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Using Data for Improving Using Data for Improving Student Achievement Student Achievement ––

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STSTudent udent AAssessment ssessment RReporting eporting TTooloolThe StART application has been designed to provide test data The StART application has been designed to provide test data

for the district cluster, school and classroom. Data can be for the district cluster, school and classroom. Data can be viewed on an aggregated level, as well as by different viewed on an aggregated level, as well as by different

disaggregated subgroups.disaggregated subgroups.

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Gwinnett County Public SchoolsAcademic Knowledge and Skills Continuous Improvement Model

(AKS-CQI)

Immediate Extensions (Team Time)Immediate Extensions (Team Time)

Immediate Interventions (Team Time)Immediate Interventions (Team Time)

Frequent Short (MiniFrequent Short (Mini--) Assessments) Assessments

Daily Instructional Focus (AKS Target) Daily Instructional Focus (AKS Target)

Based on CalendarBased on Calendar

Calendar Development Calendar Development

for Yearfor Year--long Instruction of Weak Areaslong Instruction of Weak Areas

Data Disaggregation Data Disaggregation

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Teachers Using Assessment DataTeachers Using Assessment Data

Historical ReportsHistorical Reports –– Show overall student Show overall student performance for subtests and strands across performance for subtests and strands across timetimeTrend information can be used to review Trend information can be used to review instructional strengths and weaknessesinstructional strengths and weaknessesClass Profile and Current ReportsClass Profile and Current Reports –– Display Display information regarding students that are currently information regarding students that are currently in teachersin teachers’’ classes and can provide information classes and can provide information for planning based on student strengths and for planning based on student strengths and weaknessesweaknesses

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Strand Ranking ReportsStrand Ranking Reports

Report that can show school, district or classroom weak to Report that can show school, district or classroom weak to strong strands on an entire assessmentstrong strands on an entire assessment

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Subtest Class ProfileSubtest Class ProfileProvides teachers with a Provides teachers with a GradebookGradebook view of view of subtest scoressubtest scores

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Strand Class ProfileStrand Class Profile

Shows Class Strand Scores in a Shows Class Strand Scores in a GradebookGradebooklayoutlayout

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New Strand Ranking ReportNew Strand Ranking Report

Shows the ranking of weak to strong strands in a Shows the ranking of weak to strong strands in a specific subject or subtestspecific subject or subtest

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Strand Ranking DetailStrand Ranking Detail

Provides teachers with the number of students in each Provides teachers with the number of students in each performance level and their individual scoresperformance level and their individual scores

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Student ProfileStudent ProfileProvides demographic and assessment history Provides demographic and assessment history about individual students in the classabout individual students in the class

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Profile contProfile cont’’ddTeachers can view an assessment history Teachers can view an assessment history including all testing completed in GCPSincluding all testing completed in GCPS

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Click here to see the list of students within a Performance Level

Click here to see the list of students within an Ethnicity

Disaggregated Class ProfileDisaggregated Class Profile

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StARTStART ReportsReports

Historical & Current Information Historical & Current Information Coming TogetherComing Together

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Using StART to Plan Using StART to Plan Classroom InstructionClassroom Instruction

Arcado ElementaryArcado Elementary

Joe Ahrens, PrincipalJoe Ahrens, PrincipalDebi Shane, Science SpecialistDebi Shane, Science Specialist

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ArcadoArcado’’s LSPI and RBESs LSPI and RBES

The Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI) The Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI) was developed by our Data Driven Decision was developed by our Data Driven Decision team. team. Each teacher then uses the LSPI to develop and Each teacher then uses the LSPI to develop and implement two Results Based Evaluation System implement two Results Based Evaluation System goals for their classroom.goals for their classroom.

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Before StARTBefore StART

Teachers would develop goals based on local Teachers would develop goals based on local assessments or grade level trends from the assessments or grade level trends from the previous year.previous year.Using trends, teachers might see a grade level Using trends, teachers might see a grade level weakness in a strand or subtest. weakness in a strand or subtest. To be able to identify if this was a class To be able to identify if this was a class weakness the teacher would then have to look at weakness the teacher would then have to look at each studenteach student’’s individual results and create their s individual results and create their own spreadsheet.own spreadsheet.

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After StARTAfter StART

Teachers are able to quickly and easily see test Teachers are able to quickly and easily see test data for classes or students.data for classes or students.The data is for the students that are on the The data is for the students that are on the teacherteacher’’s roster at specific dates during the year.s roster at specific dates during the year.Teachers are able to identify class performance Teachers are able to identify class performance in regards to overall performance level and/or in regards to overall performance level and/or identify those strands or subtests where identify those strands or subtests where their their students had weaknesses.students had weaknesses.

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After StARTAfter StART

Teachers then can go even further by selecting Teachers then can go even further by selecting the performance level and be provided a list of the performance level and be provided a list of students that scored at that level.students that scored at that level.Reports can be processed by all students or Reports can be processed by all students or disaggregated by different subgroups.disaggregated by different subgroups.

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This roster report shows This roster report shows the strand rankings for all the strand rankings for all students currently in fifth students currently in fifth grade at Arcado that took grade at Arcado that took the Fourth Grade CRCT.the Fourth Grade CRCT.Please note that Reading Please note that Reading for Locating and Recalling for Locating and Recalling Information has the third Information has the third highest average strand highest average strand score.score.

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This roster report shows This roster report shows the strand rankings for the strand rankings for Limited English Proficient Limited English Proficient students currently in fifth students currently in fifth grade at Arcado that took grade at Arcado that took the Fourth Grade CRCT.the Fourth Grade CRCT.Reading for Locating and Reading for Locating and Recalling Information has Recalling Information has the lowest average strand the lowest average strand score.score.

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This roster report shows This roster report shows the strand rankings for all the strand rankings for all students currently in students currently in fourth grade at Arcado fourth grade at Arcado that took the Third Grade that took the Third Grade CRCT.CRCT.Physical Science has the Physical Science has the lowest average strand lowest average strand score.score.

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This roster report shows This roster report shows the strand rankings for all the strand rankings for all students currently in a students currently in a specific fourth grade class.specific fourth grade class.Physical Science has the Physical Science has the lowest average strand lowest average strand score.score.The 06/26 at the top is a The 06/26 at the top is a class section and can be class section and can be used to determine the used to determine the teacher(s) of these teacher(s) of these students.students.

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The newest tool for The newest tool for teachers is the class profile teachers is the class profile reports.reports.This report shows student This report shows student performance in the performance in the selected class.selected class.The report is color coded The report is color coded by performance level.by performance level.The report does include The report does include student names.student names.There are hyperlinks for There are hyperlinks for each subtest to see this each subtest to see this same report illustrating same report illustrating strand performance.strand performance.

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Reviewing Teacher RBESReviewing Teacher RBES

Administrators are able to review StART data to Administrators are able to review StART data to help teachers select goals that will improve help teachers select goals that will improve student achievement in their classroom. student achievement in their classroom. Administrators are also able to review StART Administrators are also able to review StART data to identify instructional needs at both the data to identify instructional needs at both the grade and classroom level. grade and classroom level.