Data Days at School

I have been dubbed Data Queen and A Data Evangelist by some people.  

As a principal, I’m always looking at data and having data meetings.  Each month, we review any data that was assessed during the month.   Teachers come in my office and we sit down and have quick reviews of each student.  Students that are in intervention are closely monitored for progress. Students not making sufficient progress are discussed thoroughly.  Students not in intervention and not making gains in the classroom are added to intervention.  Each student in intervention has specific goals set for them.  If the student does not make the goal, they cannot exit intervention.  When a student does exit, we monitor them for several weeks to make sure they do not fall behind.  

Right now we are having discussions with each fourth grade student.  Students in Texas must make progress in Index 2 in the State Accountability System.  Students are given their 3rd grade scores and showed how much progress they need to make this school year.  These images are a look at fourth grade math.  

Not only are students tracking their data…this is true for teachers.  

Teachers use data to change their instruction.

Teachers use data to improve learning.

Teachers use data to learn strengths and weaknesses.