Supporting Data Use among Administrators: Results from a Data Planning Model.

Abstract

The initiatives taken by one school district to support professional development for principals in using for school planning and reform were studied. A data-planning training model was developed in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) (California) to build skills principals need to read, interpret, and use multiple sources of for school reform and continuous school improvement. The model was implemented with 17 middle school administrators in the SFUSD, and these administrators had the responsibility for teaching it to their staffs. Eleven of these principals responded to a survey about the model and the training, including workshops. Results of the survey suggest that administrators were actively using the to plan and improve instruction. They seemed to understand the types of indicators to use when assessing achievement and improvements and they were able to read and use the accountability reports to find relevant information. Because middle school administrators found the planning model helpful, it was extended to the elementary school level the following year. Three attachments illustrate the data puzzle, a planning chart, and the use of the model to make a rubric for school portfolios. (Contains 2 tables, 2 figures, and 13 references.) (SLD) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY OL; TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION 14, This docum ent CENTER (ERIC) has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. Supporting Data Use Among Administrators: Results from a Data Planning Model Ritu Khanna Department of Research, Planning, and Evaluation San Francisco Unified School District Donna Trousdale Department of Research, Planning, and Evaluation San Francisco Unified School District William R. Penuel SRI International Judy Kell Head of Middle School Operations San Francisco Unified School District Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Associationmeetings, April 19-23. 1999. Montreal, Quebec.

Cite this work

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 4 citations exist upstream.

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.