Data and Assessment-Using the Right Data to Make Better Decisions September 24, 2013 Facilitated/Presented by: The Illinois RtI Network is a State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) project of the Illinois State Board of Education. All funding (100%) is from federal sources. The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H325A However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. (OSEP Project Officer: Grace Zamora Durán) I-RtI Network Sue Gallagher Stacey Weber

Question 1: Problem Identification We have so much data! How can we be more efficient and actually use the data we collect to make good decisions?

Question 2: Problem Analysis How can we use data to better match students with the best Tier 2 interventions?

Question 3: Plan Development How will we know if our Tier 2 program/strategies are working?

Question 4: Plan Evaluation Are our Tier 2 programs/strategies effective?

Final Activity: Action Planning

Warm Up

Outcomes Participants will: Consider a streamlined approach of data collection Identify ways to organize data for different purposes Demonstrate the use of data for Tier 2 problem solving purposes through development of decision rules Refine and Review current district/building assessment plan

Question 1: Problem Identification We have so much data! How can we be more efficient and actually use the data we collect to make good decisions?

Increasing Efficiency Pay attention to the different purposes of assessment Streamline the use of assessment tools— refine and/or abandon

ScreeningDiagnosticProgress Monitoring FormativeSummative Assessment tools designed to collect data for the purpose of measuring the effectiveness of core instruction and identifying students needing more intensive interventions and support Formal or informal assessment tools that measure skill strengths and weaknesses, identify skills in need of improvement, and assist in determining why a problem is occurring Ongoing assessment conducted for the purposes of guiding instruction, monitoring student progress, and evaluating instruction/inte rvention effectiveness Ongoing assessment embedded within effective teaching to guide instructional decisions Typically administered near the end of the school year to give an overall perspective of the effectiveness of the instructional program

Screening DiagnosticProgress Monitoring Formative Assessment Outcome Assessment Inventory Activity

District Assessment Plan

Updated Assessment Plan

Lower Performing Schools Screening Plan Mark Shinn 2013 When a considerable number of students fail to demonstrate strong basic skills

MS/HS Progress Monitoring Plan Mark Shinn 2013

Use ALL the Available Data Organize data in a meaningful way to be fully utilized for decision making – triangulation of data allows all data to be considered comprehensively

Gary Cates

What are you going to… Start doing? Stop doing? Refine?

Question 2: Problem Analysis How can we use data to better match students with the best Tier 2 interventions?

How Use ALL the Data We Have Better Determine approach for problem analysis – Standard Protocol vs. Problem Solving Approach Organize data as needed based on approach utilized

Behavioral Standard Protocol

Behavioral Problem Solving Approach Example

IIRC

Elmhurst School District 205

What are you going to… Start doing? Stop doing? Refine?

Question 3: Plan Development How will we know if our Tier 2 program/strategies are working?

How will we know if what we are doing is working? Need to establish decision rules to determine whether or not supports that are in place are working

Decision Rules

Consideration for Goals GradeFallWinterSpring 6 th th th GradeFallWinterSpring 5 th th th th Entrance Criteria Exit Criteria Elmhurst School District 205

What are you going to… Start doing? Stop doing? Refine?

Are the programs and strategies we use working? Need to organize data to apply established decision rules

Results (Data) Based on AIMSweb descriptors, 1 student is above target, 3 students are near target, and 1 student is below target.

Gary Cates

Activity Based on notes taken today self-assess the system you have in place at the district and/or building levels Action Plan on areas of weakness as desired

Implementation Action Planning IMPLEMENTATION: The carrying out or executing a plan and a method for evaluating effectiveness. #1 Goal to Accomplish This Year: Brainstorm Action Steps to Accomplish Goal: How to move forward-Next Step:Timeline:Person Responsible:Evidence of Completion: