Image courtesy of KROMKRATHOG/Freedigitalphotos.net Allison French ACRP 2014 Virtual Conference Data Powered Futures July 16, 2014 DATA SPEAKS

How we use data at AHS Oregon Healthy Teen Survey Advisory Surveys Oregon CIS (UEP Pilot) Powerschool/PowerTeacher (athletics, grades, demographics) Anecdotal Formative and Summative Assessments Teacher Evaluation ETC. So much data! Image courtesy of stuart miles/Freedigitalphotos.net

Red Dot Activity AHS Redesign Personalization Student Body ~1, students were ‘unknown’ Advisory Class size of students Same students for 4 years 2 Counselors Two counselors for 1,000 students!

AHS ADVISORY DATA BECOMES VERY IMPORTANT Monitor PROGRESS/CHANGES DO WE KNOW THE STUDENTS? Post High School Planning Personalized Education Plans Fresh Start Counselors working with their retreat groups throughout the school year

ADVISORY EVALUATION Advisory Evaluation for StudentsAdvisor’s Name___________ Grade Level __________________ Please take some time and evaluate your experience in Advisory so far this year. It is important to give constructive feedback as we would really like Advisory to work for every student. Please respond to each question below using the following scale: 1= Strongly Disagree (SD) 2= Disagree (D) 3= Agree (A) 4 = Strongly Agree (SA) Circle the response that is closest to how you feel. SDDASA My Advisory is meeting my needs My Advisory class clearly communicates information and opportunities.1234 I am well informed about academic and post high school opportunities.1234 I feel supported by my Advisory class.1234 My Advisor cares about me.1234 I understand the relevance of high school as it relates to my future plans.1234 Advisory is a valuable program.1234 I value and make use of my TCB Time.1234 Suggestions for improvement: (Please be as specific as possible. You may use the back.)

My Advisor Cares about me. 2017

I understand the relevance of high school as it relates to my future plans.

ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL HOMEWORK SURVEY Your Advisory will be given time during TCB to conduct this important survey. If you would like to access the survey from home you may do so at any time. Then, you would NOT need to do it during TCB. To access the survey, go to this link: The survey is also posted on Principal Zundel’s Facebook page. Parents received an with a separate survey to complete.

Sorting food at the Ashland Food Bank Photo by Allison French

What I have learned about gathering student data: Some information from surveys is invaluable. A Personal connection with a student is precious and meaningful. That connection also generates more ‘data.’ (I am biased in that I believe this to be one of the most important resources for helping our students). Homeless youth, emotional health issues, physical issues, family issues, etc. Utilizing data tools (ie. Powerschool) requires professional development time. Academic data is another resource for helping our students – success and/or failure. Data is meaningless unless you do something with the information.

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