Novi Community School District
Novi Community School District is located in Novi, Michigan, and serves students across eight schools, with a mission to provide impactful opportunities for all to cultivate lifelong learning.
August 9, 2023
Archives: Craft Data
Using Data to Advocate for Changes in Virtual and Hybrid Learning Models
Districts that establish new virtual and/or hybrid schools should regularly collect data and engage stakeholders to evaluate the strength of their program. Virtual and hybrid schools can advocate for changes with district leadership using proper data.
August 9, 2023
Using Data to Advocate for Students with Learning Differences
To foster the right learning environment for students with learning differences, educators must understand the data around how their students learn best, celebrate highlights, explore and problem-solve around gaps, and set up all stakeholders – students, coaches, and families included – to move forward and use data to support student growth.
August 9, 2023
Sample Box Plot
In this example, the box plot illustrates the number of suspensions issued by each school during each year. The boxes represent the range of the majority of the data, with the horizontal line indicating the mean value. Each dot then indicates an outlier, a variable (or school) that exceeds the rest of the data.
August 8, 2023
Tool: Data Advocacy Reflection and Planning Workbook
This tool has been created to support teams when using The Learning Accelerator (TLA)’s Data Advocacy Guide. This workbook intends to foster productive dialogue within stakeholder groups to guide the collection and analysis of data to better advocate for the needs of students.
August 8, 2023
Making Sense of Your Data Findings for Advocacy
After data analysis, making sense of your findings is a critical next step to connect what you have observed in the data with actionable ideas and strategies for advocating for student needs.
August 8, 2023
Analyzing Real-Time Data for Student Advocacy
Conducting frequent data checks can help educators examine student learning in real time and provide powerful data for advocating for student needs.
August 8, 2023
Strategies for Equitably Analyzing Disciplinary Data
Disciplinary data can be used by stakeholders to understand how and to what extent disciplinary practices are occurring within their school or district and advocate for equitable practices for students.
August 8, 2023
Advocating for Students’ Unfinished Learning Needs
Collecting data to assess and monitor student learning progress can help address unfinished learning needs and advocate for needed supports.
August 8, 2023
Accessing Student Data as a Family or Community Member for Advocacy
The ability to access and utilize data for families and community members is critical for advocating for students. While, accessing data as a family or community member may seem overwhelming or complex, there are public sources that are openly available.
August 8, 2023