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DATA PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT PRAIRIE AREA EDUCATION AGENCY

DATA PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT PRAIRIE AREA EDUCATION AGENCY. Improving Student Performance. GATHERING DATA. Chief Administrator and Superintendent Cabinet & Administrative Team Teacher/Principal Focus Group Board of Education Iowa Department of Education’s AEA Customer Survey

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DATA PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT PRAIRIE AREA EDUCATION AGENCY

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  1. DATA PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT PRAIRIE AREA EDUCATION AGENCY Improving Student Performance

  2. GATHERING DATA • Chief Administrator and Superintendent • Cabinet & Administrative Team • Teacher/Principal Focus Group • Board of Education • Iowa Department of Education’s AEA Customer Survey • National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Data

  3. NAEP DATA

  4. NAEP • Most recent NAEP assessment results for mathematics for students with and without IEPs • From National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website (NAEP Data Explorer) • 4th and 8th grade

  5. NAEP • NAEP assessments are reported as scale scores on a 500-point scale, then translated into achievement levels • Below basic • Basic • Proficient • Advanced • Here we use the percent at basic or above as a measure of student achievement.

  6. 4TH GRADE MATH • Iowa ranks among the top 15 states in the performance of students without disabilities on the NAEP in 4th grade math (5th) • Iowa ranks 20th in the nation in the performance of students with disabilities on the NAEP in 4th grade math • Iowa has the second-highest achievement gap between students with and without disabilities among the highest-achieving 15 states

  7. 4TH GRADE MATH

  8. 8TH GRADE MATH • Iowa ranks among the top 16 states in the performance of students without disabilities on the NAEP in 8th grade math (7th) • Iowa ranks 36th in the nation in the performance of students with disabilities on the NAEP in 8th grade math • Iowa has the highest achievement gap between students with and without disabilities among the highest-achieving 16 states

  9. 8TH GRADE MATH

  10. 4TH GRADE READING • Iowa ranks among the top 19 states in the performance of students without disabilities on the NAEP in 4th grade reading (12th) • Iowa ranks above only two states in the performance of students with disabilities: New Mexico and Hawaii • Iowa has the highest achievement gap between students with and without disabilities among the highest-achieving 19 states

  11. 4TH GRADE READING

  12. 8TH GRADE READING • Iowa ranks among the top 18 states in the performance of students without disabilities on the NAEP in 4th grade reading (10th) • Iowa ranks 24th in the performance of students with disabilities • Iowa has the highest achievement gap between students with and without disabilities among the highest-achieving 18 states

  13. 8TH GRADE READING

  14. WHAT DOES THE DATA TELL US? • Largest gap in some areas • Doing a good job in general education • Iowa is losing rank and perhaps students aren’t learning what is being taught by a particular test • Iowa having higher identification rates our scores should be higher • Initiatives for special education not raising achievement

  15. WHAT DOES THE DATA TELL US AS A TEAM?

  16. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CUSTOMER SURVEY 2009-10 School Year

  17. DE CUSTOMER SURVEYSATISFACTION WITH SERVICES

  18. DE CUSTOMER SURVEYSATISFACTION WITH SERVICES

  19. CUSTOMER SURVEY COMMENTS • “Overall the staff is willing to help in any way they can and are knowledgeable in their content area.” • “I appreciate the hard work and dedication that 99% of the AEA staff have for my love of teaching. They truly want to help teachers/kids.” • “AEA should not try to push every initiative that comes along. One or two initiatives are plenty to have on the table at a time.”

  20. CUSTOMER SURVEY COMMENTS CONT. • “Coming from teaching in a state that didn’t have an AEA system of support, many issues had to be figured out on our own and “dealt” with. I see the AEA structures essential in the success of Iowa Schools. Thank you!” • “Work with us not against us, we are in the trenches every day with these students and we do want what is best for students.” • “I’m not seeing the AEA staff as much as I used to see them. They are in the building infrequently which makes it harder to have a good working relationship with them.”

  21. LEA/AEA ADMINISTRATIVE CABINET VISITSANDTEACHER/PRINCIPAL FOCUS GROUPS

  22. LEA/AEA ADMINISTRATIVE CABINET VISIT THEMES • Guidance from the AEA on which of the initiatives offered would be best for individual districts to pursue - "too many to do well” • Continued support for Iowa Core implementation • Need for continued and possibly more Autism support.            • Need for continued behavioral supports and strategies • Need for more technology training to help with integration in the classroom

  23. TEACHER/PRINCIPAL FOCUS GROUPS • Addressing Respectful Communications and Experience Concerns • Addressing the Need for More Technology Training

  24. EVERY STUDENT IN EVERY CLASSROOM 2010-11 School Year

  25. EVERY STUDENT IN EVERY CLASSROOM • Everything that works at Great Prairie AEA is because of the relationships involved. • Everything that doesn’t work at Great Prairie AEA is because of the relationships involved.

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