Using Data to Evaluate and Improve Programs

Using Data to Evaluate and Improve Programs

Lynnette Harris, Project Manager Fairfax County Public Schools

July, 2015

Introduction

Fairfax County Public Schools

FCPS Portrait of a Graduate

•  Creative and Critical Thinker

•  Collaborator

•  Communicator

•  Ethical and Global Citizen

•  Goal-Directed and Resilient Individual

ETHICAL  AND  GLOBAL  CITIZEN  

Portrait of a Graduate

CREATIVE    AND  CRITICAL    THINKER  

COLLABORATOR  

COMMUNICATOR  

GOAL-­‐DIRECTED  AND  RESILIENT    INDIVIDUAL  

Starting Point

2007 Student Learning Plan

●  FCPS Student Achievement Goals o  Goal 1 - Academics

o  Goal 2 – Essential Life Skills o  Goal 3 – Responsibility to Community and World

●  Virginia Department of Education Mandate o  Regulation 8 VAC-20-131-5 et seq

§  Each middle and high school student must have a personal learning plan that aligns academic and career goals with the student’s course of study

§  Beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, all Virginia public schools shall begin development of a personal Academic and Career Plan for each 7th Grader

§  The Plan shall be included in the student's record and shall be reviewed and updated, if necessary, during the ninth and eleventh grades.

Identified tasks to satisfy requirements Middle School Tasks

9  9 9

Create an Academic SMART Goal o Reflect on SMART Goal progress in a Journal entry

Add activities/accomplishments to the Resume Complete Strengths Explorer Survey to discover the top three strengths

9  9  9  9

Review or create a new Academic SMART Goal o Reflect on SMART Goal progress in a Journal entry Update or begin the Resume with new activities/accomplishments o Participate in recommended 15 community service hours and document hours Complete the Career Cluster Finder to find careers that match strengths and interests o Add careers to their favorite career list Create a Course Plan for high school

High School Tasks

9 9  9  9  9 9

Review or create a new Academic SMART Goal Review or create a new Responsibility to Community SMART Goal o Reflect on SMART Goal progress in a Journal entry Update the Resume with new activities/accomplishments o  Participate in recommended 10 community services hours and document hours

Review Strengths Explorer Survey results from Grade 7 to continue to develop their talents and explore careers related to those themes Complete the Game Plan for after high school Review the Course Plan for high school

9 Review or create a new Academic SMART Goal

Lessons Learned

•  Involving others beyond counseling staff is crucial

•  Gathering from all stakeholders including the business community is necessary

•  Training for staff needs to be job-embedded and available 24-7

•  Providing additional resources for parents, students, and staff is important for success

Where are we now?

Next Steps

additional needs.

•  Purchased Naviance/Family Connection for grades 7 and 8. Already purchased for high school.

•  Conducted focus groups with students, parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, community business partners.

•  Based on information from focus groups, curriculum writing teams developed lessons, scope documents, and other resources for grades 7-9.

•  Trained teams (administrator, teacher, counselor, SBTS) from all middle and high schools.

•  Continued feedback is gathered from schools on

Task Data  

Completion percentages  

•  Need to include more school-based staff in working with students to develop, revise, and implement their SLP – teacher accounts

•  Need strategic resources for certain schools – mini-grants

• Need very targeted scope Career survey •  Career days,

service learning, speakers

Using data to improve decisions

Task Data      

Career Data •  Identifying students for Academies •  Targeting STEAM initiatives to schools/students •  Targeting speakers/activities for career days

Strengths Explorer Data  

•  Identifying student groups for project work and career exploration/career days

•  Supporting parent/teacher conferences

Course Plans •  Offering/deleting courses •  Accessing rigorous classes •  Accessing Academy classes

Task Data      

Goal Setting  

•  Identifying students for targeted intervention •  Helping students to tie their goals to their future

plans          

Resume Building  

•  Supporting students to identify areas of need: leadership opportunities, service learning opportunities, academic goal setting

School Measures of Success      

•  Class grades and State assessment scores •  Access to rigorous classes •  Successful completion of college level courses

while enrolled in high school (IB, AP, Dual Enrollment)

•  Completion of industry certification

Identified Needs

•  All students in grades 7-12 developing and implementing their Student Learning Plans

•  Purchase Naviance/Family Connection for 6th grade to be phased in over the next three years

•  1 to 1 computing capability •  Identify ways to support Special Education and EL

students – varied tasks, different ways to use Naviance/Family Connection

•  All teachers supporting students with their plans •  College and Career Readiness Curriculum •  Access to Naviance for all staff

•  All parents supporting their children •  Access to technology/wireless networks •  Translate documents

Questions?