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Practical Uses of Data for Student Learning
Ed Snyder and Christine Keller
Fort Recovery Local Schools
Practical Uses of DSL at Fort Recovery Local Schools Training Tips
List of Uses and On-Line Examples Superintendents & Board Members Principals Secretaries Teachers Technology Coordinator
SIS Student Search Report
Data for Student LearningTraining Tips Train Administrators first
Superintendent and Principals Guidance Counselors and Secretaries
Up to 2 hours of in-service for Teachers DSL sign-on not given until trained After-school Open Houses Have over 60 staff (85%) trained in DSL
Data for Student LearningTraining Tips Follow-up Training on specific topics
Admin & Secretaries – SIS Student Search Report training for 1 hour
Will also offer this to Guidance Counselors Always provide feedback to NOACSC
Easy changes made within days Other suggestions put on list for next revision
Emphasize the sensitive nature of the data
Data for Student LearningTraining Tips We chose to give all teachers access to all
options except student disciplinary records
Administrators have access to everything
Tech Coordinator administers DSL
Tech Coordinator does most of the training
– although some teachers have filled in
Data for Student LearningSuperintendent & Board Members
Testing Results for District – DSL-Testing
Off-Year Proficiency
Absence Graph Report
EMIS Enrollment
Civil Rights Compliance
SIS Student Search for reports and lists
Data for Student LearningPrincipals IEPs and MFEs IATs Proficiency Review Planning Curriculum Auditing – Instruction
Auditing Differentiation of Instruction Study Partners or Group
Data for Student LearningPrincipals Course History for ACT Applications Attendance for Deer Hunting Birthdays Grant Writing Letters Home and Court DSL-Testing Module
Data for Student LearningPrincipals Group test results for Re-Evals Resource for Committees Class Lists with Pictures Transcript and Class Rank SIS Student Search for reports and lists Log in at morning and stay logged in the rest of
the day
Data for Student LearningSecretaries
Homework for absent students – helpers Pictures on certificates Birthday list and pictures on announcements Check on student schedule and/or homeroom Check absences/attendance for incentives –
use detail to explain to students SIS Student Search for reports and lists
Data for Student LearningTeachers
Seating Chart Class List with Pictures for special projects Class List and Seating Chart in sub folder Proficiency Scores by Class Proficiency Scores by Teacher Students’ Schedule Gifted Students SIS Student Search for reports and lists
Data for Student LearningTechnology Coordinator
Tech Kids’ Schedules Course ID# for GradeQuick Teacher Addresses Student ID# and other info for adding/deleting on
GradeQuick rosters Miscellaneous Student Report requests SIS Student Search for reports and lists
Data for Student LearningSIS Student Search Report/Download Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search Tremendous timesaver for all 5 groups On-Line Report or Download (Excel, text file) Download requires Excel – Office 2000 Can choose fields to display and criteria to filter Goal should be that all data is stored in SIS/EMIS
and then presented in DSL
Data for Student LearningSIS Student Search Report/Download List of Graduating Seniors Class Lists with Homeroom Locker Lists Name & Address Lists Birthday Lists Students on IEPs Café Terminal Lists and ASCII files
Superintendent & Board Members – Examples
Testing Results for District == Go Test Results – Testing Results for a Specific District
Off-Year Proficiency == Go to Test Results – Testing Results for a Specific District
Absence Graph Report == Go to Reports – SIS Reports – Attendance – Absence Graph
EMIS Enrollment == Go to Reports – EMIS Reports – October EMIS Enrollment
Civil Rights Compliance == Go to Reports – EMIS Reports – Civil Rights
Data for Student LearningPrincipals – Examples
IATs/IEPs/MFEs == Go to Student Info – Select Student – Proficiency – View Visual Proficiency Progression -OR- View Proficiency Progression (Get Results)
Course History for ACT Applications == Go to Student Info – Select Student – Course History
Letters Home == Go to Student Info – Select Student – Attendance – Copy & Paste Attendance Chart into letter
Letters to Court == Go to Student Info – Select Student – Discipline – Copy & Paste or attach to letter
Transcript and Class Rank = Go to Student Info – Select Student - Transcript
Data for Student LearningSecretaries – Examples
Homework == Go Student Info – Select Student – Print Schedule with Locker Name – Student Helpers gather homework and books
Pictures on Certificates == Go to Student Info – Select Student – Demographics – Right click on Picture and copy onto certificate
Birthday List and Pictures == Go to Other – Upcoming Birthdays for next 10 days. Then grab pictures as above for PowerPoint on scrolling announcements
Student Schedule == Same as Homework above
Absences/Attendance == Go to Student Info – Enter Name – Choose Student – Attendance
Data for Student LearningTeachers – Examples
Class List with Pictures == Go to Classroom Management – Class List with Pictures – Choose Teacher – Get Schedule – Choose Class
Seating Chart == Go to Classroom Management – Seating Chart – Choose Teacher and Class – Follow the directions
Proficiency Scores by Class == Go to Test Results – Ohio Proficiency Results for a Current Course and Section – Select Teacher, Course and Section – Select Test Type and Area
Proficiency Scores by Teacher == Go to Test Results – Ohio Proficiency Results for a Specific Teacher – Select Teacher – Select Test Type, Area, and Year
Gifted Students == EMIS Reports – Gifted – Choose School, Grade, and Gifted Areas. Remember the selection is using AND not OR.
Data for Student LearningTech Coordinator – Examples
Students’ Schedules == Go Student Info – Enter Name – Choose Student – Print Schedule with Locker Name – Student Helpers gather homework and books
Course ID # for GradeQuick == Go to Student Info – Browse by Teacher, Course, Section – Choose Teacher
Teacher Address == Go to Other – Teacher Directory – Choose Teacher
Student ID# == Go to Student Info – Enter Name – Choose Student – Demographic
Student Report Requests == Reports – Student SIS Search – Choose criteria and fields – Copy & Paste to Excel
Data for Student LearningSIS Student Search Report – Examples
List of Graduating Seniors == Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search – Choose Grade 12 and Fields to Display
Class Lists with Homeroom == Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search – Choose School/Grades and Fields to Display including Homeroom Number and Homeroom Teacher
Locker Lists == Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search – Choose School/Grades and Fields to Display including Locker Number and Locker Combination
Name & Address Lists == Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search – Choose School/Grades and Fields to Display
Students on IEPs == Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search – Choose Specific Program Code (I.e. 09 or 10)
Why should your school use Data for Student Learning? One-stop shopping for all types of data Greater data accuracy Easier to use data to drive decision-making Eliminate redundancy of data entry and
typing up separate (out-of-date) lists Increased understanding of the data that
you have already entered in SIS/EMIS
Tricks to Implementing DSL Pressure and Support Data-Driven Decisions Lead your staff to the right solution to the
problem Create a need Training, training, training Contact your A-Site with suggestions
DSL Upgrade to DASL Per Eric Schumm at NOACSC New look and feel New security system – rule based SIS Functionality PDF based reports Some features to be available for beta
testing in Spring 03
Contact Information Ed Snyder, Principal, Fort Recovery High School
Christine Keller, District Technology Coordinator, Fort Recovery Local [email protected]
Nancy Reinhard, Secretary, Fort Recovery Middle [email protected]