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Using Assessment Data in High School. HS Principal Meeting 8/15/13. Cycle of data use for continuous school improvement. Four types of data. A step-by-step process. Step 1: create a data overview Step 2: dig into data Step 3: examine instruction Step 4: develop an action plan
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Using Assessment Data in High School HS Principal Meeting 8/15/13
A step-by-step process • Step 1: create a data overview • Step 2: dig into data • Step 3: examine instruction • Step 4: develop an action plan • Step 5: assess the progress
A sample analysis of MI school data How did School district x perform in mme?
Performance of School District X • Create a data overview to help identify the strengths & challenges • Develop specific questions to address the problems: • Why did the poor performance in math & science persist in SD_X? • Why did proficiency level in Science consistently decline over the past 4 years? • Dig into data in the focus area: e.g. math
Uncover the educational story behind What happened in & out of the school district that caused the dramatic decline in Math performance in Y3 (2010-11)? How did the specific groups of students perform in math?
More things we can do: • Start with a single data source: • Look at specific test items to identify problems & gap: which skills did you students struggle with most? • Triangulate multiple data sources: how did your students perform in other assessments? • What sources of data do you have available?