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Council of Intown Neighborhoods & Schools (CINS). December 11, 2013 Rubye K. Sullivan, PhD. Researcher, parent, product, teacher. Who am I and why am I here?. Data Available to You. College & Career Ready Performance Index (was scheduled for release in October, then November…)
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Council of Intown Neighborhoods & Schools (CINS) December 11, 2013 Rubye K. Sullivan, PhD
Researcher, parent, product, teacher Who am I and why am I here?
Data Available to You • College & Career Ready Performance Index (was scheduled for release in October, then November…) • Governors Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) Annual Report Card • 2013 Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate (up 6.2 percentage points for the cluster to 84.6%) • Student Growth Percentiles for 2012-13 (Student Reports)
Data as an Iceberg Common Knowledge Actionable Data
Just Imagine… • Given the overall high performance of the Grady Cluster , • What if everyone in the cluster pulled together to synergize around a collective issue? • What if the effective practices within one school or one classroom were identified, understood, and replicated across the cluster? • What might the future of our cluster look like?
Computer Adaptive Assessment System(CAAS) Tests students from grades K-9 in September and January. K-2 also tests in May for an end of the year assessment. Subjects: Math and Reading. Test adapts to students ability on a continuous scale.
Grady is not the Problem… Right? • Close battle between Grady and North Atlanta for highest performing cluster (in these data). • Grady cluster schools ranks high in the state (CCRPI). • Grady ranks high in the nation (NAEP, national recognition). • Overall averages can hide deeper problems…
Grades Behind in Math At Kindergarten how many grades is the average Grady student who receives free lunch behind??? 0.0382 Grades Or ~ 7 Days of Quality Instruction
How should schools be addressing the Gap? • Band Aid? • Duct Tape? • Reboot the Computer? • What problem? I see no problem. • OHHH look a shiny object!!!
How Can We Address the Gap? • Support strategic staffing of K – 2 teachers. • Support the strategic staffing of grade 6 teachers. • Support the ways in which schools leverage the RTI pyramid to meet individual student needs. • Support the ways in which schools leverage Title I funds, designed specifically to address the SES disparities. • Design community approach to convergence of neighborhoods into Inman. • Leverage your power to rally district-level support to address the gap.