Survey results are presented in a detailed report that can
guide decisions about school improvement.
Not exact matches
When job seekers see an advert for a
school they have access to Ofsted reports, good
schools guides, league tables, performance rankings, and online forums; many of these will be used to make an informed
decision about whether to apply for a particular job.
But
decision makers at all levels — from students and parents to
school leaders to system managers and governments — require dependable information
about current levels of achievement to
guide future action.
«These arrangements provide
schools with a
guide to help headteachers make
decisions about unauthorised absences.
In other
schools, teachers shared planning time, learned
about data to
guide instructional
decision making, and got regular support from a coach or lead teacher.
The framework for our overall project also points to the mostly indirect influence of principals «actions on students and on student learning.223 Such actions are mediated, for example, by
school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed
decision making by principals,
guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence
about many things: key features of their
school «s external context; the status of
school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «learning.
During this work session, a Kickboard coach will
guide the
school leadership team in making
decisions about and planning specifics for systems to engage stakeholders in Kickboard behavior data.
Allow me to reiterate, they will simply provide current, data -
guided decisions about summer
school interventions to the benefit of students who are struggling, they will inform as to where additional supports should be allocated to individual students next year, and they will provide a baseline that will
guide the implementation for next year's new curriculum and instructional program.
To read
about the importance of data, how educators can use data to make smart
decisions, and how to communicate results to the public, download a copy of the American Association of
School Administrators» 70 - page
guide Using Data to Improve
Schools: What's Working at www.aasa.org/cas/UsingDataToImproveSchools.pdf.
Programs can vary in content, purpose and theoretical basis, so KidsMatter has created
guides to assist
schools and ECEC services make informed
decisions about which ones are most appropriate and effective for them within the context of KidsMatter.
The KidsMatter initiative is built on three evidence based models, including risk and protective factors and provides a Programs
Guide to assist
schools in making informed
decisions about appropriate and effective
school social and emotional learning programs.
The Programs
Guide assists
schools in making informed
decisions about appropriate and effective
school social and emotional learning (SEL) programs.