1. Nova High School’s Data Driven Collaborative Response Teams

2. What are Data Driven Collaborative Response Teams? • Data Driven Collaborative Response Teams are interdisciplinary groups of teachers who teach the same group of students and share a common planning time. • Systematically integrate student data into regular team discussion of academic and behavioral successes and challenges of students on their team. • Personalize the learning environment and improve instruction by ensuring frequent and informed coordination around student interventions, curriculum, and classroom management and instruction.

3. Leadership Team initiates process by communicating vision. • Ninth grade is a pivotal year where students find themselves struggling to navigate what they perceive to be a large, impersonal, and competitive environment. • Teacher teaming model provides teachers with greater opportunities for collaboration, curriculum and instruction design, and to gain insights from their peers. • Creates a more personalized learning environment to better meet the needs of students. • Enhances communication between teachers and parents.

4. Leadership selection • Prior to selecting the leaders, the administrative team should have serious discussions about specific qualities/characteristics that potential candidates should possess. • Administrative team/Curriculum leaders identify and meet with 8-10 potential team leaders and plan is modified according to the unique needs of students/school.

5. Master schedule is created

6. Meeting Format • Teacher teams meet for approximately 20 minutes during each planning period. • Teachers discuss common students’ academic performance, behavioral observations, and any other relevant data that impacts student performance. • Parents/Support partners are contacted with regard to the information discussed in the meeting and recommendations are made in accordance with the needs of the student(s) being discussed.

7. Electronic Database • The meeting minutes/parent contacts are logged into an electronic database for recordkeeping and accountability • Stores content area evaluations • Solicits future teacher interventions • Requests follow up on progress • Easily accessible for further interventions by counselors or administrative team

8. Database Snapshots

9. Database Snapshot

10. Database Snapshot

11. Continuous improvement measures • Team leaders meet with Administrative Team monthly to discuss student/team progress and share best practices. • Student data is frequently monitored and plans are modified according to needs of students. • “Data Binders” enhance data driven collaborative response team process.

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