Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement

by Victoria L. Bernhardt

creation of flowcharts

Keep administrators informed,

creating a vision

create the time to learn new instructional strategies.

next steps, reflections, and follow-through.

Monitor and measure the implementation of the State or Provincial Standards

visits to all classrooms,

meetings on time

needed materials.

Start and end each meeting on time.

Score all assessments, compile and graph the results

asking clarifying questions.

Cast no blame.

Approach data analysis as a learner.

When school staff agree and commit to a shared vision, they are collaborating on what they know and believe will make a difference for student learning.

A vision will not make a difference unless it is modeled and reinforced by leadership.

monitor implementation

shared leadership and implementation

appropriate use of data

strategies within the leadership structures are effective;

reinforce collaboration and teacher ownership

structured collaboration t...

monitor schoolw...

hold individuals and collaborative teams accountable

Agree and commit to working with each other

Agree on what they want students to know and be able to do,

how and when they will assess student knowledge.

plan/flowchart for what teachers will do when students do not know the concepts and do not have the skills,

Review data, discuss results, and support each other

Share professional knowledge, understanding, experience, vision, and goals.

Support each other

Hold themselves and the collaborative tea...

Improve teaching and ...

determine, commit to, and hold sacred when they will meet, preferably once a week, to review student learning results for their grade levels, subject areas, and individual students, and work on next steps.

Assess student progress.

Review results.

how to support students who are no...

review grade-level/subject-area results.

how teachers will support each other.

Re-establis...

Review/update curricu...

team members take turns bringing lesson plans, student learning results, examples of student work, case studies, and any other samples of materials to the team to critique, as well as two questions they would like the team members to consider.

grade levels and subject areas have horizontal and vertical alignment.

explaining the purpose for looking at student work is to determine how to improve instructional practices to ensure all students meet the student learning standards.

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