Instructional Playbook

Systematic Data Review

Establishing a system for regular data review helps in better understanding students' learning abilities and challenges and facilitates an ongoing process for using relevant data to ensure successful outcomes for students. A critical component for regular data review is calendaring when specific data are available for review in order to inform any instructional adjustments or interventions that need to occur. Prior to school beginning, teachers should review available data for their incoming students to identify which students may need additional support. This may include students with diverse learning needs (ML, SWD, Gifted), low reading or math scores, or a history of attendance or behavior challenges. Consider the different types of assessment data and create a plan for when those assessment data will be reviewed and by whom.

Calendar and set aside time in team meetings to discuss the different types of data when they become available Review and problem solve around relevant student data to provide a more comprehensive view of students’ skills and establish goals Critical Actions for Educators

When data are reviewed

Focus of Data Review

Who Reviews Data

Determine if students learned skills/content within a set period of time.

Classroom Formative

Teacher/ Content PLC

Ongoing

Teacher PLC Interventionists BLT

Fall Winter Spring

Screening/ Benchmark

Review of student academic growth during the school year.

Teacher PLC BLT SST

Determine students who have attendance, behavior, and/or academic risk.

Fall Winter Spring

Early Warning System (EWS)

As needed (e.g., WIDA, PSI, PASI)

Teacher PLC Interventionist Teacher Interventionist PLC

Determine the specific skill deficits for individual students.

Skill Diagnosis

Determine whether an intervention has been effective for a student or whether an intervention needs to be intensified or possibly discontinued. Informs goal setting, potential adjustments in course or group placement, or whether additional instructional supports and adjustments are needed.

Progress Monitoring

Weekly or Bi Weekly

End of Year Beginning of Year (RISE, ASPIRE)

Teacher PLC BLT

Summative