Elementary School Practice Data Set 

School Context 

You are a new teacher in a Catholic elementary school. As you approach the third trimester of the school year, your principal asks you how everything is going. You pause for a moment - how are things going? Well, you have not caught the flu going around, remembered your yard duty, ate lunch sitting down, and made it through the day without tears - from you or the kids - so things are pretty amazing actually. "No," the principal says, "I mean how is it going with the kids. Is everyone on track? Are they mastering the math content and getting the religion curriculum? Will they be ready to succeed in the next grade? Do you need any extra help from me or do your students need any extra help to make sure we are all ok?"

You say you think so, but you realize that you want to seek some out some additional ways to answer this question. You remember that in a recent faculty meeting the principal talked about accreditation and shared some school data that included details for your class. You also have some of your own data. Peruse the data available here, add some more, and see if you can come up with a response to this question:  How are students doing, and what can you do to make a difference in their achievement? 

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In addition to the data linked below, here is what you have:

• Student demographic data

• Some school-level achievement data

• Some classroom-level achievement data

• Many years of student/parent handbooks and faculty/staff handbooks

• Curriculum maps

• Student Learning Expectations

• Teacher records of disciplinary issues

• Teacher running records for reading

• Student portfolios

• Teacher-created summative assessments

• Student projects

• Student Historical Grades

• Teacher schedule

• STAR diagnostic report for whole class: Math

• STAR diagnostic report for each individual student with domain scores: Math

• Zones of regulation: teacher chart monitoring student self-regulation

• Mission

• Enrollment Trends

• ECRA Writing Assessment Results

• Perception Survey Results

• NCEA ACRE results

• Schoolwide Standardized Test Scores: Math

• STAR scores - you can use your own!

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• Which data are most relevant? Why?

• How do you know if you have the data you need or if you need to collect additional data?

• How will you know which areas should be a priority for growth for the school?

• How are students doing, and what can you do to make a difference in their achievement? 

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