Using Data to Improve Student Learning in School Districts Book

Chapter 1: Introduction
(The Importance of Data; Barriers to Using Data; The Purposes of this Book; The Structure of this Book; Summary)

Chapter 2: What Data Are Important?
(Levels of Analysis; Input/Process/Output; Summary: Focusing the Data; Study Questions; Summary; On the CD)

Chapter 3: Getting Started on Data Analysis for Continuous Improvement
(Analyzing Data Using a Continuous Improvement Planning Model; Continuous Improvement Planning via a School or District Portfolio; Study Questions; Summary, On the CD)

Chapter 4: Analyzing the Data: Who Are We?
(Our Example District; Study Questions, What I Saw in the Example; Summary; Typical Demographic Data to Gather; On the CD)

Chapter 5: Analyzing the Data: How Do We Do Business?
Our Example District; Study Questions: District CIC Assessment; What I Saw in the Example: District CIC Assessment; Study Questions: District Questionnaires; What I Saw in the Example: District Questionnaires; Summary; On the CD)

Chapter 6: Analyzing the Data: Where Are We Now?
(How Can School Districts Measure Student Learning?; Grades; Analyzing the Results, Descriptively; Analyzing the Results, Inferentially; Our Example District; Study Questions; What I Saw in the Example; Summary; On the CD)

Chapter 7: Analyzing the Data: What Are the Gaps and What Are the Root Causes of the Gaps?
(Our Example District; What Are the Root Causes of Canyon View's Gaps?; Review of the Implications; Study Questions; What I Saw in the Example; Summary; On the CD)

Chapter 8: Analyzing the Data: Where Do We Want to Be? How Can We Get to Where We Want to Be? (Our Example District; Summary, On the CD)

Chapter 9: Analyzing the Data: Conclusions and Recommendations
(What the Example Shows; What School District Leaders Can Do; Data Warehouses; Who Does the Data Analysis Work?; Summary; Recommendations; On the CD)

Appendix A: Overview of the CD Contents
Appendix B: Continuous Improvement Continuums for Districts
Appendix C: Continuous Improvement Continuums for Schools
Glossary of Terms
Reference and Resources