Handout Evidence From Our School Final
Transcript of Handout Evidence From Our School Final
2009 NCNSP Summer InstituteModule I
Considering Our EvidenceEvidence from Our School
Each school team must bring these pieces of evidence (artifacts) to Summer Institute:
NCNSP Annual Self-Assessment (draft) School Improvement Plan Cambridge School Quality Review report (if available)
In addition, each school must bring at least one artifact from each Class of Evidence listed in the following table. The more pieces of evidence a school brings to Summer Institute to consider, the more productive its work is likely to be.
Class of Evidence
Evidence
Achievement MAP dataEnd-of-Course test dataBenchmark test data (Blue Diamond, etc.)EVAAS reportsNC School Report CardCollege course performance (enrollment, passing rates)Course gradesCohort graduation ratesGraduation summary report (students graduating with each diploma type)Annual dropout rates (overall, 9th grade)Promotion rates (overall, 9th grade)Attendance rates
Other Artifacts YearbookEvent programs (graduation, awards assemblies, etc.)Notes, letters ( from parents, staff, students or community leaders)Parent conference artifacts (staff, student presentations, etc.)Student work representative of rigorProject-based learning lesson planOutcomes, Measures and Supports documentation
Early College Planning Sites
ProposalDistrictwide achievement data (from Achievement above for entire school system)Rationale for development of siteStudent profile data for 2009-2010 school year (if available)
Policy Homework policiesCourse enrollment policies (i.e., who gets to take what classes when)Grading policiesCommunications regarding student progress/achievement (i.e., frequency, contents)Admissions policies
External Report Cambridge School Quality Review, Progress ReportsDPI reports (e.g., Safe/Healthy Schools, Compliance Review)District Reports (e.g., Curriculum Review/Audit)
Class of Evidence
Evidence
Self Report NCNSP Self-Assessment (draft)School Improvement PlanCambridge Self-EvaluationJobs for the Future data (if participating)Gates Foundation (if participating)Professional Development Plan (2008-2009 and 2009-2010)Classroom observation data (e.g., use of common instructional framework)
Survey Teacher Working Conditions SERVE (if participating)StudentStaffParentGates Foundation (if participating)Youth Truth (if participating)