, Resources and Time) Student Learning Data Annual Building-wide Planning Process Focus: All Students Who: School-wide Team How: Data Retreat, School Planning Process • School Level • School Demographics • Discipline Data • Attendance Data • Mobility Rate School Level PSSA & PVAAS Standardized Assessments District End-of-Year Tests Final Benchmark Test • Grade/Course Level • Initial: PSSA/PVAAS/final tests • – class/subgroup levels • Cyclical: • Benchmark Data - grade level • District quarterly assessments • Common Classroom Data • Classroom Summaries Periodic Grade Level Planning Process Focus: Groups of Students Who: Teacher Teams How: Regular 1-2 hour meetings • Grade/Course Level • Class Demographics • Class Engagement Data • Satisfaction Data • Attendance Data Student Planning Process Focus: Classroom of Students Who: Teacher • Classroom Level • Initial: PSSA/PVAAS/final tests • – student level • Cyclical: • Benchmark Data – Student Level • Continuous • Individual Classroom Assessments • Progress Monitoring • Classroom Level • Qualitative Data • Student Historical Information • Student Medical Information • Student Learning Information

5. Reports Available from 4Sight • Estimate of student performance on the PSSA by district, school, grade, individual level • Subgroup data • Subscale reports for Math and Reading • Item Analysis on test questions • Individual student bar graphs

6. Math Proficiencies Gr GP Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced T BP P %Proficient 6 B 29 14 4 1 48 43 5 10 6 1 <> <> 6 2 <> <> 6 3 <> <> 6 4 <> <> Gr =  Grade GP =  Grading Period T =  Total Number Of Students P =  Proficient Students BP =  Below Proficient Students

7. Sub-Scale Reports by Grade

8. Individual Reports by Subscale

10. Item Analysis Report Kit lives in a town where 6,307 children live. How is that number correctly written in words? Respondents # Picked % A six thousand, three hundred seven 27933.33% B six thousand, three hundred and seven 27 11 40.74% C six thousand, three seven 27 5 18.52% D sixty-three, and seven 27 2 7.41%

11. Let’s Look at Your Data“Data should be shared and analyzed by all members of the school community.”(DuFour, DuFour, Ealer & Many, 2006) • Using Data Packets • Handouts to Share • Guiding Questions to Ask • How many students were proficient? (Math/Reading and by Sub Groups) • What are areas of strengths and weaknesses? • Why are we getting these results? • What did I do as a teacher to contribute to these results? • What is our challenge?

12. The Key to a Results-Driven Culture Teams of teachers and administrators who… • Share a common vision and set of goals • Collect data on student performance • Analyze these data • Meet regularly to interpret these data for the purpose of informing instructional decisions focused on increasing student achievement