CCSSO Education Leaders Conference Using Data to Improve Instruction in Ohio Dr. Susan T. Zelman Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction

We want nothing less than 100 percent proficiency for all students. Consequences of NCLB If a school fails to make Annual Yearly Progress: Public school choice Supplemental educational services Replacing school staff Restructuring, state takeover We want nothing less than 100 percent proficiency for all students.

Results Ohio ranked 7th in the nation Education Week's 2008 Quality Counts Report In 2008, above national average ACT test scores with 65% participation Statewide average of tests scores increased 25+% since 1999-2000

Strategic Value of Data from Assessments Standards Achievement & diagnostic tests Statewide assessments Absolute performance Value Added Growth Model Future - performance based assessments

“The root of the root” Example using 5th grade Math subscale data: Is the root cause of a problem your curriculum? Is it your text book and other instructional materials? Are you getting to higher order thinking skills? Is it your assessments? Is your professional development aligned to address the problem? Is it your resource management? Are you spending your budget effectively?

Performance Council Leadership and middle management ask what is the data telling us? How are our urbans performing? What are districts doing around the issue of school climate and effective performance? How do we inform policy of school climate? OIP is an easy to use score card that allows us to focus on quality and effectiveness on the front end.

Changing organizational culture Without data, everything is just opinion. Good data allows you to move quickly and strategically. Good data key to qualifying for and successfully acquiring federal funds.