Component+Three--Data+Analysis

//Introduction to//
 * Component 3 – Academic and Non-Academic Data Analysis **

Component 3 has been expanded. It includes all kinds of data reporting, both non-academic and academic. You will address the impact of key community events here (e.g., tornadoes, plant closings, major economic shifts). Data is essential for planning. Effective planning assesses student needs accurately and completely. Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to direct attention to the most critical student achievement needs and those non-academic needs that significantly impact academic performance. A needs assessment is a cyclical process. The district’s strategic plan will use your school improvement plan and the data you collected as part of the needs assessment process that it will undertake in its planning process.

The important steps in a comprehensive needs assessment are

(**Helpful Hints** for planners, from the “Look-fors” and focus questions used by readers who review your plan) || Quality schools continuously improve the educational process by using student performance data to advance student learning and to recognize students who meet both curriculum and performance goals. In reviewing student //academic// data, consider student performance data and student expectations: = = ¨  Focus on what students will know and be able to do. ¨ Narrative that synthesizes the data. DO NOT make copies of TCAP reports and insert them into your plan. ¨ Review 3-year NCE average student performance data incorporating the 2000-2001 reports to establish students current performance. ¨ Disaggregate quantitative student performance data as appropriate to determine the academic growth of subgroups. ¨ Examine multiple methods of assessment to analyze student performance. ¨ Review Tennessee standards for each grade level to enable teachers to monitor student progress. ¨ Identify student learning needs. ¨ Identify student learning strengths. ¨ Develop performance targets. This is an Essential part of your plan. Remember that the most basic requirement of the plan is that it be DATA-DRIVEN. In your narrative synthesis of the //academic// data, here are some areas to review:  1. TCAP Results  2. Writing Assessment  3. Competency Tests  4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> End of Course Tests <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> 5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> SAT <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> 6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> ACT <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> 7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Value-Added Scores <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> 8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Criterion-referenced Exams <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> 9.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Performance-based Measures <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> 10.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Text Book Tests <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> 11.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Samples of Student Work (portfolios, project demonstrations, lab journals, service learning participation) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> 12.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Gateway ||
 * 1) Review current SIP and other relevant school-level reports and documents;
 * 2) Identify the non-academic and academic data within the plans and reports;
 * 3) Decide if more data are needed and, if so, make decisions about collecting those data;
 * 4) Disaggregate data by NCLB required student subgroups;
 * 5) Identify accountability subgroups for the school;
 * 6) Analyze data to determine strengths and needs;
 * 7) Prioritize and list needs.
 * COMPONENT 3 – ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC DATA ANALYSIS **
 * COMPONENT 3 – ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC DATA ANALYSIS **