http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/practiceguides/dddm_pg_092909.pdf
We wanted to give everyone this link to the U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse PDF on using student data to drive instruction because 1) we think it’s good, and 2) it shows why we think CSP’s TRIO product is so important to all our Partner Schools.
Charter School Partners’ new TRIO data management system is designed to help our Partner Schools do the things this guide suggests high-quality schools must do: set a clear vision for schoolwide data use, develop a data-driven culture, and make data part of an ongoing cycle of instructional improvement. The guide also recommends teaching students how to use their own data to set learning goals, a new and cool idea that we think TRIO’s Personalized Learning Plans will allow schools to do well.
CSP has held two information sessions at St. Paul-based TIES to introduce our Partner Schools to this exciting new product that helps our schools stay on the vanguard of national best practices in data-driven instruction. School leaders’ reactions to the TRIO product have been overwhelmingly positive. We have had great discussions around TIES’ conference tables at our info sessions and we look forward to continuing those conversations, with the help of TRIO, around administrators and teachers’ desks this year.
Accordingly, we have also designed a roll-out process that we believe will allow schools to engage with the product developmentally, ensuring they have the support and guidance necessary to ensure real and meaningful usage in their school settings.
Data is wonderful, but it doesn’t do anyone any good if it is hiding in desk drawers, labyrinth Excel spreadsheets, or inscrutable reams of test results. We believe that the combination of choosing the right data-management product, TRIO, AND providing the right support structures to schools will enable our schools to become high-quality users of data.
The movement to enable data-driven decision making is a national one. CSP is proud that our TRIO product and roll-out design align with national best practices about how data can and should be used to make a difference in the lives and learning of our kids.