Our Data Wise JourneyMay 2013 – September 2013

Benjamin Stoddert Middle School

Hillary Garner, Principal Wesley Brown, Assistant Principal

Carolyn Keemer, Academic DeanSandra Bobo, Academic Dean

Sterling Brooks, Testing CoordinatorMyra Lewis, RELA Instructional Lead Teacher

Tiffany White, Title I CoordinatorRosalynn Gaskins, Math Instructional Lead Teacher

Leroy Tompkins, Math Teacher

October 2013

Step 1: Organize for Collaborative

Work

TEAM & STRUCTURES

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Organize for Collaborative Work: Our Process

June 2013: Leadership Retreat• Teambuilding: Scavenger Hunt: Leap Frog,

“Beach” Volleyball, The Line-up• Assessed Leadership Styles: Strengths Finder• Identified Weak Areas as a Team– 5 Dysfunctions of a Team Workshop

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Organize for Collaborative Work: Our Process

July 2013: Instructional Council Trainings• Protocols: Compass Points, Stop Light, Hopes

and Fears, Plus/Delta• Teambuilding: “Rock, Paper, Scissors…Shoot!”• Created School-wide Meeting Agenda• Established School-wide Meeting Norms• Smart Start planning

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Organize for Collaborative Work:Our Evidence

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Where are you on the Spectrum? Positive Culture

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Beginning the Work

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The Instructional Council Hard at Work

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Step 1: Our Reflections

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+What worked well

ΔWhat to change next time

• Team Building• Strength Finders Survey- Identifying

Strengths and weaknesses • Compass Points Protocol-learning how

to work with others• Everything seems more organized this

year• We followed the agenda

• More time to set up classrooms placed in the schedule

• We didn’t post the “Norms” everytime we met

Step 2: Build Assessment Literacy

INCREASED COMFORT WITH DATA

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Step 2: Our Process

• We analyzed our baseline assessment the Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) to determine how best to utilize the data.

• We decided that the SRI alone is not the best indicator for interventions.

• We decided that the SRI should be used for devising baseline small groups however, the weekly Common Assessment data will be the driving force to make decisions and help students

set short term goals.• We identified our focus standards and expected outcomes

and used this information to create Common Assessments.

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Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)Fall 2013 Small Groups report

Student Name RAW SCORE Lexile Score PerformanceLevel

AR/B/P/ADV

GOAL: Lexile SCORE Performance Level Goal

AR/B/P/ADV

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Ex. Myra Lewis 33 849 LP 876 P 27

SRI Focus

• Vocabulary – Academic, Rich text• Comprehension - Close Analytical Read

Common AssessmentsBuilding a Framework

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• What will we assess students on?• How will we use this data?• What will be our next steps?• What does the assessment look like?• What standards should we align the assessment

with?• What is our turnaround time for reteaching?

Step 2: Our ReflectionsWhat worked well for us in this step

What we would like to improve for next time

• [Insert reflections] • [Insert reflections]

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What worked well for us in this step

What we would like to improve for next time

• [Insert reflections] • [Insert reflections]

+What worked well

ΔWhat to change next time

• We received a lot of useful information• We are all on the same page• We are being heard and have a say in

making some decisions• I feel comfortable • I am excited about reading the text as

a group-Close Read by Kylene Beers• Everyone took responsibility for

devising the Common Assessment• I am moderately comfortable using

data to make decisions

• I am worried that with all I have to do that I will get overwhelmed

• I have not had a lot of experience making data driven decisions

• I hope that we actually use our Data Notebooks this year (TAN)