1. CCSSO Education Leaders Conference Using Data to Improve Instruction in Ohio
Dr. Susan T. Zelman Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction

2. We want nothing less than 100 percent proficiency for all students.
Consequences of NCLB
If a school fails to make Annual Yearly Progress:
Public school choice
Supplemental educational services
Replacing school staff
Restructuring, state takeover
We want nothing less than 100 percent proficiency for all students.

3. Results Ohio ranked 7th in the nation
Education Week's 2008 Quality Counts Report
In 2008, above national average ACT test scores with 65% participation
Statewide average of tests scores increased 25+% since

4. Strategic Value of Data from Assessments
Standards
Achievement & diagnostic tests
Statewide assessments
Absolute performance
Value Added
Growth Model
Future - performance based assessments

5. “The root of the root” Example using 5th grade Math subscale data:
Is the root cause of a problem your curriculum?
Is it your text book and other instructional materials?
Are you getting to higher order thinking skills?
Is it your assessments?
Is your professional development aligned to address the problem?
Is it your resource management? Are you spending your budget effectively?

11. Performance Council
Leadership and middle management ask what is the data telling us?
How are our urbans performing?
What are districts doing around the issue of school climate and effective performance?
How do we inform policy of school climate?
OIP is an easy to use score card that allows us to focus on quality and effectiveness on the front end.

12. Changing organizational culture
Without data, everything is just opinion.
Good data allows you to move quickly and strategically.
Good data key to qualifying for and successfully acquiring federal funds.