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Discover how to effectively access, understand, and utilize school data to shape your academic goals. Gain insights on interpreting key data points and engaging in meaningful data conversations to support school improvement efforts. This comprehensive guide provides valuable resources and strategies for leveraging data to inform decision-making and enhance student outcomes.
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Where do we focus? Accessing Understanding and Using Data to Shape Your Goals and BSC March 2, 2013 Shannon Fierro & Alison Collins, Achievement Assessments Office
What is Data? • Data is a plural of datum, which is originally a Latin noun meaning “something given.” • Today, data is used in English meaning “facts or pieces of information” • We will look at academic data today, but many types of information are collected at schools that can inform planning
Categories of School Data • Academic • Behavioral • Climate • Dissagregate • Equity
Session Goals • Explain how SSC/ELAC members use assessment and other data to inform school planning (BSC) • Analyze key elements of successful data conversations among school community members • Provide a list of data resources and reflect on ways that data conversations can support school improvement efforts
Understanding DataTogether Let’s make meaning of some academic data together • Two Handouts • Includes 4 tables showing data on the English Language Arts CST for one school • Includes reflection and discussion questions • Look at the tables by yourself or with a partner and try to answer the questions. • Then come together as a whole table to discuss these questions.
Group Debrief • How can SSC or ELAC members use data conversations to support BSC planning? • What are the major sources of data available to SSC and ELAC members?
Schoolwide Analysis • Achievement Assessment & Results – How is your school doing in comparison to the district and the state?
Schoolwide Analysis • Growth – What changes in student learning have taken place from last year to this year with the same group of students?
Schoolwide Analysis • Behavioral Indicators – How are students engaging in learning at your school? Attendance
Schoolwide Analysis • Behavioral Indicators – How are students engaging in learning at your school? Suspensions
Schoolwide Analysis • Behavioral Indicators – How are students engaging in learning at your school? Grades
Schoolwide Analysis • Climate Indicators – How are students, parents, and teachers experiencing your school?
Schoolwide Analysis • Climate Indicators – How are students, parents, and teachers experiencing your school?
Schoolwide Analysis • Climate Indicators – How are students, parents, and teachers experiencing your school?
Achievement Gap Analysis • Focal Groups (e.g. grade, ethnicity, gender, program, socio-economic level)
Achievement Gap Analysis • Focal Groups (e.g. grade, ethnicity, gender, program, socio-economic level)
Achievement Gap Analysis • Focal Groups (e.g. grade, ethnicity, gender, program, socio-economic level)
Next Steps • Know where to go for the data • Plan time to look at your school’s data together to inform your goal setting • Decide what ongoing data, such as the CLAs or Fountas and Pinnell Reading Assessments, you want to look at as well • Plan to revise your goals and plans as you collect new information
Contact us Shannon Fierro fierros@sfusd.edu Alison Collins collinsa@sfusd.edu Achievement Assessments Office 241-6400