DropBox for Leadership For School Improvement Part A: Analysis of Data (MDE Common Assessment)
This statewide Key Assessment evaluates candidates’ abilities to analyze a complex data set to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses within a school’s actual data. The assignment is divided into two sections:
- Part A.: Analysis of Data and Part B.:Action Plan Year 1 School Improvement.
- In Part A, candidates analyze a set of classroom data to identify areas of strengths, areas of weaknesses, and noted trends. Candidates also investigate rapid school turn-around and strategies that align with the areas of weakness identified in Section A.
- In Section B, candidates develop a Targeted Action Plan for grade level/school improvement to achieve turn-around goals.
Part A: Analysis of Data
Your task is to select a set of data provided, either secondary (Biology or English II) or elementary (3rd Grade EOY iReady data), and analyze the public data available for that school (Part A). You will develop an action plan for classroom/school improvement in Part B. You need to focus on immediate actions for year 1 (the Turnaround year). Please use the provided rubric from which a grade is determined.
Please note: If you can get your school’s data for a particular grade level or subject area, then you are free to use that data, but since it is summer, and the data may be difficult to obtain, then sample data is provided for you.
- Select the classroom/grade-level data.
2.. Your task now is to analyze your summary data. Use the provided template to fill in the information for the analysis.
- learn what research has to say about effective practices in turning around and transforming schools, and
- In Part B you will take this analysis and create an improvement action plan for your chosen school.
Specific Activities
Part A: Analysis of Data
- Closely analyze your selected school’s summary data.
- Examine closely the scores of different groups of students (At grade level or one grade level below, or two grade levels below)
- Identify trends and patterns of performance in the data (four areas of concern as indicated by the provided template)
- Identify one key area from the four areas of concern (3rd Grade EOY, English II or Biology). Use the MDE-provided resources as your starting point for your research.
- Keep the concepts of the Continuous School Improvement process as your research focus.
- See the provided Sample Template: Analysis of Data Part A for a suggested format for your data summary.
Use the provided template for this assignment to ensure you have all the needed components.
Follow the rubric provided to guide your work