1. Using NWEA MAP for Inspection and Accreditation Patricia Reeder, NWEA Facilitator MENA Conference October 2016
Climbing the Data Ladder, IL, DI
Revised 1/2012
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2. Essential Questions:
Is MAP data being used to support student growth and achievement?
What challenges exist in using MAP data relative to the inspection and/or accreditation processes?
Climbing the Data Ladder, IL, DI
Revised 1/2012
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3. Cycle of School Improvement
Identify Growth Successes & Concerns
Define & Verify Causes
Generate Solutions
Implement & Monitor Action Plan
MAP® Administration: Chicago Public Schools
Revised 7/2012
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4. Aligning MAP Data: Consider These Steps
Create a “Culture of Data Use” that is genuine
Ensure MAP literacy is prevalent
Establish routines for analyzing and monitoring your data
Encourage teacher use of MAP data to support attainment and progress
Climbing the Data Ladder, IL, DI
Revised 1/2012
© 2012 Northwest Evaluation Association™

5. Culture of Data Use Example
Statement
Record thoughts and questions related to your institution’s current culture in the use of data
Our data are used pervasively throughout planning, goal-setting, and improvement conversations.
We use a consistent data conversation process for analyzing our data.
We follow collaboration norms during each data conversation.
We analyze data by student, classroom, subject and school.
We track our data throughout the school year and across years.
We analyze data to assess what is working and what needs improving.
Statement
Record thoughts and questions related to your institution’s current culture in the use of data
AdvancED Alignment
(Student Performance Data)
Our data are used pervasively throughout planning, goal-setting, and improvement conversations.
Criteria 1: Assessment Quality
We use a consistent data conversation process for analyzing our data.
Criteria 3: Quality of Learning
We follow collaboration norms during each data conversation.
We analyze data by student, classroom, subject and school.
Criteria 1: Assessment Quality Criteria 3: Quality of Learning
Criteria 4: Equity of Learning
We track our data throughout the school year and across years.
We analyze data to assess what is working and what needs improving.
Student Performance Diagnostic Questions
Climbing the Data Ladder, IL, DI
Revised 1/2012
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6. Aligning MAP data; Step 2 Insuring common MAP literacy
Regarding your institution, do all staff know the following:
Common MAP and assessment terminology?
MAP report names and how to access them?
Which MAP reports contain status, improvement and growth data?
How to use MAP data to support differentiation and student goal setting?
Climbing the Data Ladder, IL, DI
Revised 1/2012
© 2012 Northwest Evaluation Association™

7. Using MAP for Measuring Performance
Climbing the Data Ladder, IL, DI
Revised 1/2012
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8. Aligning MAP Data Step 3: Analyzing and Monitoring Progress
Consider these steps:
Create a “Culture of Data Use” that is genuine
Ensure MAP literacy is prevalent
Establish routines for analyzing and monitoring your data
Support teacher use of MAP data to support attainment and progress
Climbing the Data Ladder, IL, DI
Revised 1/2012
© 2012 Northwest Evaluation Association™

9. Data Conversations and School Improvement
MAP® Administration: Chicago Public Schools
Revised 7/2012
© 2012 Northwest Evaluation Association™

10. Data Conversation Protocol
Predicting
Observing
Identifying Problems/ Strengths
Explaining
Causation
Finding Root Cause
Building the Plan
Implementing
Monitoring/ Evaluating
What do you think you will see in the data?
What did you accomplish?
What do you see in the data?
What progress are you making?
What are you going to act upon?
What actions are you going to take?
What are some possible explanations/causes for what you see?
MAP® Administration: Chicago Public Schools
Revised 7/2012
© 2012 Northwest Evaluation Association™

11. Aligning MAP Data Step 3 continued: Monitoring Progress
Consider these steps:
Create a “Culture of Data Use” that is genuine
Ensure MAP literacy is prevalent
Establish routines for analyzing and monitoring your data
Support teacher use of MAP data to support attainment and progress
Climbing the Data Ladder, IL, DI
Revised 1/2012
© 2012 Northwest Evaluation Association™

12. Best Practices for Classroom Use

13. Best Practices Continued

14. Use of the Learning Continuum to Take Data to Instruction

15. Reflection and Planning Ahead
Questions?
Patricia Reeder, NWEA Facilitator
Climbing the Data Ladder, IL, DI
Revised 1/2012
© 2012 Northwest Evaluation Association™