Writing a paper using the school data collage

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To prepare:

  • Review Chapters 4, 5, and 6 in the course text. Review the data from a school within the district you chose in Module 1 (District used in Module 1 was: Gwinnett County Public Schools).
  • Read the vignettes from the Bambrick-Santoyo (2010) text. Bernhardt, V. L. (2016). Data, data everywhere: Bringing all the data together for continuous school improvement (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
    • Chapter 4, “How We Do Business: Perceptions Data” (pp. 29–36)
    • Chapter 5, “How Our Students Are Doing: Student Learning Data” (pp. 37–42)
    • Chapter 6, “What Our Processes Are: School Process Data” (pp. 43–48)

To complete:

Using the school data collage or State Report Card, answer the following:

  • What is a data point that would require action at the school?
  • Why is this an issue at the local school?
  • Which strategy from this module’s readings could be applied to investigate at the school level?
  • Based on this information, how would you work as a CIA leader to begin the collaborative inquiry process?

Length: 3 to 5 pages