1. Data Analysis Training for The SPSA Writing Process
Local District Northeast
Title 1 Coordinator Meeting
Tony Karch

2. Learning Objective
Learners will have a better understanding of the Data Analysis Process and how it relates to the Single Plan for Student Achievement.

3. Purpose of the Single Plan for Student Achievement
Is to create a cycle of continuous improvement of student performance
Is to raise the academic performance of all students to state standards
How do you do that?
With the continued use of DATA

4. Continuous Improvement Process

5. Data Use Essentials Develop a Leadership Team Collect Data
Analyze Patterns
Generate Hypothesis
Develop Goal-Setting Guidelines
Design Specific Strategies
Define Evaluation Criteria
Make the Commitment
Learning Point Associates, “A Guide to Using Data in School Improvement Efforts”

6. Why Develop a Leadership Team?
Collecting data from a variety of sources is hard work
Discussions are richer and more diverse with numerous points of views and insights
Disseminating the information is easier
Sustaining the continuous school improvement cycle is easier when the work is divided
Learning Point Associates, “A Guide to Using Data in School Improvement Efforts”

7. Collect Multiple Types of Data
Achievement Data
Demographic Data
Program Data
Perception Data
Learning Point Associates, “A Guide to Using Data in School Improvement Efforts”

8. Guiding Questions for Data Collection
Who are our students?
What trends do we see in our demographics?
What evidence can we collect about our students’ learning?
What evidence shows which students are meeting or not meeting standards?
How successful are our programs?
How do members of our school community feel about our school?
Learning Point Associates, “A Guide to Using Data in School Improvement Efforts”

9. Where do we find this information in LAUSD?

10. Analyze Data Patterns
Analyze achievement, demographic, program, and perception data through their own lenses
Then compare everything to the achievement data
Look for patterns and relationships among the data
Summarize observed strengths
Summarize and rank observed problems
Step back and look at the big picture
What are the patterns that have emerged?
Learning Point Associates, “A Guide to Using Data in School Improvement Efforts”

11. What are the trends or patterns at your school?
Discuss with your elbow partner some of the data trends you are seeing at your school.
Consider: achievement data, demographic
data, perception data, and program data
Share out

12. Generate Hypotheses Ask?
Why are our children performing the way they are?
What in our systems and practices is causing our children to have these problems?
Record the team’s hypothesis and then either “Reject” or “Accept” each one
Learning Point Associates, “A Guide to Using Data in School Improvement Efforts”

13. CAUTION: Don’t play the blame game!

14. Sample Hypothesis
Learning Point Associates, “A Guide to Using Data in School Improvement Efforts”

15. Developing Goal-Setting Guidelines
Discuss the outcomes for your students five years from now
Project one year toward the goal
Consider staff capacity and barriers for staff and students
What data will you collect to measure success and progress?
Create a SMART Goal

16. SMART Goals are: Specific Measureable Achievable Research Based
Time Sensitive
Learning Point Associates, “A Guide to Using Data in School Improvement Efforts”

17. Design Specific Strategies
Brainstorm specific actions to achieve your goal
Use your hypotheses for possible directions
Design several strategies
Guiding questions: Is the strategy…
Clear and understandable to all readers?
Based on best practice?
Observable and measureable?
Learning Point Associates, “A Guide to Using Data in School Improvement Efforts”

18. Final Steps: Define Evaluation Criteria
How will we know if our strategies are successful?
What evidence or DATA will we have to show the success of our action?
Make the Commitment
Share the plan with staff and SSC
Monitor the implementation monthly
Do what you say, say what you do!

19. SPSA Training December 2/5/8, 2016 by Director Network
January 23-26, 30-31, 2017 (Tutorials)
Additional Information:
SPSA will be an online version
Only address those goals that you feel are appropriate based on data (all schools must do Parent and EL)