Rochester City School Districts Use of Student Related Data

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Rochester City School Districts Use of Student
Related Data

• Dr. Jeanette Silvers

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Definition of Student Related Data

• Data that directly relates to student performance
  directly derived through measures or tests of the
  student population.
• Examples Attendance, test scores, GPA,
  Suspensions
• Non-examples Per pupil expenditure, number of
  highly qualified teachers

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RCSD Use of Data
Internal
RCSD Initiatives
External
State Requirements
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Current Model of Data Use for Internal Initiatives

• RCSD uses data to solve current problems rather
  than using data to curtail problems before they
  occur.

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Solving Problems with Data

• Student Achievement Data
• Item Analysis
• Cluster Analysis
• Growth Analysis
• Descriptive Statistics
• Student Attendance Data
• Correlation to new achievement initiates to see
  if positive correlations exist.

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Solving Problems with Data

• Student Suspension Data
• Correlation to new achievement initiatives to see
  if negative correlations exist.

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Current Model of Data Use for External Initiatives

• RCSD functions as a data shipping warehouse for
  State mandated requirements for State reports.
• Administer State Exams
• Evaluate State Exams
• Report Data in Format prescribed by State
• Verify accuracy of State based reports.

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Data Use Analysis

• We are measuring performance at programmatic
  levels and not individual student levels.
• Look at patterns of performance over multiple
  years.
• Use multiple indicators

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Strategies Used by Schools for Generating Meaning
from Data

• Cut PointsSchools examine the cut points for
  each score category to see the margins of
  demonstrating or not demonstrating the NYS
  Learning Standards

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Strategies Used by Schools for Generating Meaning
from Data

• Identify GapsBy examining the types and contents
  of questions asked on the exams, teachers are
  able to identify if gaps exist in the curriculum
  at the classroom, building, and/or district
  levels.

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Strategies Used by Schools for Generating Meaning
from Data

• Identify Performance DeficitsAfter gaps are
  identified, they need to be looked at closely to
  consider what specific skills and/or content is
  not understood by students so that plans can be
  made to fill the gap thereby preventing future
  deficits.

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Strategies Used by Schools for Generating Meaning
from Data

• Developing and Discussing Trends Using reports
  generated by RET, teachers and administrators
  can examine both building wide and student
  specific performance on exams over periods of
  time.

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Tools Used to Conduct these Activities

• Data Warehouse (RET)
• nySTART (RET and School Principals)
• Data Mentor (RET, School Principals, Teachers)
• RET Data Notebooks (School Principals, Teachers)

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Leadership Team

• The Leadership Team (Servicing Schools e.g.
  Teachers, SBPT, Administrators, Specialists)
• Staff Developer-Assistant Director
• Staff Developer-Program Evaluator
• Specialist Collects and organizes data
• Analyzes the data
• Develop strategies
• Develop goal settings

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FILES

• DISTRICT DATA FILE
• INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DATA FILES

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FOLDERS

• 1 PAGE DATA SUMMARY
• ACCOUNTABILITY
• ATTENDANCE
• BEDS
• CONFIDENTIAL STUDENT DATA
• COR
• ELA
• GRADUATION RATE
• HIGH SCHOOL RELATED DATA
• INCIDENTS AND SUSPENSIONS

• MATH
• NYSESLAT
• NYS REPORT CARD
• NYS STEP REPORTS
• POVERTY
• SCIENCE
• SOCIAL STUDIES
• SWD
• TERRA NOVA

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FOLDERS WITH GENERAL INFORMATION

• ACCOUNTABILITY (ALL SCHOOLS)
• ATTENDANCE
• BEDS
• COR
• INCIDENTS AND SUSPENSIONS
• POVERTY
• SWD
• TERRA NOVA

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FOLDERS SPECIFIC TO YOUR SCHOOL

• CONFIDENTIAL STUDENT DATA
• ELA
• GRADUATION RATE
• MATH
• NYS REPORT CARD
• NYS STEP REPORTS
• SCIENCE
• SOCIAL STUDIES

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1 PAGE DATA SUMMARY

• HELPS YOU TO GATHER ESSENTAIL DATA POINTS QUICKLY

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ACADEMIC FOLDERS

• HELPS TO FRAME THE COMPLETE DATA PICTURE
• RESULTS OVER TIME BY SCHOOL
• RESULTS BY GRADE LEVEL
• ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECTIONS
• CLUSTER ANALYSIS
• ITEM ANALYSIS

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CONFIDENTIAL STUDENT DATA

• NOT for public viewincludes data regarding
  specific students