Leveraging Data

Saturday, July 14th 9:15-10:45 A.M.

Objectives
Participants will be able to: 1) Articulate the key student data that Citizen Schools captures and tracks and how that can be useful to first shift staff. 2) Describe how the Citizen Schools ELT model can flex to react to student achievement data captured and tracked during the first shift. 3) Implement strategies to support the sharing of data between the first and second shifts and leveraging that data to impact student achievement.

Agenda
Welcome and Framing Data sharing best practices & strategies (20 mins) Bronx Writing Academy partnership (40 mins)
Principal & CD reflections and collaborative planning time (15 mins) Closing (10 mins)
Reflections & Key takeaways Exit tickets

Opening remarks and facilitated discussion Audience Q&A

Leveraging Data

Leveraging data will:

Support the creation of shared student outcome goals Identify student learning gaps and inform real-time flex within the ELT model Improve student outcomes Leverage your time/capacity as a leader (and instructional leader specifically)

Measuring the Shooting Star

Program Scorecard

Program Scorecard Results

= Hit target
Theory of Student Impact Build ENGAGEMENT & INVESTMENT IN CITIZEN SCHOOLS

= Missed target by relatively narrow margin

= Missed target by significant margin

Result 89% 91% 79% 3.9 79% 46% TBD 79% 42% On-track 76% 70% 57% 75% 94% 75%

Build STUDENTS ACADEMIC SKILLS

Build STUDENTS 21st CENTURY SKILLS Build STUDENTS ACCESS & BELIEFS

Program Scorecard Measure Achieve student enrollment target Promote student attendance Promote student retention Ensure constituent satisfaction Maintain an A or B grade in ELA course Improve a C, D, or F grade in ELA course Increase proficiency rate on ELA state assessment Maintain an A or B grade in Math course Improve a C, D, or F grade in Math course Increase proficiency rate on Math state assessment Improve oral communication skills Improve leadership skills Students culture of support Access to high school, college & career connections Students belief in education-to-success connection Students self-efficacy

Program Quality Indicators

= Hit target Objectives Deliver EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION = Missed target by relatively narrow margin Program Quality Indicator Measure = Missed target by significant margin Result

% of Instructional Rubric Rows at Developing Proficiency (DP) or above

IR Round 5: 89%

Implement EFFECTIVE PROGRAM ELEMENTS Build HEALTHY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

% of apprenticeships rated High Quality

87%

School Partnership Health Rubric Score (each campus score is the average of the CDs rating and the MDPs rating)

75%

Shout Outs
Program Scorecard (PSC) Measure Enrollment Attendance (ELT) Attendance (OST) Retention (ELT) Retention (OST) Constituent satisfaction Maintain A/B grade in ELA Improve C/D/F grade in ELA Maintain A/B grade in Math Improve C/D/F grade in Math Oral communication skills Leadership skills Students culture of support Access to high school, college & career connections Students belief in education-tosuccess connection Students self-efficacy Highest-performing region California Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts New Mexico Texas New Mexico New Mexico Texas Texas California California North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina Highest-performing campus Bronx Writing Academy (NY) Garfield (MA) Campbell (CA) Isaac Newton (NY) Mescalero (NM) Campbell (CA) Lowes Grove (NC) Patrick Henry (TX) Lionel Wilson (CA) Isaac Newton (NY) Sharpstown (TX) Cesaar Chavez Academy (CA) Edwards (MA) Eastway (NC) Edwards (MA), Eastway (NC), Van Buren (NM) Eastway (NC) Highest growth compared to last years results United for Success (CA) MLK (NJ) Isaac Newton (NY) Sharpstown (TX) MLK (NC) Campbell (CA) Ivy Hill (NJ) Isaac Newton (NY) Normandin (MA) Normandin (MA) n/a (new scale used) n/a (new scale used) Van Buren (NM) n/a (new scale used)

Evaluation Processes
Our online program database allows us to track data about students, their Citizen Schools participation, and their outcomes in real time.

Staff at each level of the organization are engaged in our evaluation work
HEADQUARTERS National Research & Evaluation Dept. External Evaluators

REGIONAL OFFICE Regional Data Fellow

CAMPUS
Data Lead

CAMPUS
Data Lead

School-level dashboard

Collaborative Tools

Citizen Schools Chatter link

Introductory Data

Macy Parker, Director of Professional Development, Citizen Schools California (Former Campus Director, Elmhurst Community Prep)

Did we do better today?

Sharing Data in an ELT Partnership: Best Practices from Elmhurst Community Prep

Elmhurst Community Prep

Oakland, California

3rd year ELT Partnership in 2012-2013 240+ students in grades 6-8

How are we doing?

Daily Indicator Tracking

Weekly Progress Reports Quarterly Report Card Grades

Report Card

Sharing data helps us speak with one voice.

Bronx Writing Academy Partnership

Jessica Brunken, Citizen Schools Campus Director Kamar Samuels, Principal

BWA School Vision

Expanded Time for Planning and Learning
Citizen Schools apprenticeships to complement school day Planning time integrated the school day Use online tools to support interim assessments Align performance-based tasks to Common Core (especially writing) for every BWA student Adjust programming to be based on individual student needs Create equity and interchangeability in schedule so students will shift in and out of classes based on need

Flexible Curriculum Aligned to High Standards

Flexible Programming and Scheduling

6th Grade Assessment Results

Standard Interim Assessment 3 Interim Assessment 4 Change

6RI-1 6RI-1a 6RL-1a

42% 21% 19%

63% 68% 56%

+21% +47% +37%

How HUGE is this?

Standard RI-1 RI-1a RL-1a 6th Grade 63% 68% 56% 7th Grade 31% 16% 46% 8th Grade 43% 49% 50%

Discussion and Q&A

Team Time
Collaborative Planning Time:
Map out priority topics for your planning time later this morning How have you already implemented these kinds of leveraging data systems and practices? Where can you do more to leverage data in achieving your priorities for the ELT partnership/school vision? What additional resources/support do you need?

Closing

Reflections & Next Steps Key Messages Exit Tickets THANK YOU!