Practical Uses of Data for Student Learning Ed Snyder and Christine Keller Fort Recovery Local Schools

Practical Uses of DSL at Fort Recovery Local Schools Training Tips List of Uses and On-Line Examples Superintendents & Board Members Principals Secretaries Teachers Technology Coordinator SIS Student Search Report

Data for Student Learning Training Tips Train Administrators first Superintendent and Principals Guidance Counselors and Secretaries Up to 2 hours of in-service for Teachers DSL sign-on not given until trained After-school Open Houses Have over 60 staff (85%) trained in DSL

Data for Student Learning Training Tips Follow-up Training on specific topics Admin & Secretaries – SIS Student Search Report training for 1 hour Will also offer this to Guidance Counselors Always provide feedback to NOACSC Easy changes made within days Other suggestions put on list for next revision Emphasize the sensitive nature of the data

Data for Student Learning Training Tips We chose to give all teachers access to all options except student disciplinary records Administrators have access to everything Tech Coordinator administers DSL Tech Coordinator does most of the training – although some teachers have filled in

Superintendent & Board Members Uses and Examples

Data for Student Learning Superintendent & Board Members Testing Results for District – DSL-Testing Off-Year Proficiency Absence Graph Report EMIS Enrollment Civil Rights Compliance SIS Student Search for reports and lists

Principal Uses and Examples

Data for Student Learning Principals IEPs and MFEs IATs Proficiency Review Planning Curriculum Auditing – Instruction Auditing Differentiation of Instruction Study Partners or Group

Data for Student Learning Principals Course History for ACT Applications Attendance for Deer Hunting Birthdays Grant Writing Letters Home and Court DSL-Testing Module

Data for Student Learning Principals Group test results for Re-Evals Resource for Committees Class Lists with Pictures Transcript and Class Rank SIS Student Search for reports and lists Log in at morning and stay logged in the rest of the day

Secretary Uses and Examples

Data for Student Learning Secretaries Homework for absent students – helpers Pictures on certificates Birthday list and pictures on announcements Check on student schedule and/or homeroom Check absences/attendance for incentives – use detail to explain to students SIS Student Search for reports and lists

Birthday Wishes Saturday April 14, 2001 Joe Keller (Kindergarten)

Teacher Uses and Examples

Data for Student Learning Teachers Seating Chart Class List with Pictures for special projects Class List and Seating Chart in sub folder Proficiency Scores by Class Proficiency Scores by Teacher Students’ Schedule Gifted Students SIS Student Search for reports and lists

Technology Coordinator Uses and Examples

Data for Student Learning Technology Coordinator Tech Kids’ Schedules Course ID# for GradeQuick Teacher Addresses Student ID# and other info for adding/deleting on GradeQuick rosters Miscellaneous Student Report requests SIS Student Search for reports and lists

SIS Student Search Report and Download

Data for Student Learning SIS Student Search Report/Download Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search Tremendous timesaver for all 5 groups On-Line Report or Download (Excel, text file) Download requires Excel – Office 2000 Can choose fields to display and criteria to filter Goal should be that all data is stored in SIS/EMIS and then presented in DSL

Data for Student Learning SIS Student Search Report/Download List of Graduating Seniors Class Lists with Homeroom Locker Lists Name & Address Lists Birthday Lists Students on IEPs Café Terminal Lists and ASCII files

Superintendent & Board Members – Examples Testing Results for District == Go Test Results – Testing Results for a Specific District Off-Year Proficiency == Go to Test Results – Testing Results for a Specific District Absence Graph Report == Go to Reports – SIS Reports – Attendance – Absence Graph EMIS Enrollment == Go to Reports – EMIS Reports – October EMIS Enrollment Civil Rights Compliance == Go to Reports – EMIS Reports – Civil Rights

Data for Student Learning Principals – Examples IATs/IEPs/MFEs == Go to Student Info – Select Student – Proficiency – View Visual Proficiency Progression -OR- View Proficiency Progression (Get Results) Course History for ACT Applications == Go to Student Info – Select Student – Course History Letters Home == Go to Student Info – Select Student – Attendance – Copy & Paste Attendance Chart into letter Letters to Court == Go to Student Info – Select Student – Discipline – Copy & Paste or attach to letter Transcript and Class Rank = Go to Student Info – Select Student - Transcript

Data for Student Learning Secretaries – Examples Homework == Go Student Info – Select Student – Print Schedule with Locker Name – Student Helpers gather homework and books Pictures on Certificates == Go to Student Info – Select Student – Demographics – Right click on Picture and copy onto certificate Birthday List and Pictures == Go to Other – Upcoming Birthdays for next 10 days. Then grab pictures as above for PowerPoint on scrolling announcements Student Schedule == Same as Homework above Absences/Attendance == Go to Student Info – Enter Name – Choose Student – Attendance

Data for Student Learning Teachers – Examples Class List with Pictures == Go to Classroom Management – Class List with Pictures – Choose Teacher – Get Schedule – Choose Class Seating Chart == Go to Classroom Management – Seating Chart – Choose Teacher and Class – Follow the directions Proficiency Scores by Class == Go to Test Results – Ohio Proficiency Results for a Current Course and Section – Select Teacher, Course and Section – Select Test Type and Area Proficiency Scores by Teacher == Go to Test Results – Ohio Proficiency Results for a Specific Teacher – Select Teacher – Select Test Type, Area, and Year Gifted Students == EMIS Reports – Gifted – Choose School, Grade, and Gifted Areas. Remember the selection is using AND not OR.

Data for Student Learning Tech Coordinator – Examples Students’ Schedules == Go Student Info – Enter Name – Choose Student – Print Schedule with Locker Name – Student Helpers gather homework and books Course ID # for GradeQuick == Go to Student Info – Browse by Teacher, Course, Section – Choose Teacher Teacher Address == Go to Other – Teacher Directory – Choose Teacher Student ID# == Go to Student Info – Enter Name – Choose Student – Demographic Student Report Requests == Reports – Student SIS Search – Choose criteria and fields – Copy & Paste to Excel

Data for Student Learning SIS Student Search Report – Examples List of Graduating Seniors == Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search – Choose Grade 12 and Fields to Display Class Lists with Homeroom == Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search – Choose School/Grades and Fields to Display including Homeroom Number and Homeroom Teacher Locker Lists == Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search – Choose School/Grades and Fields to Display including Locker Number and Locker Combination Name & Address Lists == Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search – Choose School/Grades and Fields to Display Students on IEPs == Reports – SIS Reports – SIS Student Search – Choose Specific Program Code (I.e. 09 or 10)

Why should your school use Data for Student Learning? One-stop shopping for all types of data Greater data accuracy Easier to use data to drive decision-making Eliminate redundancy of data entry and typing up separate (out-of-date) lists Increased understanding of the data that you have already entered in SIS/EMIS

Tricks to Implementing DSL Pressure and Support Data-Driven Decisions Lead your staff to the right solution to the problem Create a need Training, training, training Contact your A-Site with suggestions

DSL Upgrade to DASL Per Eric Schumm at NOACSC New look and feel New security system – rule based SIS Functionality PDF based reports Some features to be available for beta testing in Spring 03

Contact Information Ed Snyder, Principal, Fort Recovery High School Christine Keller, District Technology Coordinator, Fort Recovery Local Schools Nancy Reinhard, Secretary, Fort Recovery Middle School

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