Designed for School Improvement Chairs and team members who have responsibility for data collection and analysis, this full-day session provides hands-on work with data activities important for the beginning of the year School Improvement process.  Participants will develop:

• processes and timelines for collecting and analyzing school profile data and school process data
• graphs and charts for a school data profile
• a monitoring plan using appropriate data
• an evaluation plan for assessing implementation and impact of the plan 

Workshop Components Related to School Improvement: 

• School Data Profile and Data Profile Analysis
• Process Data Profile and Process Data Analysis
• School Summary Report and Goal Setting
• Monitoring and Evaluation Planning for the 2009-10 School Improvement Plan

Participants should bring a laptop with wireless capability and an electronic copy of their building’s 2009-10 School Improvement Plan.

Note:    This is the first in a series of workshops that will guide teams through the use of data for School Improvement.  Tentatively scheduled next in the series will be the February 18 Using SI Data to Set Goals and Develop the Plan, followed by the March 17 School Improvement Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting.  Attendance of prior workshop(s) in this series is NOT required, but separate registration in each workshop IS necessary.  Watch for flyer notification on the subsequent workshops.