Week 3 Reflection-Date

Most leadership teams will tell you that drafting, writing and revising their school's vision and goals takes a lot of time and effort. These goals guide the work of the leadership team and the school community. In a school comprised of a diverse student body and varied learning levels and styles, data is integral in answering the question “are we moving toward our goal?" Using data to find the answer this question of course leads to a conversation that includes many more questions.What is working? What isn't working? What can we change? What trends are we seeing? What are our next steps?A conversation that includes questions like these leads educators to institute programs and strategies that promote a positive learning environment. Following the trends in student data allows teachers to re-teach, re-assess and differentiate instruction. At Clemente, we collect data in a variety of ways. At the classroom level we collect formative data and summative data through assessments, Promethean Activotes, surveys, consensograms and data points. At the school level, we collect data through MAP-R and MSA Data, state, county and school survey results, and students and group grade trends.I believe that at Clemente we efficiently use data to drive our decision making. However, I would like to see teachers become more independent with collection tools such as MyMCPS, SWIS, survey programs, etc.