1. August GATE Equity Webinar: Using Assessment and Student Growth Percentiles to Jump Start Your Year
Exploring topics related to equity in graduation success
Kefi Andersen – OSPI Graduation and Equity Specialist
Marissa Rathbone – OSPI Director of Operations, Learning and Teaching
David Parascand – Tumwater School District Math Director

2. Vision Mission Every student ready for career, college, and life
To provide funding, resources, tools, data and technical assistance that enable educators to ensure students succeed in our public schools, are prepared to access post-secondary training and education, and are equipped to thrive in their careers and lives.
Vision Mission

3. Today’s Goals
Offer ideas on how to use data to inform planning and instruction
Show how to access and use the Equity Analytics
Get an example of how Tumwater School District is using data
Learn about tools and resources for further action
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4. Equal vs Equitable OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
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5. Measuring Success Performance Indicators We must help students:
Enter kindergarten with expected skills in all six areas identified by the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS).
Meet standard on the 3rd-, 8th-, and 11th-grade statewide English language arts (ELA) and math assessments, and the 8th-grade statewide science assessment.
Grow toward proficiency in ELA and math, as determined by Student Growth Percentiles, in 4th and 6th grades.
Enroll in Algebra I/Integrated Math I by the end of 8th or 9th grade and earn high school credit.
Enroll in college-level courses and earn dual credit.
Take the SAT and ACT and earn college-ready scores.
Access financial aid for post-secondary learning.
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6. Measuring Success We must help students avoid
9th-grade course failure.
Suspensions and expulsions.
Chronic absenteeism.
Measuring Success
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7. Defining Proficiency OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
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8. How to be “Proficient” Perform well on state assessments
Demonstrate success in a variety of areas
On track to graduate
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9. Proficiency for Today’s Presentation
Performance Indicators:
Grow toward proficiency in ELA and math, as determined by Student Growth Percentiles, in 4th and 6th grades.
Meet standard on the 3rd-, 8th-, and 11th-grade statewide English language arts (ELA) and math assessments, and the 8th-grade statewide science assessment.
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10. State Assessment Data Points
Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA)
Math and ELA – Grades 3rd through 8th & 11th
End of Course (EOC) Exams
Math (Algebra 1 or Geometry) & Biology
Measurements of Student Progress (MSP)
Science – Grades 5th & 8th
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11. David Parascand – Math Specialist, Tumwater School District
District Spotlight
David Parascand – Math Specialist, Tumwater School District
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12. Assessment Data to Drive Focus
What were our areas of need?
9th Grade Failure Rate Reduction
8th to 9th Grade Transition
Non-Low Income vs. Low-Income Opportunity Gap
Alignment of Core Instruction
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13. Assessment Data to Drive Change
What were our outcomes?
Reduced Opportunity Gap
Strong Evidence Excited Secondary Math Team
Systemic Core Instructional Focus
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14. Data… What Data? What was most impactful? Why was it impactful?
Student Growth Percentile Comparisons
Claim 1, 2/4 and 3 Reports
Why was it impactful?
State Assessment Mechanisms Measuring Equity and Teaching Practices
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15. How can you utilize the data dashboard?
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16. Questions & Polling
Are you currently using proficiency data in your work?
A. YES! Extensively
B. Sometimes
C. Very little
D. NO! Not at all
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17. Accessing the Data How to find these resources and
what to do with them when you get there
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18. What is Tableau?
Tableau is a data visualization software tool that helps people see and understand their data.
Similar to Excel, but with greater flexibility
Works better across platforms and devices
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19. Assessment Analytics Allows easier comparisons across: Schools
Districts
ESDs
Student Sub-Groups
Multiple Year Review
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20. Who is included in the Data? Who’s Not?
School districts, buildings, students in Washington State
Not Included
To avoid publishing identifiable information, districts with fewer than 10 students are filtered out. This data is still available through building data files in EDS.
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21. Why report assessment data in this way?
Invite conversations about teaching, learning, and instruction
Provide a user-friendly way to identify disparities between student groups
Expand conversations that often focus only on proficiency to also include student growth
Reveal places where achievement is notable
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23. Questions & Polling
How do you feel about using the analytics to better understand equity in your assessment scores?
A. I can find places where my district has work to do
B. I have a basic understanding but I’m still struggling
(Please use the Q&A so we can help!)
C. I’m confused, but once I get in the tool I think I can figure it out.
D. I could use some one on one help
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24. Equal vs Equitable What is the difference between equal and equitable?
What ways does your district provide equitable experiences and instruction for your students?
How does this relate to assessment?
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25. What About My District Guiding Reflection Questions Review your data.
How do your student sub-group populations compare to others?
What trends do you notice over time?
How do you compare to similar districts?
Using the key performance indicators, (such as: 9th Grade Course Failure, Chronic Absenteeism, Discipline), are there any crossover issues?
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26. Ladder of Inference Impulsive Action Speculation Assumption Fact
Let’s revamp our 10th grade Math curriculum
Impulsive Action
Speculation
What if we revamped our 10th grade math curriculum?
We obviously don’t have the right focus in our 10th grade Math curriculum
Assumption
70% of our 10th graders scored below proficient on the statewide Math assessment
Fact
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Adapted from the 5th Discipline Fieldbook, Peter Senge, 1994

27. Essential Elements
Transformational Leadership – Vision and relational trust. Planning and actions that engage staff, students, families, and communities
Collaborative Inquiry – Practices that engage staff in action research to improve
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Tiered Support System – Integrated supports for behavior (PBIS), achievement, and social emotional needs
Data – Evidence based processes that monitor and connect to supports
*Based on conversations with outlier districts with high graduation and attendance rates

28. For Further Discussion
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When you look at your data, what results make you wonder, “hmm…..”?
What factors are affecting student performance, and how can your district impact them?
What can you do to engage in conversations about these data in your district?
Who would you want to share this information with? Who should be part of the conversation?
What would you want to learn from other districts that are getting better results?
What can you do to learn from another district?
What can the ESD do to help districts learn from each other?
How can you use these new ways of looking at data to inform your district’s efforts to improve equity?
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29. Resources GATE Website Other OSPI Webpages GATE Equity Webinar
Outlier fact sheets
Graduation Equity tools
Other OSPI Webpages
ELA Assessments
Math Assessments
Science Assessments
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30. For Technical Information
Marissa Rathbone, Director of Operations for Learning and Teaching Questions about support for assessment | Susan Canaga, Data Governance Program Manager Questions about access to data and today’s presentation | Dixie Grunenfelder, Director of System and School Improvement Questions about OSPI’s performance indicators | Ashley Colburn, Data Analyst, Student Information Questions about SGP data and charts |
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31. Predicting Graduation with Early Warning Indicators
Next Month
Predicting Graduation with Early Warning Indicators
September 13, 2017
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
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32. Polling
What questions do you have that you want answered this year on the GATE Equity Webinar Series?
What questions do you have for next month’s topic: Predicting Graduation with Early Warning Indicators?
How can we make GATE Webinar better? Share your ideas with us!
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