Data Learning Research Network
Sanger Unified School District
Innovation Idea
Establish a comprehensive, consistent, and cohesive data system and increase data literacy at all levels to promote data-driven decisions that improve student outcomes
Goals
Build capacity of district and site leadership in accessing and analyzing data
Build capacity of teachers and school site support staff in utilizing data platforms to access actionable data to improve instruction and support student mastery of grade-level standards
Strategies
Improve Principal Summits to focus on actionable data and metrics that support one Signature Practice and one Problem of Practice from the Summit Success Plan
Create data dashboards and provide training for teachers, school staff, and district and site leadership to build data literacy skills
Develop a Data Chat Protocol to conduct Site Data Chats and provide site support for Student Data Meetings
Resources
Data Chat Protocol – Sanger's Data Team uses this protocol during their Site Data Chats, preparing site leadership for their own trimester/quarterly Student Data Meetings within grade-level PLC teams. This protocol is continuously refined throughout the year based on feedback.
Principal Summit Protocol – This protocol is used to conduct School Site Principal Summits, which focus on using data to take action on one Signature Practice and one Problem of Practice.
LEA Team:
Tim Lopez, Associate Superintendent of Educational Services
Thomas Soto, Director of Educational Services
Katie Gault, Coordinator of Data and Assessment