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Getting Data Right: Developing effectiveness and data-driven decision making. Washington Elementary School 2013 Title I Distinguished School Fort Wayne, Indiana. A TEAM PERSPECTIVE Principal – J.R. Ankenbruck Instructional Coach – Jennifer McDunnough Classroom Teacher – Lizzie Pope
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Getting Data Right: Developing effectiveness and data-driven decision making Washington Elementary School 2013 Title I Distinguished School Fort Wayne, Indiana
A TEAM PERSPECTIVE Principal – J.R. Ankenbruck Instructional Coach – Jennifer McDunnough Classroom Teacher – Lizzie Pope Interventionist – Kelly Fisher
Washington Elementary • Fort Wayne, IN • Fort Wayne Community Schools • 31,000 students • 52 schools
Washington Elementary • 220 – 240 Students • 94% Free and Reduced Lunch • 35% African American, 27% Caucasian, 20% Hispanic, 16% Multiracial
J.R. Ankenbruck The Principal
CULTURE Research found that both high and low performing schools focused on many of the same strategies for improvement. The culture in which this work takes place is what separates the high from the low-performing schools. ~ Cathy Lassiter
RESULTS • Baseline data • Data analysis of standardized test results. • Handout 1 • Analyze with leadership team • Determine direction of growth
Turn and Talk • Does your building have a culture in which data has high value and is safe? • Is there anything or anyone stopping your building from embracing a data culture? • What can you do to maintain or improve the culture in your building?
Jennifer McDunnough Instructional Coach
Data and Instructional Coaching “When teachers stop learning, so do students.” ~ Jim Knight, Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach for Dramatically Improving Instruction
Data and Instructional Coaching Principal Coach Teachers and Instructional Staff
Data and Instructional Coaching Data Teacher(s)/Principal dialogue Coach
Kelly Fisher Intervention Teacher
Common Plan • Classroom teachers (at times across grade levels), Instructional Coach, Interventionists, Special Education teacher • Curriculum and data used to drive and differentiate instructional planning for whole, small, and independent groups • Instructional plan and Common assessments generated • Student artifacts and assessments analyzed
Lizzie Pope Classroom Teacher
Data and Students • Goal Setting • Individual • Classroom • Small Groups • Skill • Interest
The Crew John.ankenbruck@fwcs.k12.in.us Jennifer.mcdunnough@fwcs.k12.in.us Elizabeth.pope@fwcs.k12.in.us Kelly.fisher@fwcs.k12.in.us