PBS DATA COLLECTION

MAKING DATA WORK FOR YOU

Data Support SessionJanuary 26, 2010

TODAY

Your needs? Questions you need answered?

Different kinds of data

5 W’s of looking at data

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DATA?

Office discipline reports

Attendance

Suspension/Detention

ObservationsSelf-assessments

Surveys, focus groups

Academic data (test scores, grades,

etc)

DATA SYSTEMS: WHAT WORKS FOR YOU?

PBS StarWeb Data systemhttp://tinyurl.com/pbsdata

ACADEMIC DATA

GradesReport cardsBenchmarksPALsDRASOLs

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

Office Referrals Instructional Time

Cost Benefit Analysis Worksheet

WHY? TO GET OR GET AWAY FROM…

Why are students

engaging in inappropriate

behavior?

Why are teachers referring

students?

What are the motives behind the behaviors?

Do our teachers and staff

understand why students

misbehave and the appropriate

responses?

WHY?Decisions made with data (information) are

more likely to be implemented and

effective

Data show trends and patterns in behaviors (both

student and teacher) for on-going

decision making

Data targets areas for improvement

Data tells us why we make changes

Data provides for professional

accountability

COMPARISON CHART ~ INCIDENTS

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

August September October November December January February March April May June

4

5661

74

50

90

52

101

64

102

16

1

16

43

22

32 35

64

41

5248

2

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of In

cide

nts

Month

Comparison Chart ~ Incidents

2006-07 2007-08