I have never thought this much about data in the life of a school before and now I'm thinking about it all the time! And it's not just because now I know how to use Performance Plus. I always knew data existed, but I never knew what to do with it. Now I'm beginning to see the application phase of data literacy. And I want more of it! I'm not satisfied with just assessment data. I want climate data and culture data and community data! But it isn't there! I know that my internship will be busy, but I'm thinking I might want to include a piece of climate data collection and analysis somewhere in there, maybe as my "gift" to the school before I move up...
Cassie- something that a colleague just recently shared with me (so I have not had personal experience with it yet) is the HOPE survey. From their website, the HOPE survey is intended to measure "perceptions of autonomy, belongingness and goal orientations as well as their resulting engagement in learning and disposition toward achievement. The Hope Survey can diagnose whether a school culture has the components that encourage higher levels of engagement in learning." My colleague speaks very highly of it and it is something that we are hoping to use this year in our school. It may be something that would interest you since you measured that you wanted to collect climate and culture data.
I also want climate data, culture data and community data! There are a few components of our vision statement that could use this type of information to determine if our school is meeting these ideals. But i am also thinking about the next steps.... once we have this kind of data (I'd love to try the HOPE survey), what do we do with it? Who looks at it? What will our next steps be? I am reminded all the time that is about the process, not finding a magic right answer!
Data and Leadership, a beautiful marriage toward student achievement. Today's class was amazing! I appreciated Kathy's solidification of SIP information. My mind is still circling with the possible impact on a correctly created and implemented SIP. Great things to come...
With so much information out there, I can see why a district needs leadership at the district level for this type of work. Then the next layer of leadership comes at the building level. Having a system would be the first step in producing a positive result.
I have a bit to grow in data analysis. I am interested the way Glenn presents it to class. It's engaging and makes me stretch my thinking about school demographics, trends about testing, gathering accurate information, and such. I am beginning to see the application of data in my daily life as a leader. It's imperative for any school improvement plan. Awesome! --Ramon
I am thinking about the presentation today and was reminded of many of the readings and discussions we have had the last several weeks about CSIPs. I am taking away a new appreciation and confirmation of the importance of ensuring that the SIP is a collective effort and guided by a strong vision and mission. I appreciated what Kathi Ehman stated about the only reason we have a job is because you have student and that student achievement should always be the focus of our plan.
Thanks to Kathy Ehman for discussing CSIP information with us.
Data is necessary to lead a school to success. It can be used to improve school goals, drive lessons, and develop professional development; all to focus on student achievement. In order to use data successfully it will be important to train staff how to use it effectively. As a future leader, I need and want more PD for myself, too.
Juhi- your last sentence highlights the importance of principals being lead learners and modeling the quest for continual growth. I think it is imperative that we preserve this desire for continual growth in our principalship endeavors.
Kathy Ehman's presentation was super appreciated tonight. The subject matter she discussed was important to my work at school and in my program. Indistar was her focus and I had no prior knowledge other than to know of its existence as a tool to structure SIP plans. I was envisioning a structural tool that would encourage data use and analysis to drive schools work toward achievement. What I heard was that it is a tool for data collection. A mandatory tool for data collection for many. When I think of a "tool" I think of an object created to help make a job easier, more efficient, or more precise. Indistar is not that tool. It seems more like a "tool" whose function is to force compliance and participation. I'd like to think that the creativity of my team and colleagues within a far more flexible data collection system would far surpass the rigid coldness of a system like Indistar. We'll see I guess.
INDISTAR is it like Homeroom Data Portal? I think I am after a place where we can house CFA's that connect to a school's mission and vision. Is this the thought with INDISTAR? Homeroom is a storage for data, but not a place where we can share common formative assessments as a living "House" to store documents that share data. I suppose this hits on Nicole's question of validity for teacher written formative assessments. If we had a place to share these CFA's connected with data, they might weed themselves out. Does this make sense?
I do not know that Indistar is the place for storing formative assessments and the data associated with them. In a past district (in Nevada) we used a site called Datawise. Here, we could create assessments that students could then take on the computer or printed out (teachers would then manually input their responses), the items and responses would then be analyzed and numerous reports could be created. I know that Tacoma and other local districts use Performance Plus, is this similar? I personally really liked Datawise and all that it had to offer and it was a tool that helped with data-driven dialogue and PLCs.
A month ago I had no idea how much of a learning curve I would encounter in just the first few weeks in this program. Although my world has been assessment these past nine years, it is been on a much larger scale than the fine details we are scaling down to. I currently don't have a CSIP, nor have ever worked with one. I have worked with OSSS for the past few years and was not aware of Indistar until I heard Katie mention it in class recently. I was glad to get more of an understanding from Kathy tonight, but it definitely helps me connect even more with Marzano's Responsibility #3: Change Agent. Glenn continues to encourage me to take myself out of my comfort zone. Between choosing a book for our reports that wasn't by an author I already know and use, to asking to come observe me in a role where I am not engaging in my normal day-to-day tasks. I love the amount of learning that is taking place, regardless of how full my brain seems to be....
Throughout Kathy Ehman's presentation tonight and our readings/discussions in the past few weeks, there has been recurring emphasis on the importance of involving staff in the School Improvement Plan creating/revision and its monitoring. I believe this to be true and through our class discussions I can tell that as a cohort, we believe in the essential role of a SIP and the involvement of staff with the SIP. However, as we saw with our interviews, this is not always the case in current practice, which only makes me that much more excited for the potential positive impact that we in this cohort will have as principals and administrators. I appreciated hearing a similar message from the district level in Kathy' presentation. Also, one thing that she said that especially resonated with me was that the SIP is your vision and mission actualized, put into action. It is the principal and staff walking their talk.
I have never thought this much about data in the life of a school before and now I'm thinking about it all the time! And it's not just because now I know how to use Performance Plus. I always knew data existed, but I never knew what to do with it. Now I'm beginning to see the application phase of data literacy. And I want more of it! I'm not satisfied with just assessment data. I want climate data and culture data and community data! But it isn't there! I know that my internship will be busy, but I'm thinking I might want to include a piece of climate data collection and analysis somewhere in there, maybe as my "gift" to the school before I move up...
ReplyDeleteCassie- something that a colleague just recently shared with me (so I have not had personal experience with it yet) is the HOPE survey. From their website, the HOPE survey is intended to measure "perceptions of autonomy, belongingness and goal orientations as well as their resulting engagement in learning and disposition toward achievement. The Hope Survey can diagnose whether a school culture has the components that encourage higher levels of engagement in learning." My colleague speaks very highly of it and it is something that we are hoping to use this year in our school. It may be something that would interest you since you measured that you wanted to collect climate and culture data.
DeleteI also want climate data, culture data and community data! There are a few components of our vision statement that could use this type of information to determine if our school is meeting these ideals. But i am also thinking about the next steps.... once we have this kind of data (I'd love to try the HOPE survey), what do we do with it? Who looks at it? What will our next steps be? I am reminded all the time that is about the process, not finding a magic right answer!
DeleteData and Leadership, a beautiful marriage toward student achievement. Today's class was amazing! I appreciated Kathy's solidification of SIP information. My mind is still circling with the possible impact on a correctly created and implemented SIP. Great things to come...
ReplyDeleteWith so much information out there, I can see why a district needs leadership at the district level for this type of work. Then the next layer of leadership comes at the building level. Having a system would be the first step in producing a positive result.
DeleteI have a bit to grow in data analysis. I am interested the way Glenn presents it to class. It's engaging and makes me stretch my thinking about school demographics, trends about testing, gathering accurate information, and such. I am beginning to see the application of data in my daily life as a leader. It's imperative for any school improvement plan. Awesome! --Ramon
ReplyDeleteI am thinking about the presentation today and was reminded of many of the readings and discussions we have had the last several weeks about CSIPs. I am taking away a new appreciation and confirmation of the importance of ensuring that the SIP is a collective effort and guided by a strong vision and mission. I appreciated what Kathi Ehman stated about the only reason we have a job is because you have student and that student achievement should always be the focus of our plan.
ReplyDeleteDinosaur ate my post!
ReplyDeleteI also captured that quote from Kathy, along with the understated fact that we a leader's success is always tied to how well their school is doing.
DeleteI'm pretty sure a robot typed that response... It was supposed to appear under Nick's!
DeleteThanks to Kathy Ehman for discussing CSIP information with us.
ReplyDeleteData is necessary to lead a school to success. It can be used to improve school goals, drive lessons, and develop professional development; all to focus on student achievement. In order to use data successfully it will be important to train staff how to use it effectively. As a future leader, I need and want more PD for myself, too.
Juhi- your last sentence highlights the importance of principals being lead learners and modeling the quest for continual growth. I think it is imperative that we preserve this desire for continual growth in our principalship endeavors.
DeleteKathy Ehman's presentation was super appreciated tonight. The subject matter she discussed was important to my work at school and in my program. Indistar was her focus and I had no prior knowledge other than to know of its existence as a tool to structure SIP plans. I was envisioning a structural tool that would encourage data use and analysis to drive schools work toward achievement. What I heard was that it is a tool for data collection. A mandatory tool for data collection for many. When I think of a "tool" I think of an object created to help make a job easier, more efficient, or more precise. Indistar is not that tool. It seems more like a "tool" whose function is to force compliance and participation. I'd like to think that the creativity of my team and colleagues within a far more flexible data collection system would far surpass the rigid coldness of a system like Indistar. We'll see I guess.
ReplyDeleteINDISTAR is it like Homeroom Data Portal? I think I am after a place where we can house CFA's that connect to a school's mission and vision. Is this the thought with INDISTAR? Homeroom is a storage for data, but not a place where we can share common formative assessments as a living "House" to store documents that share data. I suppose this hits on Nicole's question of validity for teacher written formative assessments. If we had a place to share these CFA's connected with data, they might weed themselves out. Does this make sense?
ReplyDeleteI do not know that Indistar is the place for storing formative assessments and the data associated with them. In a past district (in Nevada) we used a site called Datawise. Here, we could create assessments that students could then take on the computer or printed out (teachers would then manually input their responses), the items and responses would then be analyzed and numerous reports could be created. I know that Tacoma and other local districts use Performance Plus, is this similar? I personally really liked Datawise and all that it had to offer and it was a tool that helped with data-driven dialogue and PLCs.
DeleteA month ago I had no idea how much of a learning curve I would encounter in just the first few weeks in this program. Although my world has been assessment these past nine years, it is been on a much larger scale than the fine details we are scaling down to. I currently don't have a CSIP, nor have ever worked with one. I have worked with OSSS for the past few years and was not aware of Indistar until I heard Katie mention it in class recently. I was glad to get more of an understanding from Kathy tonight, but it definitely helps me connect even more with Marzano's Responsibility #3: Change Agent. Glenn continues to encourage me to take myself out of my comfort zone. Between choosing a book for our reports that wasn't by an author I already know and use, to asking to come observe me in a role where I am not engaging in my normal day-to-day tasks. I love the amount of learning that is taking place, regardless of how full my brain seems to be....
ReplyDeleteThroughout Kathy Ehman's presentation tonight and our readings/discussions in the past few weeks, there has been recurring emphasis on the importance of involving staff in the School Improvement Plan creating/revision and its monitoring. I believe this to be true and through our class discussions I can tell that as a cohort, we believe in the essential role of a SIP and the involvement of staff with the SIP. However, as we saw with our interviews, this is not always the case in current practice, which only makes me that much more excited for the potential positive impact that we in this cohort will have as principals and administrators. I appreciated hearing a similar message from the district level in Kathy' presentation. Also, one thing that she said that especially resonated with me was that the SIP is your vision and mission actualized, put into action. It is the principal and staff walking their talk.
ReplyDelete