Working Together: Understanding SBA Data Les Morse, Director Assessment & Accountability Alaska Department of Education & Early Development No Child Left Behind Winter Conference January 18, 2006 Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 2 Presentation Outline 1.Materials 2.Quality Data 3.Grade Level Expectations 4.Standards Based Assessment Items 5.Test Results 6.Connecting to Instruction 1.Cell phones 2.EVERYONE is essential 3.Timed activities Partner Sharing Table activities Table Moderator Table Timer 4.Whole group 5.Breaks

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 3 Materials School District Folder –District School Roster with Scale Scores (white) –Scale Proficiency Score Chart (goldenrod) –District Improvement Plan Example (café ole tan) –District Improvement Plan (1 page, 4 copies) –District Subpopulation Report (white) –Guide to Building a Culture of Quality Data (booklet) –Quality Data Role Sheets (sunshine yellow) –Blueprints (all grades/all contents) (Pink/lavender/blue) –6 th Grade Reading Proficiency Level Descriptor (green) Alaska Standards booklet

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Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 5 Quality Data A belief that good data are an integral part of teaching and learning A belief that everyone in a school is responsible for quality data A belief that we can create orderly information from disorderly settings

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 6 Quality Data Policies and Regulations Standards and Guidelines Training and Professional Development Timelines and Calendars Technology (Hardware + Software + Network) Data Entry Environment

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 7 Quality Data Everybody has a role in developing a Culture of Quality Data Principal Office Staff Teacher/Counselor/Librarian/Nurse Superintendent Board of Education Data Steward (Data Coordinator) MIS & Technology Staff

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 8 Quality Data Table Discussion Table Discussion Protocol (16 minutes) 1.Round one: 1 minute (+/-) sharing by each participant What things to do need to be addressed in terms of quality on role sheet? 2.Round two: 1 minute (+/-) sharing of ideas to put into action within district Distribute Data Quality Role sheets to district team members Share, or read non represented role sheets Prepare to speak to how the things to do are happening in your district

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 9 SBA School Roster Average Scale Score State District Standard Content School Average Proficiency by Scale

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 10 Test Blueprint

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 11 Test Blueprint

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 12 Test Blueprint

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 13 Test Blueprint

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 14 Test Blueprint

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 15 Test Blueprint to GLE Partner Sharing 4 minutes (equal time for each) Examine 6 th Grade Test Blueprint, Analysis of Content or Structure. Turn to pages in standards book to review GLEs within the Analysis of Content or Structure strand. Discuss: How are the GLEs currently incorporated into the district curriculum and instructional program?

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 16 Results – Data Instructional Program Test connected to standards.

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 17 Results – Data Results to Blueprint Reporting category focused collection of GLEs

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 18 SBA to GLE Find average scale score for Analysis of Content or Structure Discuss: How does data reinforce, or not reinforce, the earlier discussion about district curriculum and instruction? Table Discussion Protocol (10 minutes total) 2 minutes: Complete task 1 minute per participant: Address question in box to left

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 19 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN CHANGES TO CURRENT PRACTICE District Name: Goal #___ (Performance Standard and GLE to be addressed) Performance Indicator 1.1 (Baseline) Performance Target 1.1 (Measurable Change) CHANGES WE WILL MAKE TO CURRENT PRACTICE Scientifically based support for this strategy/materials (reference, or brief description)

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 20 SBA Data Review District School Roster Identify area by using district average scale score (may be same area already discussed in 6 th grade) of greatest challenge (choose only ONE content and ONE grade level). Table Discussion Protocol (22 minutes) 2 minutes: Task to left minutes: Discussion Rounds –1 minute per person - Round 1: What aspects of district program needs to be reviewed to address area of challenge? –1 minute per person - Round 2: What questions do the data raise for me regarding GLEs, curriculum and instruction? 4 minutes: Complete the form Changes To Current Practice

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 21 How do we increase student achievement using the GLEs? Connect instruction to standards –GLE is what students should know and do. –Teach vocabulary of the GLEs. –GLE is part of the curriculum –Common instructional design model Vary Depth of knowledge Expect written responses Encourage reading for understanding

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 22 SBA Data Review Table Discussion Protocol (17 minutes) 1 minutes: Review list on previous page minutes: Discussion Rounds –1 minute per person - Round 1: What practices are currently taking place in the district or our school or my classroom to use the GLEs for improved student achievement? –1 minute per person - Round 2: What changes in practices within the district or our school or my classroom will support use of the GLEs for improved student achievement?

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Using Data effectively does not mean getting good at crunching numbers. It means getting good at working together. When 19 Heads Are Better Than One Education Week, December 7, 2005