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PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE RESOLUTION. The Power of 2. Parents’ Guide to Using the Achievement & Growth Tool to Identify High Achieving Schools. Los Angeles Unified School District. June 2012. Agenda. Overview of the Two-by-Two Matrix
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PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE RESOLUTION The Power of 2 Parents’ Guide to Using the Achievement & Growth Tool to Identify High Achieving Schools Los Angeles Unified School District June 2012
Agenda • Overview of the Two-by-Two Matrix • The information inside (Display, Performance, Demographics, Map) • How do I find my child’s school and grade level? • Schools like me • Good questions to ask? • Link to the information you need • Let’s do this together
How do I find my child’s school, and grade level? • Go to the display tab • Select school type (elementary, middle or high) • Choose a subject area (math or reading) and grade level • Find your school in the drop down menu • Now play the movie to see how they have done over the last several years
Similar Schools • Go to the demographics tab • Select your child’s school from the select schools bar • Find the demographic feature you want to explore • Mouse over the wrench next to the demographic feature and click on “show similar” • This will show you all the schools in LAUSD that are similar to the school you selected
Good Questions to Ask • How is my child’s school doing? Is it moving in the right direction? • What can we learn from other schools that are performing better? • What are the specific plans for improving student growth and achievement at my child’s school? • How can I be part of the improvement plan?
Link to the information you need escmatrix.com/lausd/matrix.htm
Let’s do this together • Find your child’s school, grade level, and content area that you are interested in. Is it red, yellow, gray, green, or blue? • What are the colors of schools in your neighborhood? • What are your options as a parent/guardian? • Find schools in your area that are performing better than your child’s school.