School-Wide Data Meetings

Schoolwide Data MeetingsOregon RTI ProjectCadre 6: Initial TrainingOctober 12, 2010However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.--Winston Churchill, British prime minister

Strong data analysis guides decisionsSchoolwide Data Meetings turn data into action for ALL studentsSchoolwide Data Meetings: PurposeTo determine the effectiveness of the core programming

AND

Make necessary adjustments to the core programming if it is not meeting the needs of most students (at least 80%)General FeaturesWhen: 2-3 times per year (following collection of your schoolwide screening data)

Who: Principal, Literacy Specialist/Title I, Counselor, Grade level team (could include Special Education teacher, ELL teacher, School Psychologist, Paraprofessionals)

General FeaturesWhat: Use schoolwide data to answer questions about core instruction

Outcomes: Identify prioritized areas of need for the core curriculum AND develop a plan (with a goal) for improving schoolwide achievement

We dont talk about individual students at Schoolwide Data Meetings because

Schoolwide Data Meetings turn data into action for ALL students

Guiding QuestionsIs core sufficient for most students? (at least 80%)

What will we DO to improve the core?What does your screening data look like??80%15%5%What does you screening data look like now

68%17%15%as compared to previously?

68%17%15%63%15%23%Using OAKSCan also examine OAKS data to determine percentage of students meeting minimum OAKS proficiency standards

As set by your district

OAKSPassing OAKS 3rd grade (204) places a child in the 17th percentilePassing 3rd grade is not enough. By 5th grade, if these students stay at the same percentile they will fail OAKS By 10th grade, if these students stay at the same percentile they will fail OAKSThis student will score a 236 and pass at the 32nd percentile

Based on 2009-2010 ODE percentiles

What does your screening data look like??If the Core is not meeting the needs of the majority of your studentsyou must ask the question:

Why?

Guiding QuestionsIs core sufficient for most students? (at least 80%)

What will we DO to improve the core?Focus on what WE can doFocus on what WE can do

What agreements can we make aroundcommon Curriculum needs

Fidelity to the core

common Instructional Strategies

common Active Engagement Strategies

Professional Development needsTake time to celebrate successWhat has worked?

Create connections between your Islands of Excellence

VocabularyReading ComprehensionPhonemic AwarenessPhonics(Alphabetic Principle)Oral ReadingFluency & AccuracyWhat are the common curriculum needs for ALL students, (based on the data)?Fidelity to the CoreYou have to inspect what you expect

Principal walkthroughsCore program fidelity checksAre we all doing what we agreed to do?Common Instructional StrategiesInstruction is more important than curriculum

How many times it takes to learn something newAverage LearnerEverybody elseTruly disabled student

Jo Robinson (2008)4-14 times14-250 times250-350 timesCommon Active Engagement Strategies Students only learn when they are engagedCommon Active Engagement Strategies

Think/pair/shareThink/write/shareChoral responseJobs/roles of studentsGraphic organizer in use as a response to instructionPhysical gestures; hand signalsWhite board responses

ManipulativesStudents are meaningfully engaged in reading, writing or talking about the content of the lessonCooperative groups are productively engaged in dialogue, discourse or learning activitiesGuided practice is evidentStudent self assessment

Active engagementAmy Petti & Tara Black. Adapted from LBUSDLesson activitiesProfessional Development NeedsAnticipate and be willing to meet the newly emerging needs based on student performance

Do teachers have the skills to implement changes to the core?Action Plan and GoalAll teachers agree to hold each other accountable to the action plan createdSet an attainable goal:

Current Reality (Winter)Spring GoalBenchmark50%Strategic36%Intensive14%Action Plan and GoalAll teachers agree to hold each other accountable to the action plan createdSet an attainable goal:

Current Reality (Winter)Spring GoalBenchmark50%60%Strategic36%Intensive14%10%Action Plan and GoalAll teachers agree to hold each other accountable to the action plan createdSet an attainable goal:

Current Reality (Winter)Spring GoalBenchmark50%60%Strategic36%30%Intensive14%Action Plan and GoalAll teachers agree to hold each other accountable to the action plan createdSet an attainable goal:

Current Reality (Winter)Spring GoalBenchmark50%60%Strategic36%30%Intensive14%10%

Active Engagement StrategiesInstructional StrategiesCommon Instructional NeedsFidelityImproving Your CoreSchoolwide Data Meetings turn data into action for ALL students

What can we DO that will benefit ALL students?