student performance

Data-Driven Inquiry Improves Teaching and Student Results 

School year: 
SY2009-2010
Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

Preliminary analyses of 2010 MCAS scores and teacher survey data suggest that BPE's approach to data-driven inquiry (last year called AI2) is helping Boston Public Schools teachers and leaders use data to improve student results. The median Student Growth Percentile (SGP) of several participating middle schools rose by more than 20 points for seventh-grade math and by almost 10 points in English language arts (ELA). Two participating high schools grew their median SGPs by 20 and 25.5 points in math, and three high schools grew by 15, 8, and 7 points in ELA. These growth rates far exceed the district's SGP average. For more details, download additional charts.

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Focus: Accelerating Improvement through Inquiry 

Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

The Focus newsletter provides on-the-ground examples of promising practices at work in Boston's schools. In this issue, teachers and administrators from three schools--Brook Farm Academy, the Rogers Middle School, and the McCormack Middle School--share how they have used student performance data to drive improvements in student outcomes.

application/pdf iconFocusSept2010.pdf

Are You On Track? 

Subtitle: 
Graduation Progress Tracker (Annotated)
School year: 
SY2010-2011
Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence and Boston Public Schools
Description: 

This annotated version of the graduation progress tracker helps high school students understand how to use their own progress data to get on track for graduation and success in college. The document is intended as a poster (20 x 24) and can also be printed on letter-sized paper.

A sample tracker is also available for dowload.

application/pdf iconAnnotatedTrackerPoster.pdf

Student Graduation Progress Tracker 

Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence and Boston Public Schools
Description: 

The graduation progress tracker, to be rolled out to all Boston high schools in 2010, provides each student with a clear picture of his progress toward meeting high school graduation and college admissions requirements.

application/pdf iconGradTrackerSample8-10.pdf

Making Data Public 

Subtitle: 
Boston Public Schools Leadership Conference
Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

This presentation to Boston school leaders introduces effective ways that schools can make data public to further their student performance goals. Includes photo examples from several schools. 

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Getting Familiar with the CLI 

Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

This guide walks school-based staff through the features of the Composite Learning Index, samples questions to ask of the data, and Excel tips to get the most from the data.

application/pdf iconGettingFamiliarCLI.pdf

Thank you from the Dudley Street School 

School year: 
SY2012-2013
Source: 
BPE
Description: 

Before and after images from the Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School's opening year.

application/pdf iconDudleyThankYou.pdf

Report to Our Community 2012 

School year: 
SY2012-2013
Source: 
BPE
Description: 

In 2012, BPE refined and greatly improved its teacher residency program, concentrated and sharpened its support for a number of Boston schools, and successfully launched a new school. Through BPE's school-based partnerships, teacher residency, and more than 300 residency alumni, the organization reaches more than 20,000 Boston children each day.

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Focus: Making Data Public 

School year: 
SY2010-2011
Source: 
Boston Plan for Excellence
Description: 

BPE helps school teams make data public with eye-catching bulletin boards, progress letters to parents, and other communication tools. The ideas grew out of each school’s data-driven inquiry, as teachers and leaders became aware that they could get more dramatic results by engaging the whole school community--including students, parents, and outside partners--with data. This issue of FOCUS shares strong examples of data sharing from four schools, the Marshall and Blackstone elementary schools, New Mission High School, and Gardner Pilot Academy. Download a full set of samples and tips for sharing data.

Additional resources for making data public can be found here.

application/pdf iconFocusMakingDataPublicFINAL.pdf