What do we See... Look for… Engagement observations… want to know... Within the School % mostly & What 3 or 4 items differ the most My teachers use my ideas to help my classmates learn (+11 = 11 percentage points higher than district average). always true column (positively and negatively) from the engagement In my classes, my teachers use students’ interests to plan (all students) district average? dimension, what class activities (+4). differed the most from the Teachers are available when I need to talk with them district average? Adults working at this school treat all students respectfully, regardless of a student’s race… (-7%). Similar analyses My textbooks or materials include people and can be done examples that reflect my race, cultural background and/or using the state identity (-6%). average. Are there any Items identified above, What topics within the engagement The two items that are most positive compared to the district average come from the Participation topic and are and DESE’s crosswalk dimension do the items belong to? patterns in item related by teachers’ use of student input to engage them and topic definitions. content given the intellectually in their classroom learning. Are the items related in content? strengths and Two of the items that are most negative compared to weaknesses the district average come from the cultural competence Do items with related content within the identified above? topic and are related by the extent that adults/teachers engagement dimension trend in the value diversity and manage dynamics of differences. same direction (positively or negatively)? Respectful relationships is a relative weakness with a most of related items scoring lower than the district average. How do areas for School % mostly & Are items higher/lower than the other Data available late fall 2018 always true subgroups? improvement (by subgroup) vary among subgroups? Anything else? Other items that are Are these items higher/lower than the Any other observations? specifically related to district %? current or potential goal areas/priorities Are these items higher/lower than the state %? Any other data sources (e.g., parent
What do we want to know... See... Look for… Engagement observations… Within the engagement dimension, what differed the most from the district average? Similar analyses can be done using the state average. School % mostly & always true column (all students) What 3 or 4 items differ the most (positively and negatively) from the district average? My teachers use my ideas to help my classmates learn (+11 = 11 percentage points higher than district average). In my classes, my teachers use students’ interests to plan class activities (+4). Teachers are available when I need to talk with them Adults working at this school treat all students respectfully, regardless of a student’s race… (-7%). My textbooks or materials include people and examples that reflect my race, cultural background and/or identity (-6%). Are there any patterns in item content given the strengths and weaknesses identified above? Items identified above, and DESE’s crosswalk and topic definitions. What topics within the engagement dimension do the items belong to? Are the items related in content? Do items with related content within the engagement dimension trend in the same direction (positively or negatively)? The two items that are most positive compared to the district average come from the Participation topic and are related by teachers’ use of student input to engage them intellectually in their classroom learning. Two of the items that are most negative compared to the district average come from the cultural competence topic and are related by the extent that adults/teachers value diversity and manage dynamics of differences. Respectful relationships is a relative weakness with a most of related items scoring lower than the district average. How do areas for improvement vary among subgroups? School % mostly & always true (by subgroup) Are items higher/lower than the other subgroups? Data available late fall 2018 Anything else? Other items that are specifically related to current or potential goal areas/priorities Are these items higher/lower than the district %? Are these items higher/lower than the state %? Any other data sources (e.g., parent Any other observations?