Office of Accountability

The Navigator Month x Month Data Analysis Tool is intended to support leaders and teachers in the month-to-month analysis of key data points that can inform the cycle of continuous improvement within their schools. Each month, the tool provides an overview of:

• Strategic Plans and Targets
• District-Wide Indicators for Continuous Improvement
• Available Data Points - Note that key data points and reports are identified, but this list is not exhaustive of all that is available. It will be important to ensure you are monitoring any additional data points aligned to your School Improvement Plan.
• Data Points Theme
• Guiding Questions
• Reminders of Additional Key Tasks

As we near the end of the 1st semester, now is the perfect time to reflect upon your school's data thus far this year. How does this analysis inform your continuous improvement planning moving forward? What can you celebrate? What needs further attention? How do you know? What adjustments might you need to make to your action steps? How will you continue to monitor progress towards your goals?

• Assess progress of students in intervention groups

• Analyze & respond to interim/benchmark assessment data including CenterPoint data (K-8 Literacy)

• Review student and staff attendance

• Analyze mid-term formative data, grades, & work samples and plan for remediation, re-looping, and/or enrichment

• Engage in an analysis of potential opportunities to move students to more rigorous coursework for 2nd semester

• Review formative data sources, student grades, work sample

• Finalize plan for administering, collecting, and analyzing MAP data for winter administration.

• Finalize how MAP data will be used to enhance and remediate student skills

• Review and update ELL Plans

• Check “seat time” for recovery to ensure students are on target

• Review transcripts for mid-year graduates

• Review mid-year graduation expectations and protocols with seniors

• Monitor GSI/Cohort

• Analyze attendance trends and rectify 10- day violators

• Review any available fall ACT, Pre-ACT, SAT, and/or PSAT data reports with staff and students

Our team is here to support you with using the Navigator Month x Month Data Analysis Tool. Reach out to DUSI@cms.k12.nc.us to schedule a support session.

As a result of feedback from the field and a survey conducted by NCDPI, fall roster verification (MS & HS 4X4/Semester Courses) will not be completed this year. Instead, rosters for all courses with state-administered exams in both fall and spring will be approved during the spring roster verification term.

Click here to see the MasteryConnect assessment schedule for Quarter 2.

Note: The assessment windows noted in the assessment name are the recommended windows for administering the assessment. Students that are unable to test within the recommended window are able to take the assessment up until the end of the quarter.

Therefore, assessment windows are open for the entire quarter.

Please refer to these slides identifying what resources the district is provisioning and the requirements for use by grade/subject/course.

While all CMS team members supporting MasteryConnect will continue to be available to you, the DUSI team's focus will shift from initial roll-out and technical setup to data analysis and action planning for continuous improvement.

All technical assistance requests, including, but not limited to setting up trackers, rostering of students, administering assessments, and linking to Canvas/PowerTeacher Gradebook, should be submitted directly to the MasteryConnect Support Desk.

The MasteryConnect team is positioned best to support you with technical answers to your questions, while the DUSI team is positioned best to support you with data analysis and action planning.

The comprehensive MasteryConnect FAQ includes responses to many of the commonly asked questions and is updated regularly.

Link here for who to contact.

December 9: Optional Q & A Sessions Regarding Data Analysis for Instructional Leaders

• 8:30-10:00AM & 1:30-3:00PM

December 13 + 14: Optional Sessions for PLCs & Individual Teachers

(Instructional Leaders will provide training on CenterPoint data analysis at individual schools. These sessions are additional opportunities for support.)

• 30 minute presentation + 20 minute support time

• Every hour, 8:00-4:00

• Intended audience: Teachers + PLCs wanting support with data access + discussion

• Designed to provide support to teachers with:

• Accessing MasteryConnect benchmark data

• Leading PLC discussion around benchmark data

• Support for optional individual student analysis

Sign up for a data support session here!

The Data Use for School Improvement Team is here to help you! Email dusi@cms.k12.nc.us to request support with analyzing your MAP data. The MAP Reports Guides are great resources to access when facilitating data conversations at your school:

MAP Growth for Teachers

MAP Growth for Leaders

Kathi McDonough holds a Master of Education degree and started teaching Mathematics in 1990 at Independence High School. She later moved to the Raleigh area where she taught at Vance Granville Community College and Franklin County Schools. In 2010, she returned to CMS and accepted a job at Northwest School of the Arts. Having an undergraduate degree in Music Performance, she enjoyed sharing a passion for the Arts with NWSA students. From 2015-2018, she taught at a local charter school and then returned to CMS in 2018 when she joined the staff at Providence High School and absolutely loves it there! She has taught every grade level from 6th to Community College. Her favorites are upper grade high school - PreCalculus, AFM, and Discrete. When she heard their testing coordinator was retiring, she decided to apply, as testing had been an area of interest for a few years. She had no idea March 13, 2020 would be her last normal day in a classroom setting!

This is Kathi's second year as a Testing Coordinator. She says she is truly enjoying her new role and learning new things EVERY day!