USING DATA DIRECTOR TO INFORM
PROGRESS TOWARDS STATE
ASSESSMENT
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
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
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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%
MATH BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT DATA
REVIEW, ANALYSIS, AND PLANNING
CYCLE
Unit/Lesson
Planning
Guided by
Protocol Plan
Math
Benchmark
Assessment
Data Initial
Review
Data Analysis and
Decision Making
Protocol
ESSENTIAL & SUPPORTING STANDARDS
Standard
Supporting
Standard
ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Supporting
ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Standard
ESSENTIAL STANDARD
ESSENTIAL STANDARD
Supporting
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???