Selena Fisk

Leading Data-Informed Change in Schools Selena Fisk

Data--done right--has the power to put schools on the path to true change. Rely on this research-backed resource to help you kick-start, implement, and sustain data-informed schoolwide transformation. There are many ways to use student data, and the author's ten steps offer practical, clear methods for establishing a data team, collecting relevant data, identifying trends, and taking evidence-based action. Learn what student data is and how it can be used to help schools. Understand different methods of data collection and how to use those methods to gather relevant data. Use gathered data and observed trends to determine what needs changing. Implement effective data-informed change in your school. Reflect and assess the results of the change, and make more changes as necessary.



Contents:
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
About the Author
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Context of Student Data in Schools
Chapter 2: The Challenge of Using and Leading With Data
Chapter 3: Step 1--Establish a Data or Project Team
Chapter 4: Step 2--Understand the Data and the Data Collection Methods
Chapter 5: Step 3--Select and Collect Relevant Data
Chapter 6: Step 4--Display Relevant Data in an Appropriate Format
Chapter 7: Step 5--Analyze the Data and Identify Trends
Chapter 8: Step 6--Question the Reason for Trends
Chapter 9: Step 7--Consider Options for Data-Informed Change and Choose Your Direction
Chapter 10: Step 8--Create an Action Plan
Chapter 11: Step 9--Make the Change
Chapter 12: Step 10--Evaluate the Impact
Epilogue
Appendix
References and Resources
Index