Leading with Data : Pathways to Improve Your School

by Ellen Goldring

• ISBN13: 9780761988335
• ISBN10: 0761988335
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-26
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This hands-on guidebook helps principals collect, analyze, and use data to make meaningful instructional decisions to impact learning, school improvement goals, and accountability issues.

Author Biography

Mark Berneds is professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
About the Authors	p. ix
Foreword	p. 1
Improving Schools With Data	p. 3
The Importance of Data-Based Decision Making	p. 5
Data for School Improvement	p. 23
Collecting Data for School Improvement and Student Learning	p. 43
The Steps in Data-Based Decision Making: Linking Data to Mission and Goals	p. 45
Using Standardized Achievement Data for School-Improvement Planning: Measuring Achievement Outcomes	p. 55
Using Formative Assessments to Improve Instruction	p. 77
Multiple Measures for Pathways to School Improvement	p. 91
Analyzing Data for School Improvement and Student Learning	p. 123
Involving the Community in Data-Based Decision Making	p. 125
Analyzing Data for School Improvement	p. 143
Using Data for Decision Making	p. 161
Seeking Solutions: Evidenced-Based Decisions and Processes	p. 163
Leading With Data for Continuous School Improvement	p. 183
References	p. 189
Index	p. 201
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