Tools for Schools, October/November 2000, Vol. 4, No. 2
The Numbers Game: Measure progress by analyzing data
By Joan Richardson
If a district or a single school has a vision of what it wants to be, the use of data can be a powerful tool to measure its progress along the way.
Student data checklist
Crafting data summary statements
This activity will assist the team in focusing on what it has learned from the data it has collected about the school. As the team compares this data to its vision for the school, it should be able to identify the steps the school needs to take to reach identified goals.
Data summaries
Moving from needs to goals
This activity will aid you in developing goals based on your identified needs.
Resources: Learning about data
