Prepared. by: Greg. Board

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1 Assciatin f Educati nal Researchers f Ontari Open Spaces Netwr rking and Sharing Sessin Hsted at the Tr nt Distr rict Schl Bard Octber 15, 2018 Discussin Reprt Prepared by: Greg Rusell, Grand Erie District Schl Bard

2 Octber 15, 2018 Overview Participants included representatin frm the Ministry f Educatin and frm the fllwing bards: Durham District Schl Bard, Grand Erie District Schl Bard, Hamiltn Wentwrth District Schl Bard, Thames Valley District Schl Bard, Trnt Cathlic District Schl Bard, Trnt District Schl Bard, and Yrk Regin District Schl Bard. During the tpic develpment prtin f the day three main areas arse that prmpted in depth discussin: Student Identity Data Dashbards and Data Visualisatin Bard/Schl Imprvement Plans fr Student Achievement/Mving Research t Practice Other prpsed tpics included: Valuing research in a pst truth area STEM learning caches Research surveys within schl bards Equitable access t pst secndary educatin External research applicatins Page 2 f 5

3 Octber 15, 2018 Tpic 1: Student Identity Data Cllectin What age/grade t ask abut sexual rientatin? Hw much cnsultatin with parents/cmmunity is enugh? Drivers f the census in equity and diversity? Ensuring that bards staff is representative f the students Ethnicity Disability Sexual rientatin Religin Gender Yrk Regin DSB is beginning the census this fall using anti racism data standards Wrking with research department and Ministry they have develped a draft: Race Religin Disability Gender Citizenship Incme D yu cnsider yurself t be a Canadian? Will cnnect t OEN t map achievement data Mstly cmputer based, but available n paper as well Translated t multiple languages Hw frequently t cmplete schl climate surveys and student census? Infrmatin and Privacy Cmmissin (IPC) will handle cmplaints but they n lnger review surveys and prcesses ahead f time Send hme letters f passive cnsent t parents fr Grades 7 12 Shuld census questins be part f registratin? Prblem is their identity based data can change ver time There has been significant scpe creep in sme f the student censuses peple end up pushing t get additinal questins n the census Bards are develping their wn questins that may r may nt be cmparable between bards Hw will data be shared with external grups/rganizatins? Culd change hw external researchers ask abut identity based data want thse t be aligned with the ways that the bard asks identity based data questins Questins abut hw Ottawa Carletn did their student census went with a private cmpany Hw are decisins made abut research pririties after data has been gathered? Brad questins are ften raised by superintendents research departments help t turn these int answerable questins PwerBI us used fr sharing data dashbards with schls Page 3 f 5

4 Octber 15, 2018 Tpic 2: Dashbards and Data Visualisatin PwerBI part f Office 365 Superintendents and Principals can use filters (gender, IEP, Indigenus) Data is lcked end user cannt change underlying data Each tile has a separate reprt Line graphs and tables High needs schls based n sciecnmic status (SES) frm Envirnics Data literacy required fr users Superintendents using data fr schl visits T build, requires a lt f data wrangling data cleaning dne in R and RStudi Scripts can be published in GitHub R grabs data, cleans and frmats, then lads int PwerBI R packages in develpment fr EQAO, Reprt Card Need t start with a specific questin Hw is it ging t infrm practice? What will be yur next step t address change? Page 4 f 5

5 Octber 15, 2018 Tpic 3: Bard/Schl Imprvement Plans Mving Research t Practice Questins fr Discussin 1. Hw des the Bard Imprvement Plan (BIP) trickle dwn t Schl Imprvement Plan (SIPs)? 2. Hw t identify and prmte best and prmising practices, prgrams and plicies that address areas f need at the bard level, schl level, classrm level? 3. Hw t set BIP targets? 4. Examples f BIP r Annual Evaluatin and Mnitring Templates 5. Examples f Schl Visit Template r APP Hw des the BIP trickle dwn t SIPs Imprtance f BIP gals and strategies being integrated where apprpriate int SIPs Hw d we d this effectively? Sme bards use the SEF t infrm their SIPs Sme bards have a feedback frm fr all prfessinal learnings. This helps infrm BIP and SIP Sme bards set targets in their BIP and SIPs. E.g., If data indicates 75% r better than this is an area f strength. Belw 75% is an area f need. T set targets, review yur trends data fr that specific area t see hw many pints it increased/decreased. Set target based n this rate. Use smart gals t set targets Hw will yu achieve these targets via strategies/actins? Hw will each stakehlder meet these targets? Schl visits t help infrm SIPs Schl visit frm/template develped Culd we develp an app fr these visits? What are the cmmn indicatrs? E.g., discipline/attendance/suspensins, ther? SOs t bring back their schl visit frms and SIPs t discuss. Check pints 3x a year Dashbards t infrm schl visits Grad rates, credit accumulatin, pass rates, EQAO, etc Repsitry f Key Bard Initiatives Online ggle frm: What key initiatives is yur schl prviding? What are the gals? What are the expected utcmes? Ask which schls are engaged in which initiatives Resurce Allcatin & Specialized Supprts fr Pririty Schls and In Risk Students TDSB Resurce allcatin mdel based n the The Learning Opprtunities Index Other bard Urban pririty schls are identified via in risk students and attendance. Offer specialized supprts t students (e.g., prvide supprt services t meet scial, emtinal and physical well being f students) Alternative t suspensins = in schl suspensin and cntinue yur schl wrk In risk students are identified early in the schl year Grade 10 credit accumulatin Credit recvery rms/extra supprt rms but expensive Page 5 f 5