1	Based on a project funded by The Wallace Foundation Michigan Department of Education School Improvement Conference November 26, 2007
2	"The Participants will" The Participants will: Become familiar with the two tools Data Guidebook for Data Points Measurement Tool for School Principals Understand the relationship between the tools and the MI School Improvement Framework Connect data with school improvement
3	"Michigan received a Wallace Foundation..." Michigan received a Wallace Foundation grant with a focus on data-informed decision-making
4	"Partners" Partners Governor’s Office Michigan Department of Education School districts Benton Harbor Area Schools Flint Community Schools Grand Rapids Public Schools Lansing Public Schools Professional Associations Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA) Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Administrators (MEMSPA) Universities Central Michigan University Eastern Michigan University Western Michigan University Michigan Leadership Framework Endorsement (MI-LIFE)
5	"A new paradigm about how..." A new paradigm about how data can be used to raise student achievement A need for training, models, and guidance on using data to shape school improvement processes and classroom practices A system for managing data overflow A need for efficient tools to collect, access, and analyze data A need for principals and teachers to incorporate data-informed decision-making in their daily work
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7	"If the purpose of school..." If the purpose of school is to ensure that all students learn, what data will help schools understand if they are effectively carrying out their purpose?
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13	"Strand I" Strand I: Teaching for Learning Strand II: Leadership Strand III: Personnel & Professional Development Strand IV: School & Community Relations Strand V: Data & Information Management
14	"Standards and Benchmarks" Standards and Benchmarks: Standard 2,Benchmark B: Delivery Type of Data: MEAP data at the item and theme levels Type of Analysis: Conduct an analysis of student performance at the item and theme levels; if the content is covered in the lesson plans, the lower percentage of students get the items or themes correct, the greater the chance there is an issue of instructional delivery
15	"Select a benchmark from the..." Select a benchmark from the Guidebook and talk with someone next to you Discuss the examples for the benchmark you selected regarding how (a) the type of data and (b) the type of analysis apply to your school Based on your discussion, how would you use the Data Guidebook in your school?
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17	"What does the instrument measure" What does the instrument measure? The instrument measures the extent to which principals engage in data-informed decision-making of high impact strategies. The 11 high impact strategies are synthesized by Marzano (2003). The 11 high impact strategies are positively correlated with student achievement (Table 1).
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20	"What are the instrument’s reliability..." What are the instrument’s reliability and validity? Based on a sample of 258 principals, the data indicate the instrument has a high level of reliability and validity for all the subscales as well as for the whole instrument (see page 4).
21	Table 1. Reliability Statistics for Scales and the Whole Instrument
22	Table 2. Model-Data-Fit Indices*
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24	Contact Information Wallace Foundation Website: www.wallacefoundation.org WMU-Wallace Grant Website: www.wmich.edu/wallacegrant Dr. Van Cooley, Western Michigan University Dr. Jianping Shen, Western Michigan University Dr. Patricia Reeves, Western Michigan University Dr. Walter Burt, Western Michigan University Dr. J. Mark Rainey, Western Michigan University Dr. Gary Marx, Eastern Michigan University Dr. James Berry, Eastern Michigan University 269-387-3896