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Developing the School Profile. Using the NCA CASI Software. Jo Ann Roscoe. NCA Ambassador Assistant Principal Bishop Luers High School 333 E. Paulding Road Fort Wayne, IN 46816 219-456-1261 jroscoe6@home.com. NCA CASI Software. Data Analysis Software
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Developing the School Profile Using the NCA CASI Software
Jo Ann Roscoe • NCA Ambassador • Assistant Principal • Bishop Luers High School • 333 E. Paulding Road • Fort Wayne, IN 46816 • 219-456-1261 • jroscoe6@home.com
NCA CASI Software • Data Analysis Software • Converting scores to standards scores • Comparing pre and post test scores statistically • Team Chair Software • Valuable information on rubrics, responsibilities, team visits, etc. • Not just for the external team chair • Developing the School Profile
What the software can do for you? • Organizes all information collected during the profiling process • Offers a template or method of printing the profile for your school • Instructs a group in the entire process of profiling • Offers suggestions in each section so that a school may investigate all profiling areas
Easy to navigate • Pie Chart • Can always return to starting point • Tool Bar • graphic icons to direct tasks
Tool Bar When the Icons are yellow they are “hot” - meaning that if you click on them it will take you to another area of the software. Same tool bar for all software pieces
Each piece of the pie contains: • A description • Examples • Definitions • Suggestions • Sample information • A place to enter information for your school
Hints • Make sure as you enter data you are in the correct section (check the rolodex in upper left corner for the correct number)
Piece #1Defining a School Profile • Narrative about the profile • Defines • Describes
Piece #2 - Creating and Evaluating a School Profile • Ideas for organizing tasks (Chart) • Reference to 5 groups for data • Unique Local Insights • Follow Up Data on Former Students • Existing School Data (Student, Instructional, Community) • Ideas for data collection and the category for placement • Refers to Profiling Rubric • Some information on graphs and charts to use
Piece #3 - School Capacity Assessment Instrument • Explanation of Capacities and Stages • Copy of 80 question instrument for use among teaching staff and for peer review team • Graphical representations of responses according to criteria and stages
Piece #4 - Developing and Evaluating a Mission Statement • Contains a sample Mission Statement • Describes the process of writing a Mission Statement • Links to Rubric regarding Mission Statement • Place to enter your Mission Statement
Piece #5 - Selecting Data Collection Instruments • Process for selecting instruments • Expert Assistance - suggestions for places to search regarding data collection • A place to enter the names of your selected data collection instruments
Piece #6Analyzing Data • Process of analyzing and definitions • Discussion on disaggregation of data • process, examples, and potential categories • Sample of analyzed data • A place to enter your own analysis • Names of instruments entered previously will appear in this section as you analyze
Exercise in Data Analysis ACTIVITY Consider the graphed data for Center City Elementary School. How would you complete the analysis section?
Piece #7 Designing Implications and Tasks Lists • Process of determining implications and tasks lists • A place to enter your implications and tasks lists for each section of the profile • Unique Local Insights • Follow up of Former Students • Existing School Data • Student, Instructional, Community
Exercise in Implications and Tasks ACTIVITY Again, use the Center City Elementary School data and determine any implications and tasks that may emerge from these pieces.
Piece #8Presenting Data • Guidelines for presenting data • Examples of data presentation • Directions for importing/pasting graphs, charts, etc. • A place to enter your presentations of data
Piece #9Triangulating Data • Process of Triangulation • Example of Triangulation • A place to enter your triangulation
Triangulating Data ISTEP + Locally developed assessment tool Goal Area Follow up Survey
Piece #10-Writing a Summary, Cover Page and Table of Contents • Place for the profiling committee to reflect and develop a summary of this section of the School Improvement Plan • Sample of Cover Page • A place to create your cover page • A place to create a table of contents