Full Description
This book helps you make sense of the data your school district collects, including state student achievement results as well as other qualitative and quantitative data. Easy-to-use templates, tools, and examples are available on the accompanying downloadable resources.
Contents
FOREWORD, PREFACE, 1 - INTRODUCTION, 2 - WHAT DATA ARE IMPORTANT? - What Data Are Important?, 3 - GETTING STARTED - On Data Analysis for Continuous Improvement, 4 - ANALYZING THE DATA - Who Are We?, 5 - ANALYZING THE DATA - How Do We Do Business?, 6 - ANALYZING THE DATA - Where Are We Now?, 7 - ANALYZING THE DATA - What Are the Gaps? What are the Root Causes of the Gaps?, 8 - ANALYZING THE DATA - Where Do We Want to Be? How Can We Get to Where We Want to Be?, 9 - ANALYZING THE DATA - Conclusions and Recommendations, APPENDICES, GLOSSARY OF TERMS, REFERENCES AND RESOURCES, INDEX, END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT, CD-ROM INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS