Using state test scores to mine data for your SIP
Last week I had a chance to talk with a school principal about his school improvement plan. His leadership team had just read the schools… Read More »Using state test scores to mine data for your SIP
Frank DeSensi is the founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Educational Directions, LLC. which consults with schools and school districts in the southeastern and mid-western United States. A retired educator, Frank spent 35 years in a variety of teaching and administrative positions. He taught at the university, college, secondary, and middle-school levels; worked in the central office as a curriculum specialist; and held both principal and assistant principal positions. From 1993 to 1998, Frank served as a Kentucky Distinguished Educator, helping to turn around schools that were labeled in decline or in crisis under the provisions of the Kentucky Education Reform Act. Frank helped develop the STAR training program for new DE's and served as a trainer in the Kentucky Leadership Academy. He jointly holds patents for three data-management systems for schools.
Last week I had a chance to talk with a school principal about his school improvement plan. His leadership team had just read the schools… Read More »Using state test scores to mine data for your SIP
Educational Directions is a consulting company that works with states, school districts, and individual schools to support student growth as learner and student growth as… Read More »Thoughts on the Equity issue and school improvement mandates
A core component of Educational Directions is the “Rhythm of the Learner Year” – ROLY. This approach emphasizes that proficient performance by all students requires… Read More »The Calibrating Period – The January/February Conundrum
During the Opening of School and the Formative Period of the Learner Year, teachers focused on preparing students with the minimum competencies needed for success… Read More »December Imperatives for Teachers – Preparing for the Calibrating Period
From the start of school through December, the focus for academic leaders has been the development of proficient learners. Ed Directions coaches emphasize that during… Read More »December Imperatives for Academic Leaders – Preparing for the Calibrating Period
Once the school leadership team has completed the data mining and goal setting parts of academic leadership, their tasks expanded to include planning for the… Read More »The Academic Leadership Year – Part 7
Years ago, teachers used to talk about the “big” learning months – September, October, January, February, and March – because these months offered large blocks… Read More »The October Imperative – The Academic Leader
The Academic Leadership Year – The July Period (Part Six) If leadership has done adequate pre-planning and provided teachers with time to collect and organize… Read More »The Academic Leadership Year – Part 6
Years ago, teachers used to talk about the “big” learning months – September, October, January, February, and March – because these months offered large blocks… Read More »The October Imperative – The Effect of Teachers
Once schools know the number of students needed for success, their next step would be to identify the teachers of the assessed areas and their… Read More »The Academic Leadership Year – Part 5