114511201 The Administrator’s Tool Box - Effectively Using ERG Data u Education Resource Group, Inc. 21 Waterway Avenue, Suite 300 The Woodlands TX 77380 www.ERGAnalytics.com Copyright © 2005-2012 - Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Page 1 Copyright © 2005-2010 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending Copyright © 2005-2010 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending

Performance Management Functions The “Heart and Soul” of Performance Management How well is your organization doing? Where are improvements necessary? Who are the models of high performance? Are your improvement strategies working? The greatest challenge to performance improvement is the difficulty that organizations have in seeing themselves as they really are. Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending 2 2

Public Education Accountability System Level 4 Level 2 Level 4 01 04 162 05 26 02 Level 3 Academic Rating System Level 2 Level 1 Level 1 Level 3 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending 3 3

A Level Playing Field - Academic Performance Index Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending 4 4

A Level Playing Field - Financial Performance Index Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending 5 5

The ERG Performance Matrix Over Forecast Under Forecast Academic Ranking Level 4 Level 2 Level 4 11 15 14 10 Level 3 12 16 14 08 Level 2 12 08 14 16 Level 1 15 11 08 16 Level 1 Level 3 Financial Ranking Under Forecast Over Forecast Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending 6 6

The ERG Education Productivity Index Over Forecast Under Forecast Academic Ranking Least Value Level 4 Level 3 Most Value Level 2 Level 1 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Financial Ranking Under Forecast Over Forecast Performance is Measured by Both Location and Movement Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending 7 7

Northside is a High Performing District Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending

Now, Tell Me About Your Campus ….. Access the Campus Analyst by clicking on “Campus “ from the menu on the left. Look at the “square” your campus star is in. Using your worksheet, describe the meaning of your campus’ position in the Matrix. Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending

Tell Me MORE About Your Campus ….. Using your campus’ data and the Performance Table to the right of the Matrix, complete the following: 1. Did your EPI move up or down? How much did it change? 2. Did your API move up or down? How much did it change? 3. Did your SPI move up or down? How much did it change? Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending

Setting Campus Performance Goals Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending 11

ERG Performance Prescription Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending 12

Activity using the ERG Prescription Look at the API - for each of the 5 areas (or 2 for ES & MS), based on that information: What are the areas the data says you should focus on? Is that long enough to achieve or too long? Rewrite the prescription (ie. Based on NSISD’s goals, how many years do you think it should take to be the best in the group for Met Standard performance?) Adjust the goal, or adjust the years to achieve it (do you want to be average in a particular area, or do you want to adjust (accelerate) the years to achieve it to be the best?). Now the big question – what has to change if we are going to achieve these goals in less time? Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending

What affects momentum??? Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending

Dig a Little Deeper – The Profile Screen Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending

Looking Vertically With The Profile Screen Don’t forget to look at your momentum. Its an early warning indicator! Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending

What Does Your Profile Say About You? Using the Profile Screen, under “Core Academics” expand out Met Standard and also expand Met Standard for each of your campus’ grade levels : What is the primary subject area the data says you should focus on? Is this a singular grade phenomenon or across all grade levels? What is your second priority? Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending

Measuring Growth and Achievement High Achievement & Low Growth Low Achievement & Low Growth High Achievement & High Growth Low Achievement & High Growth How do we take these basic measurements and make them useful for leadership. A table of numbers is not effective. This view shows performance of your campus within a district for all tests taken. The red dot is the campus’ weighted average. Each of the green dots represents a grade level for all tests taken. Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending

The Next Step – The Classroom Analyst Using the Profile Screen, for this campus, we identified that Math was the subject we wanted to focus on. Does the Classroom Analyst support that? To find out, we are going to use the Classroom Analyst to look at Math for all grades and then ELAR for all grades. The Classroom Analyst is accessed from the campus’ “Matrix” screen and is a button above the Ranking Tables on the right. In the display options, leave the Matrix as Campuses, then choose: Subject: Math STAAR Class: ALL Then click update. Repeat for ELAR. Copyright © 2005-2010 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending

And … we drill again – The Classroom Analyst Math – All Grades ELAR – All Grades Grade 10 Algebra I Grade 11 Geometry Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending

And … we drill again – The Classroom Analyst Teacher Level Detail 10th Grade Math Teachers Copyright © 2005-2012 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending

Things to Keep in Mind …. Tool for identifying areas for improvement, not for personnel evaluation Use the right approach - Confront the brutal fact – but be careful to not confront them brutally! Conduct autopsies without blame Avoid misinterpretation of the data – become more familiar with the tool! Copyright © 2005-2011 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending

Having the “Talk” What NOT to Say: Your students’ performance really dropped this year. Did you review at all before the test? What TO Say: Do you see areas that really stand-out as strengths or areas you want to focus on? Copyright © 2005-2011 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending

Having the “Talk” What NOT to Say: I hope you have a plan in mind to fix this. What TO Say: What steps have you been thinking about for this year? Copyright © 2005-2011 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending

Having the “Talk” What NOT to Say: Do you even like teaching math? What TO Say: What strategies will you be using? Copyright © 2005-2011 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending

Having the “Talk” What NOT to Say: I suggest you observe Mrs. Jackson. She really knocked the top off of that area this year. What TO Say: Would you like to observe in a classroom to see some strategies that worked well this past year? Copyright © 2005-2011 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending

Having the “Talk” What NOT to Say: I’ve chosen some great teachers for those of you who aren’t sure what you’re doing, to observe. I think it will really help you. What TO Say: Would you be willing to let others observe in your classroom who want to see how you use strong strategies? You have a lot to share. Copyright © 2005-2011 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending

Having the “Talk” The Negative Results from “What NOT to Say”: This approach will put the individual on the defensive. It then becomes a discussion about blame, not the results and future goals. The Positive Results for “What TO Say”: This is confronting the brutal facts, but allowing the teacher to participate and share his/her observations. This approach builds buy-in and respects the teacher’s professional status. Copyright © 2005-2011 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending

Final Thoughts!! ERG is a tool NOT another program. It tells the story of what is really going on – all the way down to the classroom level. Many tools reveal performance data, ERG reveals dynamic movement of students’ learning. Which teachers “grow” students the most, i.e. which resources are being deployed successfully for the most benefit. ERG helps to set campus goals that are based on a total picture. How a campus achieves those goals is up to the principals’ leadership. Copyright © 2005-2011 Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending