1. Cultivating the Continuous Improvement Classroom
Student Data Folders

2. DATA COLLECTION
Helps to show students their progress or lack of progress at all times.

3. Individual Test and Quiz Grades

4. Student’s keep data
from previous quarters
to show possible
growth or lack of growth.

6. Decline In Failures for the Year In 7th grade Social Studies:Use of Data Folders

7. Student Data Folders

8. WHAT IS IT? A “TOOL” USED BY STUDENTS TO KEEP TRACK OF THEIR PROGRESS
INCORPORATES GOAL SETTING AND DATA COLLECTION
“PERFECT TOOL” TO ENHANCE STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES

9. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? SHOWCASES MISSION STATEMENTS CLASSROOM PLEDGES
EXPECTATIONS
STUDENT GOALS
STEPS TO ACHIEVE GOALS
STUDENT DATA DISPLAYING PROGRESS TOWARD GOALS

10. MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
HISTOGRAMS
PARETO DIAGRAMS
RADAR CHARTS
CHECK SHEETS
RUN CHARTS
BAR GRAPHS
LINE GRAPHS

11. WHEN IS IT USED?
ESTABLISH “QUALITY CLASSROOM” THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL
GOAL SETTING THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL
DAILY OR WEEKLY DATA MEASURES KEPT
QUARTERLY EVAULATE PROGRESS & ADJUST OR RESET GOALS

12. HOW IS IT MADE ? COMMUNITY BUILDING - DEVELOP QUALITY CLASSROOM
CLASS & INDIVIDUAL MISSION STATEMENTS
CLASS & INDIVIDUAL GOAL SETTING
PORTFOLIO TO SUPPORT DATA FOR STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES
BINDERS OR FOLDERS

13. Student Data Folders
Students need to be able to answer these questions:
1) What will I measure?
2) How will I measure it?
3) How will I improve?
4) How often will I chart my progress?

14. Things to Remember about Student Data Folders
Will students set individual benchmarks or use a class benchmark?
Anything students choose to create a data folder on MUST BE MEASURABLE.
Students need to be able to know how to improve and set an appropriate benchmark.

15. Student Data Folder Example Forms

16. Personal Information
This form will help me get to know your child. Please complete and return it to me as
quickly as possible.
Child’s Name________________________________________________________
Name of parents or guardians__________________________________________
Birthday_________________________Age______Phone #____________________
My child is good at_____________________________________________________
My child needs help with________________________________________________
My child likes to_______________________________________________________
Academically, I would like to see my child improve____________________________
Socially, I would like to see my child improve________________________________
Anything else you would like to share about your child to help make the school year more
successful_______________________________________________________
Feel free to use the back of this paper.
Thank you for your participation in your child’s education.

17. Parent Expectation Form
I expect my child to_______________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________.
I expect my child’s teacher to_______________________________________
As a parent I will ________________________________________________

18. Goals
What:_____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________
How: _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________
Goals (How will I measure what and/or how?)
Measure 1:____________________________
Measure 2:____________________________
Measure 3:____________________________
Measure 4:____________________________

19. My goal in ____________ is:
___________________________________

20. How am I doing on my goals in _________________________?
I will reach my goal by:
1. ________________________________!
2. ________________________________!
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
Red = Not yet! Yellow = Working on it! Green = Did it!!!

21. Sample: Watch me get to grade level in reading!
_____________________

22. How do I feel about my progress in ________________________?
______ J K L
Month Good Okay Not so good

23. Kindergarten Example Mission Statement Key Goals Key Measures
Student Data Folder
Classroom Data Center

24. We are Mrs. Thompson’s kindergarten class and we learn, work, and have fun playing nicely. We want to be responsible, caring, and kind grownups.

25. Know 28 lowercase letters
Key Measures for Kindergarten
Know 26 CAPITAL LETTERS
All students will…
Count 1-100
Know 32 sight words
Know 26 sounds
Know 28 lowercase letters
by the end of the school year.

26. My goals for Kindergarten:
I will know all lowercase letters by the end of the school year.
I will know all uppercase (capital) letters by the end of the school year.
I will know all my sounds by the end of the year.
I will know 32 sight words plus my name by the end of the school year.

27. I know my CAPITAL LETTERS.
Student’s Name _______________________ (to be kept in the student's journal)
5 letters
15 letters
20 letters
10 letters
26 letters

28. I know my lowercase letters.
Student’s Name _______________________ (to be kept in the student's journal)
15 letters
20 letters
10 letters
26 letters

29. I can count to 100.
Student’s Name _______________________ (to be kept in the student's journal)
1 to 20
1-60
1-80
1-100
1-40

30. I know my first 33 sight words.
Student’s Name _______________________ (to be kept in the student's journal)
32 words
24 words
18 words
6 words
12 words
My name

31. I know my sounds. 6 sounds 32 sounds 24 sounds 18 sounds 12 sounds
Student’s Name _______________________ (to be kept in the student's journal)
32 sounds
24 sounds
18 sounds
6 sounds
12 sounds

32. Posted as part of the classroom data center
goal