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Data: What? So What? Now What?
The role of the principal as an instructional leader is critical in reviewing assessment data results, analyzing the meaning of the data, and developing actions to address identified needs in the school’s instructional program.
The resources on this web page are provided as support materials for use during this session of the Principal's Institute and for ongoing availability after the session.
Data Workshop Handouts- Workshop Handouts for Data: What? Now What? So What?
This Adobe PDF (Portable Document Fornat) file contains all of the handouts used in the Data: What? So What? Now What? workshop. The handouts are selcted materials from the Dennis Fox series, Using Classroom Data to Improve Student Achievement.
Dennis Fox Website- Using Classroom Data to Improve Student Achievement
This website is based upon the Dennis Fox video series Using Classroom Data to Improve Student Achievement. The series builds the capacity of principals and teacher-leaders to use student achievement data to improve instructional practice, focussing on standards, assessment, and data analysis, and how they can improve instructional decision making in the classroom, school, and district.
Online Resources for School Data- DataQuest
The California Department of Education has created DataQuest as a centralized website to help find facts about California schools and districts. Report subjects include:
- School Performance—Academic Performance Index (API), Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), and Title III Accountability
- Test Scores—California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), English Language Development Test (CELDT), Physical Fitness Test, High School Scores (SAT, ACT, AP), and STAR Test Results
- Student Demographics—Dropouts, Enrollment, English Learners, Graduates, and Special Education
- School Staffing—Staffing, Projected Teacher Hires
- Student Misconduct & Intervention—Expulsions
- Subject area/courses
- Technology Use & Proficiency
- Create Your Own Report
- STAR (Standardized Testing and Reporting) Results
This site provides direct links to current and prior year(s) test results for STAR tests. Additionally, there are links to realated sites (API, AYP, CAHSEE, CELDT).
- Ed-Data
How does your school compare with similar schools? You can easily find answers to that and other frequently asked questions related to school demographic data on this site. In addition to a vast amount of data, you can also read about important topics in public education.
State, county, district, and school reports have a wealth of data covering such areas as students and staffing, as well as finances for the district level. A glossary gives quick access to helpful definitions. You can also link directly to many California Department of Education web pages as well as other interesting sites about K-12 education.
School Profiler Reports from AchieveData- School Profiler Reports from AchieveData Solutions, LLC
AchieveData Solutions, LLC provides a free service to California schools with the School Profiler report. After creating a user name and login password, School Profiler enables you to generate a free report for any identified school in California. The report format is modeled on the template for the Single Plan for Student Achievement required of all California schools receiving funding through the Consolidated Application.
To download an Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) version of the report for your school, click on the link below with your school name. Or, you can visit the School Profiler site by clicking on the link above, generate an account, and do it yourself!
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