When I wanted to introduce the work of the week I thought about this idiom when thinking about the celebration and work that needs to continue to finish our year strong. We are in the position to look at our data and celebrate, genuinely. However the benchmarks keep moving so if we counted our chickens at this point and do nothing we would be in a different position in the Spring. When you look at this data you are witnessing growth; tremendous growth actually. There are so many areas to note. Please take a specific look at the improvement in the area of Lexia and the percentage of students who scored a 2 or more in reading and math. Additionally, there has been tremendous growth for many of you on Math.
The essential ingredients for a data-driven culture have little to do with data. A data driven culture happens when everyone in our building starts to change what you talk about and how you will respond to it. It is an essential ingredient for high performing schools. It's worth the effort.
It's the conversation that matters.
Decisions need to be made based on analyzed data or we run a risk to make the decisions based on opinion, conjecture, assumptions or anecdotal offerings. We we don't use data we run the risk of counting your chickens before they hatch.
Data insures that decisions are made to optimize time, resources and your teaching talents. We will be using data to continue our growth and to make sure that those student who have the opportunity to be proficient will be. Your decisions will be optimized for students who are proficient also. The goal is growth.
A key part of being a data-driven culture is you have to be able to stomach the idea that you haven't arrive at where you need to be." It's not a 'gotcha. We all need to succeed together.
Teachers and staff need to see how students are learning, design interventions based on data and see growth. When this occurs you get hooked and excited.
Moving forward we will be using student work during PLC and the Tuning Protocol to review the effectiveness of instructional strategies, interventions, and resources. You know you have accomplished something when you analyze and make decisions based on student work We will be spending time in professional development looking at data and making decisions after analyzing.
Phase II
Student Work/ Assessment
Tuning Protocol
Formative Assessments
Analysis of Student Work
How will we know when each student has acquired the intended knowledge & skills
How will you know? Please reflect at the end of your PLC today on this blog.
Chickens hatch when the time comes.
Achievement happens when you intentional plan and respond to data.
You can influence how a child will learn and grow.
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