Outlining vision and leading strategy
Whether you are a data advocate or not – there is no hiding from the growing importance of school data. If you are an aspiring school leader, data know-how and data know-why are definitely catalysts for professional recognition. If you …
It’s not about giving the assessments; it’s about doing something about the results. Doug Reeves (2005) Given we have assessed effectively, that is, teachers at least saw the assessment or preferably were part of the assessment design process. That teachers …
Before I spend my time writing this post, and possibly a handful of colleagues invest their time reading this post, I need to point that my colleagues and I have not yet finished Step 1 of a Data Driven Leadership …
Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction – Paul Bambrick-Santoyo Paul Bambrick-Santoyo is the Managing Director of Uncommon Schools Newark, which is composed of seven North Star Academy schools. During Bambrick-Santoyo’s eight years at North Star, the schools …
Not to be too hard on myself, it has been a busy and unpredictable start to the academic year. That taken into consideration, I still got it horribly wrong this week when I colleague tried to follow up an email …
It has been a very busy two days. Presentations, meetings, department time, emergencies, emails, data preparation and a serious sprinkle of reality, reviewing our students reading abilities. To be “functionally” literate you need to have a reading age of 11. …
You’ve been pushed in at the deep end and asked to lead data. It is time to sharpen your data axe. You are preparing for leadership interviews and expect another data task – what does this data show you? You …
Seven months into my new role, the summer term concluded, I have enjoyed a week away with my family and we now eagerly await exam results. I took the opportunity to step back, pause and take stock. As I try …
