Data Analysis
Needs
Assessment
Implement &
Monitor
Improvement
Plan
TAIS Guidance Documents
Data Analysis
Needs
Improvement Implement
Assessment
Plan
and Monitor
TEA or LEA designed process
TEA Required Reporting
(if in accountability system)
Data Analysis
Needs
Assessment
Implement &
Monitor
Improvement
Plan
TAIS Data Analysis Guidance
Index 1: Student Achievement
Index 2: Student Progress
Index 3: Closing Performance Gaps
Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness
System Safeguards
PBM
Design of the TAIS Data
Analysis Guidance
Data topics to analyze by
• index
• system safeguards
• PBM
Possible data sources for each
set of topics
Additional questions to consider
Summary of Findings
Summary
of Findings
Not what you THINK
the data is telling you
Based on Facts
Let’s take a look at the Improvement Plan
Demonstration and Practice
Blaine Carpenter
Data Analysis Summary: Section 1
Data Analysis Summary: Section 1
Data Analysis Summary: Section 1
Data Analysis Summary: Section 1
Data Analysis Summary: Section 1
Data Analysis Summary: Sections 2-4
Data Analysis Summary: Sections 2-4
Data Analysis Summary: Sections 2-4
Data Analysis Summary: Section 5
Data Analysis Summary: Section 5
SMART HS
• Level of Intervention: Priority
• District staged in PBM? No
Data Analysis Summary: Section 6
Data Analysis Summary: Section 6
Data Analysis Summary: Section 6
Data Analysis
Needs
Assessment
Implement &
Monitor
Improvement
Plan
Data Analysis
Needs
Assessment
Implement &
Monitor
Improvement
Plan
TAIS Needs Assessment
Guidance
Process
1. Purpose and Team
2. Gather Data
Introduction
and Purpose
3. Analyze and Organize Data
(TAIS Framework Questions)
4. Conduct a Root Cause Analysis
(5 Whys)
5. Prioritize needs
Next
Steps
Design of the TAIS Needs
Assessment Guidance
• Step by step guide
• Specific actions at each step
• Helpful tips
• Questions to consider
Step 1: Establish Purpose of
Needs Assessment and Establish the Team
Why is
establishing
a purpose
critical to
success?
Step 1: Establish Purpose of
Needs Assessment and Establish the Team
Who should
be on
the needs
assessment
team?
Step 2: Gather Data
What
additional
data is needed
beyond the
state reports?
Step 2: Gather Data
Why is
it important
to designate
a step for
gathering data?
Step 3: Analyze and Organize Data
Why is
organizing
the data
Important?
Didn’t I already go over
all this when I used
the Data Analysis
Guidance???
Many layers to the TAIS Framework
Resources
Step 4: Conduct a Root Cause Analysis
STEP4
ROOT
CAUSE
©2013 TCDSS
“It's so much easier to suggest solutions
when you don't know too much about the
problem.” -Malcolm S. Forbes
a problem well put is half solved.” -John Dewey
“
"The measure of success is not
whether you have a tough problem to
deal with, but whether it is the same
problem you had last year.“
-John Foster Dulles Former Secretary of State
©2013 TCDSS
Statement
©2013 TCDSS
© TCDSS 2013
 Use concise language
 Write objectively
 Identify specifics
Capture measurable data
 Choose words carefully
© TCDSS 2013
Problem Statement Rubric
Criteria
Y/N
Substantiated by facts/data
Written objectively
Uses concise language
Includes specific details (who, what,
when, where)
Focuses on a single, manageable issue
Has relevance to our campus
Avoids causation or assigning solutions
© TCDSS 2013
The campus graduation
rate has decreased from
80% to 77%.
©2013 TCDSS
WHY?
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©2013 TCDSS
2
Circles
10,5,5
5
Whys
Root Cause/Need
©2013 TCDSS
The campus graduation
rate has decreased from
80% to 77%.
©2013 TCDSS
10
Reasons
5
More
5
More
©2013 TCDSS
©2013 TCDSS
Specify responses
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Control
Influence
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ACTIVITY:
Control
Influence
School is boring
Have children of their own
Class schedule
Education isn’t valued
at home
Have to wear uniforms
Don’t return homework
& projects
No system in place for
tracking attendance
©2013 TCDSS
©2013 TCDSS
ACTIVITY:
Control
Influence
School is boring
Have children of their own
Class schedule
Have to wear uniforms
Education isn’t valued
at home
Don’t return homework
& projects
No system in place for
tracking attendance
©2013 TCDSS
©2013 TCDSS
WHYS
©2013 TCDSS
Problem statement:
“ The campus graduation rate has decreased from
80% to 77%”
Consensus: “School is boring.”
1. Why are the students bored at school?
--because classes are boring for the students.
2. Why are students bored with their classes?
--because students aren't connecting with the material.
©2013 TCDSS
3. Why aren't students connecting with the
material?
--because students are not finding the classes to be
relevant.
4. Why aren't classes relevant to the students?
--because the lessons aren't centered around students
and their interests.
©2013 TCDSS
5. Why aren't lessons centered around
students and their interests?
--because teachers struggle to plan lessons relevant
to students interest.
©2013 TCDSS
Which is your IDENTIFIED NEED
©2013 TCDSS
Teachers struggle to plan lessons relevant
to the student’s interest.
©2013 TCDSS
©2013 TCDSS
©2013 TCDSS
One of the “right”
questions is…
What was the initial
problem statement that
led to this root
cause/identified need?
Step 5: Prioritize Needs
Plan
Step 5: Prioritize Needs
What should
be considered
when prioritizing
needs?
Step 5: Prioritize Needs
Considerations
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Target the area of low performance
Align to the vision and mission
Do a cost benefit analysis of current
interventions
Avoid focusing on a need out
of habit
Be transparent
Demonstration
Blaine Carpenter
“Mr. Improvement Plan”
Needs Assessment Overview
Needs Assessment Overview
Needs Assessment Overview
Needs Assessment Overview