SELECTING DATA FIELDS

FOR IMPROVEMENT

Local Presentation

Session 3: Achievement DataSteering Team / Community Council /

Full Faculty / Student Body

2VisionData

1 VISION

6StrategiesSelection

7 STRATEGY PLANSImplementation Steps

Professional DevelopmentAnti-Resistance

Evaluation

3Current

Data

4Data

Target

8ACTION

5. Areas of ConcernGuidance Teaching Environment ExpectationsCurriculum Content School Policy High ExpectationsRelationship Instruction Behavior Management Clear Definitions

Assessment Student Assistance Communication Extra Help / Time Parent Involvement

Community InvolvementResourcesCollegialityProfessional Development

Why set data targets?To help us determine where to

focus our time, energy,and resources.

TODAY’S TASKS

Part 1: Analyze data

Part 2: Understand data fields

Part 3: Decide which data fields to target

Step 1:

ANALYZECURRENT DATA

Analysis Questions

1. How does our current data compare to our vision data?

2. What data fields please you?

3. What data fields disturb you?

4. What evidence (if any) do you find of achievement gaps?

5. How do teacher grades compare to achievement tests scores?

Population Freshmen

Students Passing English 9

# %

All Students 284 271 95

Female 131 127 97

Male 153 144 94

Free/Reduced Lunch 83 77 93

Paid Lunch 201 194 97

Special Ed - IEP 66 64 97

General Ed 218 207 95

PRACTICE: Class of 2006 – English 9

Population Total Test

Takers

Passing ISTEP Language Arts

# %

All Students 277 201 73%

Female 134 100 75%

Male 143 101 71%

Free/Reduced Lunch 82 50 61%

Paid Lunch 191 149 78%

Special Ed - IEP 58 20 34%

General Ed 219 181 83%

PRACTICE: Class of 2006 – 10th ISTEP Eng

Task 1: Current Data Analysis

1. Individual

Place sticky-notes on the poster provided to reflect your response to these questions:

a. How does our current data compare to our vision data?

b. What data fields concern you?

c. What data fields please you?

d. What evidence (if any) do you see of achievement gaps?

e. How do teacher grades compare to achievement test grades?

2. Group

Discuss the sticky notes

FINISH – 11:15Break as Needed

Step 2:

THINKING IT

THROUGH

Two parts: 1. STUDENT GROUP (Who will improve?)

2. BENCHMARK (Level of performance?)

Format: The data field is always expressed as a %

% of (student group) who (benchmark)

Example: % of 8th graders who pass 2 sem of Algebra I

% of Class of 2017 who master reading vocab on ISTEP

% of 9th graders who pass 2 sem of Biology.

What is a data field?

The student group will result in“Trend” or “Vertical” Data

TREND:

% of ____ graders who __________.

VERTICAL:

% of the class of ____ who _________.

Specific Data Fields

The achievement areas that:1. Help us determine the degree to which specific

instructional practices or strategies are working2. Help us make decisions regarding the future

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Specific Student Groups• Low Income students• Special education students• Class of 2011

Specific Benchmarks• Specific Indiana Academic Standard• Specific courses• Specific classroom assessment

Examples of Specific Data Fields

STUDENTS BENCHMARK

% of 9th Graders who Pass 2 sem of Alg I

% of 5th Graders whoEarn rubric score of 3 on in-class paragraph assignment

% of11th Grade Girls

who Pass 2 sem of Chem I

% of3rd Grade F/R Students

whoScore an 80% on the 3rd grade vocab quiz

% of Class of 2018 whoMaster Indiana Reading Comprehension Standard

Link to BROAD Data Fields

STUDENTS BENCHMARK BROAD

% of 9th Graders who Pass 2 sem of Alg I 10th ISTEP Math

% of 5th Graders whoEarn 3 on in-class para. assignment

NCA Goal: Writing Across Curriculum

% of 11th Graders who Pass 2 sem of Chem I Core 40

% of 2nd Graders whoScore an 80% on the 2nd grade vocab quiz

3rd ISTEP Eng

% of Class of 2018 whoMaster Indiana Read Comp Standard

ALL ISTEP Eng

If starting with the broad data field, work it backwards!

STUDENTS BENCHMARK BROAD

% of who 10th ISTEP Eng

% of who Core 40 Diploma

% of whoWriting Across

Curriculum

% of who 3rd ISTEP Eng

% of who ALL ISTEP Eng

THINGS TO

CONSIDER

ConsiderAccountability Data Fields

NCLB DOE *

• % of students passing ISTEP Math

• % of students passing ISTEP Eng

• % graduating (HS only)

% graduates scoring ___on AP tests

% graduates earning ___on End-of-Course tests

% graduates earning

Core 40 diploma

% graduates earning

Academic Honors Diploma

* For high school placement in top two DOE categories

ConsiderSchool’s AYP Report on DOE Website

ConsiderInSAI Data Field Requirements

1% of all ISTEP tests across grade levels

that area passing (BROAD)

2 At least one SPECIFIC data target

3At least one STUDENT GROUP showing an achievement gap

ConsiderNCA Goals

1

2

3

Data Fields for Improvement in our Current School Improvement Plan

STUDENT GROUP

BENCHMARK

Step 3:DECIDE WHICH DATA FIELDS

TO TARGET

CONSENSUS TOOL – INSTAGRAPH

1. STEP ONE: PREPARE THE INSTAGRAPH

a. Write your current data targets on the X axis

Note: Broad data fields must have specific data fields listed below them.

b. Add other specific data fields you would like to consider with one or more broad data fields above each.

FORMAT:

% _________ who _________

CONSENSUS TOOL - INSTAGRAPH

2. STEP TWO: BUILD THE GRAPH

a. Divide the number of possible specific data

fields by three.

b. Each group member places that number of

sticky-dots above the specific data fields on

the graph to indicate the data fields he or she

would like to address

c. As a group, identify the specific data field(s)

you’d like to address

Next Steps

Steering Team will . . .

1. Recommend data fields based on input from the faculty, community and students.

2. Recommend data fields and data targets

3. Ask you to review their recommendations

THANK YOU!