Review of Performance and Processes
The end of another school year has come and it is now an appropriate time to look over the past year’s performance and processes in order to take steps in the direction of positive change for the coming year. It is vital that a school reviews its performance yearly in order to always be looking forward, progressing, and making the positive changes needed in order to reach the goal of student achievement. This case study school has a document that comes from the district which asks for a review of the year based on the data from various sources through the year. This instrument for review is the school-wide Title I program evaluation. Since this school is a full Title I school, we have to report our
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Analyses
Analyzing data is a critical component for reviewing the performance and processes of a school. There are several ways this school goes about analyzing their performance and processes. First, all during the school year teachers are meeting each Monday morning in grade level or whole faculty PLCs in order to analyze performance of students and processes teachers are using to teach students what they need to know. The groups analyze test data, progress monitoring probes, intervention successes or failures and make data driven decisions about next steps. Additionally, near the end of the year the faculty participates in reviewing and analyzing data collected from the Title I evaluation process. This is an opportunity for the staff as a whole to analyze strengths and weaknesses of the school and what steps can be taken to improve next year’s performance and/or processes. Finally, this year the entire district went through a process called an Organizational Health Inventory (OHI). The OHI survey results were shared at the final faculty meeting of the year. The results showed that this school has a high level of morale and a culture for learning that is strong. However, the area of weakness that was gathered from analyzing the data is that we need to be better at making goals and then working to accomplish them. This process of analyzing data from all of our input was
First of all, continual feedback allows teachers to self-reflect on best practices. For example, a teacher can target his/her areas of weakness in order to grow professionally and gain further insight of best practices. Another benefit, of teacher evaluations is higher student success rates. These, for example, are measurable through district assessments and state standardized assessments. If a teachers success rate has significantly improved through modification of practices, T-TESS has served its intended purpose. Finally, yet another benefit of teacher evaluations is the fact that the educator is an active participant in his/her evaluation process. For example, through goal setting, the educator is allowed the opportunity to decide where he/she want to grow. Through the evaluation cycle and the communication therein, the appraiser and educator both take greater responsibility in understanding and meeting established goals. Finally, at the end of the process, student growth is an indicator of a well-developed and integrated evaluation system. These are but a few of the many benefits reaped from an evaluation systems such as T-TESS (TEA,
The Texas Academic Performance Reports is a detailed report of a district’s academic performance, financial information, and data reports as long as information about staff programs and demographics. Although the final and official ratings have not been released, a preliminary analysis for 2016 was available for review. From the results collected, I was able to create a detailed data analysis and summary over Channelview ISD’s STAAR/EOC scores for 2016 at all grade levels.
The major emphasis in education for the 21st century is on data driven accountability measured by student performance on standardized testing. National and state expectations require students to demonstrate mastery of curriculum objectives. Instructional objectives are the focus of the building principals to show measurable student progress. The improvements are evaluated based on data and monitoring of the curriculum.
To ensure that my program evaluation is objective, credible and fair I would employ internal and external counselors or advisors as well as align my program evaluation with the standards and practices of the professional body of evaluators. These “advisors “may or may not include the program stakeholders, but would not negate the formal process of collaborating with key stakeholders. Rather, the purpose of my advisor team is to see and hear things I missed.
When a school receives a negative or unsatisfactory rating it will be important that as an administrator we do not hide but rather face the problem head on. If we try to dodge those who are concerned it will only lead to more anger and fractured relationships. It is important that we focus on maintaining and improving upon our relationships. We need to capture the communities and parents trust through our actions toward improvement which can be supported by data. Per, Maze of Mistrust Parents, Educators, and the Challenge of Public Engagement business groups, local government officials, taxpayers, and civic organizations were sometimes clamoring for change and often mystified by what the schools were up to. Now is the time that we must
The Program Evaluation class at Delaware State University mandated that all students in the class of SCWR 651-60 (CRN 15732) conduct a Needs assessment of the practicum that they was attending for the semester.
This information was gathered in an interview with Andrea Williams, Principal of Theresa Bunker Elementary. In the past three years that Mrs. Williams has been principal of this school she has brought a strong focus onto using data to make appropriate instructional decisions as well as execute strategic planning to help the school progress. The implementation of the PLC process has helped the teachers to gain an understanding of how valuable data collection and analysis can be for their teaching practice. Looking at data also helps the school attain the yearly goals laid out by the district’s strategic plan. One of the first steps taken in developing a strategic plan for the school is to gather and analyze data in order to find the school’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities for growth as well as any threats to the progress of the school. Early in the year the strategic planning team will review quantitative data collected from student achievement scores, attendance rates, discipline trends, financial records, transportation reports, and so forth. Depending upon the specific issue addressed in the planning process, these types of quantitative data serve to inform decision-making processes. The collection of qualitative data is also an integral part of best practices in development of a strategic plan. Qualitative data collection includes use of surveys, focus groups, and interviews with key stakeholder groups. It is important and useful to
Hypertension (HTN) is a chronic illness that serves as a main risk factor for cardiovascular disease (Hanus, Simoes, Amboni, Ceretta, & Tuon, 2015). Although medication can manage HTN appropriately, lifestyle modifications make a substantial difference as well. However, many patients go through behavior stages in which he or she contemplate on making the necessary changes to improve their health. One solution to the problem is the development of an educational Hypertension Intervention and Follow-Up program (HIFP). Studies have shown that active educational interventions that incorporate small groups are more effective than passive delivery of educational materials (Pimenta, Caldiera, & Mamede,
Bulanda and McCrea article discusses a study on a program called stand up help out (SUHO). The authors found that African American youth are growing up in an “dangerous, deprived homes” environment that are impacting their lives and future employment (Buland & McCrea, 2013). SUHO provides the African American Youth, “care from instructors, care from peers, care through constructive community action initiatives and mentoring elementary school children” (Buland & McCrea, 2013).
Now that we have selected a few ways to measure the success of Bellevue College and came up with metrics for each form of measurement, it is time to consider the impact these measurements have on the faculty at the school. These metrics could result in having a Hawthorne Effect on the faculty, which is when an individual knows that they are being observed or measured and the individual changes the way in which they behave. If the employees (instructors) at Bellevue College begin to understand that they are being observed based on their performance as a leader in the classroom and how this impacts the success of their school, they could very well change their behavior and actions in order to achieve better results and receive an “A+” from the
This is also occurring by scoring of teachers in these diverse school districts negating individual school district needs. This viscous circle undercuts the needs of students and teachers, to make current informed performance goals in accurate and fair treatment for teachers and students. The intended purpose of feedback from these principals is to meet strategic goals, establish standards, compare performance to standards, and make corrections to the system thru the monitoring the organizations they represent, identifying the activities then taking corrective
Choosing an evaluation depends, to a great extent, on the program being presented to stakeholders, clients or other individuals; the program must encompass different aspects that would directly affect the plan’s efficiency, effectiveness, cost and overall purpose.
The purpose of this reflection is to discuss how the use of the ANOVA function can be incorporated into the Organizational Effectiveness Assessment completed at Como Elementary. During the observation period, I collected information on time on task for two teachers and the building principal. I also collected data on classroom interruptions reported by teachers and in my classroom. An ANOVA function can be used to evaluate and improve on teacher effectiveness, principal effectiveness, and to decrease classroom interruptions.
Background information about this client in this case study is as followers. The patient is a 30 year old female who has been experiencing signs and symptoms of weakness, numbness, visual disturbances and mood swings over for couple months now. Since client symptoms were becoming a repetition, so CT test was done and the result confirmed a demyelination of the white matter of brain and spinal cord, helping the doctor to conclude this is a factor to why the client is experiences this neurological deficits. Client doctor prescribed her Prednisone which has a positive affect helping to confirm the client diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. Researchers have concluded that Multiple Sclerosis occurs whereby the patient’s own immune system attacks the protein that is found in the myelin sheath and this result in the demyelination of the myelin sheath. So when there is lost of myelin in one’s body, blocking of the action potential propagation occurs and this lead to the patient to experience the sign and symptoms, the client physical weakness especially balance and coordination in her lower extremities played a role in affecting the client.
As we review and synthesize data of a district for planning school improvement, the following information is needed to access and determine the needs of a school. First, a thorough analysis of performance data must be reviewed to see how school districts measure up with state and federal accountability. During this process, it is very important that schools focus the performance indicators that will guarantee growth and success. School teams must refer to the districts mission and vision to guide the planning process. The performance indicators will provide data that will be beneficial in creating improvement strategies. So, after careful evaluation of the data, the next step would be to plan effective methods and strategies that will improve student achievement. Moreover, this plan should include needs, demographics and opportunities for students to be successful. Additionally, the baseline data is important information to include in the improvement plan.