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©2007 Dr. Karl Squier Data Is Our Friend The Need for a School Counseling Data Management System
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2 ©2007 Dr. Karl Squier What Do You Think of When You Hear the Word Data?
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3 ©2007 Dr. Karl Squier What Is Data? Factual information, especially information organized for analysis or used to reason or make decisions. (www.dictionary.com)
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4 ©2007 Dr. Karl Squier Uses of Data Monitor student progress Target interventions Evaluate interventions and programs Plan programs Identify needs Describe problems Measure results and outcomes Assess cost- effectiveness Change systems Discover patterns Identify best practices Make decisions
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5 ©2007 Dr. Karl Squier 3 Types of Data Process ― What did you do for whom? Perception ― What do people think they know? What do they believe? What can they do? Results ― What are the outcomes? Process ― What did you do for whom? Perception ― What do people think they know? What do they believe? What can they do? Results ― What are the outcomes?
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6 ©2007 Dr. Karl Squier School Counseling Data Management System A systematic approach to producing, organizing, analyzing and reporting data on the impact of implementing comprehensive school counseling programs The SCDMS establishes correlations between the counseling program (e.g., curriculum, responsive services, targeted interventions) and key school-wide indicators (e.g., attendance, academic achievement, discipline) A systematic approach to producing, organizing, analyzing and reporting data on the impact of implementing comprehensive school counseling programs The SCDMS establishes correlations between the counseling program (e.g., curriculum, responsive services, targeted interventions) and key school-wide indicators (e.g., attendance, academic achievement, discipline)
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7 ©2007 Dr. Karl Squier Requirements for Establishing a SCDMS Determine what data needs to be gathered (e.g., who needs what data for what purposes) Determine data gathering processes and instruments Develop comprehensive plans for data gathering and reporting Report data to demonstrate the impact of school counseling on student success and the health of the school community Determine what data needs to be gathered (e.g., who needs what data for what purposes) Determine data gathering processes and instruments Develop comprehensive plans for data gathering and reporting Report data to demonstrate the impact of school counseling on student success and the health of the school community
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8 ©2007 Dr. Karl Squier Consequences of Not Focusing on Data The time when people believe we are doing a good job simply because we say so is gone and will never return Failure to report meaningful data marginalizes counselors in the school community and diminishes our credibility Failure to use data for decision-making harms students Failure to demonstrate our valuable contribution to student success through data can cost us our jobs The time when people believe we are doing a good job simply because we say so is gone and will never return Failure to report meaningful data marginalizes counselors in the school community and diminishes our credibility Failure to use data for decision-making harms students Failure to demonstrate our valuable contribution to student success through data can cost us our jobs
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9 ©2007 Dr. Karl Squier Critical Priorities We recommend that districts focus on producing data for: ― The RI Commissioner of Education’s Review Process ― Support Personnel Accountability Report Card (SPARC) Responding to these two reporting opportunities has the greatest potential for demonstrating that school counseling is making a significant contribution to student success and school improvement We recommend that districts focus on producing data for: ― The RI Commissioner of Education’s Review Process ― Support Personnel Accountability Report Card (SPARC) Responding to these two reporting opportunities has the greatest potential for demonstrating that school counseling is making a significant contribution to student success and school improvement
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10 ©2007 Dr. Karl Squier Commissioner’s Review The Commissioner’s Review Process requires districts to demonstrate how they are using comprehensive school counseling programs to support student success Counselors need to get involved in providing their districts with information about the impact of school counseling on student success The Commissioner’s Review Process requires districts to demonstrate how they are using comprehensive school counseling programs to support student success Counselors need to get involved in providing their districts with information about the impact of school counseling on student success
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11 ©2007 Dr. Karl Squier SPARC Support Personnel Accountability Report Card (SPARC) We view SPARC’s as one of the most powerful data reporting tools available to school counselors We highly recommend that all schools produce an annual SPARC We recommend EZAnalyze as the primary tool for processing data and generating graphs Support Personnel Accountability Report Card (SPARC) We view SPARC’s as one of the most powerful data reporting tools available to school counselors We highly recommend that all schools produce an annual SPARC We recommend EZAnalyze as the primary tool for processing data and generating graphs
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12 ©2007 Dr. Karl Squier Data Is Our Friend We cannot demonstrate that school counselors are accountable without meaningful data that shows the positive impact of our work Do not be afraid of data Embrace data as a powerful tool for improving our practice and promoting our vital contribution to student success We cannot demonstrate that school counselors are accountable without meaningful data that shows the positive impact of our work Do not be afraid of data Embrace data as a powerful tool for improving our practice and promoting our vital contribution to student success
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