Data Digging Leadership Consultant Group October 8, 2012 Blurring the Lines Data Digging Leadership Consultant Group October 8, 2012 The role of Special Education is moving towards a service within the general education curriculum. Inclusion, as appropriate, can work with the right accommodations. Students with IEP’s do succeed within a GE setting given the right accommodations. Data digging assists in aligning curriculum.
Activity: Pair and Share: Introduce self to partner Activity: Pair and Share: Introduce self to partner. Talk about role and where you work. Discuss how you or your district uses data. Paper around room. With partner – add data uses to appropriate paper. Individual students/ classroom/ school/ district Data Review
What tools are used? Discuss types of data seen in district How is the data used?
What is the purpose? Data gathering Information Making choices using data Sound decisions Mitch – activity: Measuring tape – measure 4 things; enter answers. How can we use this data. Give a bigger picture.
MiSchool Data Portal (Mitch) What does this tool do? Public Side vs Private Side Gen Ed Inquiries SPED Inquiries
3 Win Template Discuss LRE and how it affects student progress Compare: State ISD District School Grade Subject What else do we want to know? Graduation rates? Drop out rates? Free and reduced lunch? Transience? Does this come from the MiCIS site or someplace else?
MEAP TRENDS Activity – Mitch: Template % of proficiency SWD/SWO 5 year trend
Comparing Reading & Math (Mitch) Using the template, record the Item, GLCE, and gap for the largest area in math and reading.
SPP Indicators Drop out Graduation LRE Comparison worksheet (Lynne) by disability Add drop out rate and graduation rate to LRE What is the difference between GE/SE graduation rates reasons? hypothesis action steps
Dashboards Mitch
Just a Tool… “A tool is any physical item that can be used to achieve a goal.” - Wikipedia ? Lynne Mitch – Tools If you don’t have a goal in mind there isn’t a tool that can help you. Small groups What do we need to further explore – share out