MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT

USING DATA DIRECTOR TO INFORM PROGRESS TOWARDS STATE

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GOALS FOR OUR TIME TOGETHER:

• Learn about targeting instruction towards essential standards 

• Learn about protocols for successful grade level data collaboration

• Gain ideas about how distractor data can inform instruction

WHO IS IN THE ROOM?

• Where?

• Position?

• Grade Level?

• Data Director Experience?

WHO IS MIDWAY?

• Located in Des Moines, WA south of the SeaTac Airport• K-6 Student Enrollment of 560 students• Hispanic 54%• White 7.9%• African American 13%• Pacific Islander 9%• Asian 7.6%• Two or more 7.9%

• Free and Reduced Lunch – 92%• ELL – 33%

MATH DATA – THREE YEAR TREND

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

3rd Gr. 43.7% 30.9% 57.1%

4th Gr. 29.6% 29.8% 27 %

5th Gr. 37.1% 22.8% 36.1%

6th Gr. 25% 37.5% 55.2%

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ESSENTIAL & SUPPORTING STANDARDS

FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS

• “Looking forward” at Essential Standards being assessed on the upcoming benchmark assessment using the Yearlong Assessment Blueprint

• Analyzing the WA State Performance Expectations to get more detailed information

• Reviewing items from Data Director as examples

• Looking at upcoming chapter/unit work

MATH BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT

• Given three times a year • Fall, Winter, Spring• K-6• Complete prior to Measurement of Student Progress (MSP)

• Approximately 24 items per assessment• 6 items per essential standard

• Scored onsite• Scanned same day• Teachers have data immediately

LOOKING AT DATA

• Meet as a staff to review Data Director access

• Identify reports that will be most useful to our work

• Give some time to initially look at the data

• Begin the reflection towards “next steps”

USING THE PROTOCOL

• Grade Level Teamwork

• Analyzing Data for Strengths – Performance Expectation

• Analyzing Data for Challenges – Performance Expectation

• Distractor Analysis from Data Director

• Planning Instruction/Intervention Support

PLANNING INSTRUCTION

• What strategies will we implement as a team to improve student achievement based on the data?

• Use Data Director item bank to collect similar items to be used for extra practice and assessment.

• What evidence will show that student achievement improved as a result?

MONITORING DATA

• Using multiple sources of data to monitor student progress with a “mini-action plan”

• Making adjustments along the way

• Monitoring progress towards our target

• Reviewing MSP Data and our target students

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING US SHARE OUR WORK WITH YOU.

• Michelle Baca• Midway Elementary School – Third Grade Teacher

and District Teacher Leader• Michelle.Baca@highlineschools.org

• Darci Downs• Midway Elementary School –School Based Math

Specialist• Darci.Downs@highlineschools.org

QUESTIONS???