Data-Driven Program Evaluation

In Data-ease Terms

STEP 1 WHAT is the CRISIS?

How many students does it effect?What types of populations?

Race, Sex, Special PopulationsWhat grade level? What teachers?What programs?What strands?

Step 2 COLLECT DATA

What Data can be collected?

DATA SOURCES?The district solution can collect and consolidate data from:

Individual Students –writing samples, portfolios, projects

Assessments of Students—EOC, TPRI, TAKS, STAR, ITBS, SOI, Benchmarks

Students by Subgroups Teacher Submitted Information--TIERS Curriculum Information—TEKS Mastery Individual Lesson Plans—Modifications, Enrichments Parental Involvement—Conferences, Contracts Other

Step 3 ANALYZE

BREAK OUT Individual--student scores, grades, writing samples, reading

BREAK OUT Individual Concepts – curriculum alignment

GROUP—by COHORT – look at COHORT report,

GROUP by student – look at AYP COMPARE—Similarities, Differences DENOTE TRENDS--Over time, year to year, IDENTIFY WEAKNESSES –by scores, by

curriculum alignment, by materials (by process, by program, by practices NOT by personality)

STEP 4 REPORT

SHARE – findings with COHORT & Campus Leaders

DISCUSS—findings across curriculum and across grade levels

COORDINATE—a formative report for campus/district improvement committees

STEP 5 NEEDS ASSESSMENT

OUTLINE NEEDS—by program, by process, by practice, by grade level, by classroom, and by student

IDENTIFY –make a list of deficiencies (program, materials, knowledge, skills coordination, practices, verbiage)Specifically, what are the 2 weakest

concepts in your scores, in your cohort, in your department, on your campus, in the district?

STEP 6 ACTION PLAN

CREATE PLAN —Determine what is going to be done, by whom, how, why, when, how long, with what goals

FLOW CHART—Give everyone a visual map of what we have decided to do

REALITY CHECK —run your plan through –is it possible, is it plausible, do we have the heart to do it, do we have the resources to do it?

STEP 7 GATHER THE RESOURCES

ACTION PLANS need resourcesPERSONNELTIMETRAINING

DETERMINE EXPERTISE NEEDEDHOW OFTEN, FROM WHERE, FROM WHOM

FUNDINGMATERIALSACQUISITION TIME

STEP 8 COMMITMENT

PRACTICE – 3-Year minimum commitment to change

LEARNING CURVE –”The truth will set you free, but first it will hurt a lot” Rick Warren

STEP 9 ACCOUNTABILITY

RESPONSIBILITY – no weak linksNO EXCUSES – Accepting your

AssignmentSHINE – Showing what you have

accomplished as a teacher, what your students have accomplished in knowledge & skills

STEP 10 VISION with HEART

What do your want your program to look like in 3

years?

What is your Vision?

Your Plan?

THE KEY

NEED a HELPER?

WE HAVE A HELPER!

HEART for

ENGAGINGLEARNERS,PASSION for

EXCELLENCE thru

RESEARCH