STAAR DATA WALLS By Steffanie Dunbar DATA WALLS

STAAR DATA WALLS By: Steffanie Dunbar

DATA WALLS OVERVIEW Area of Concern Acessing and reviewing student data and information. Needs Assessment Projects - Action Plan Evaluation Competency Addressed Teachers expressed Plan a staff Survey of teachers C 001 the need for a quick development given a few days C 002 way to access and session in which after the staff C 004 review student data teachers will development C 005 and information in a participate in session reported the C 007 confidential setting. constructing construction of the student data and data walls were information cards as positively aiding in a group. lesson planning and tutorial sessions.

PURPOSE The purpose of creating data walls was to ensure teachers and staff had access to a quick and easy glance at their student’s testing information from the previous year in order to aide in lesson planning and tutorial sessions.

PLANNING Planning began after a meeting at a different school in which the principal noticed their data walls and wanted to incorporate it on our campus. Student identification pictures were printed, as well as any special education indicators, all testing information from the previous year, and notecards and colored dots were purchased for coding purposes. Creation of the data walls took place during a campus staff development day.

DATA WALL CODING SHEET Each student was symbolized with a notecard that had their name, picture, identification number, any special education indicators, and their testing data from the previous year. Large Colored Dots: Green= 100 -88% Yellow= 87 -75% Blue= 74 -62% Orange= 61 -51% Red= 50% and below Small Colored Dots: Green= Economically Disadvantaged Blue= At-Risk Red= Special Education Yellow= Limited English Proficiency Black= Gifted and Talented

DATA WALL STUDENT NOTECARD EXAMPLES

TEACHERS AND STAFF CREATING DATA WALLS

ACTUAL DATA WALLS

CONCLUSION After notecards were completed, teachers attached them to correct data walls according to their percentiles. Several weeks after the completion of the project, a survey was given to teachers and staff. Results indicated that the data wall system had a positive impact on lesson planning and tutorial sessions as teachers were able to easily see where their students were academically and plan lessons/tutorial sessions accordingly.