Data Doc Analysis 1: School Strategic Plan

Data Doc Analysis

Data Doc Analysis 31OCT2016

1. Select a school.

Terrell Independent School District http://www.terrellisd.org/

I picked this school because it is where my daughter will be going in a few years unless I can convince my wife to let me home school. I planned on looking at JFK elementary but it looks like most things are district based here.

2. Find your selected school's strategic plan.

http://media.wix.com/ugd/602059_a46d40c063c4441a8b9380e0257e21ea.pdf

It’s a 37 page pdf file, has goals for each school in the district, pretty impressive overall.

3. Download your school's 2013-14 Campus STaR Chart

Got it 1 page pdf

summary

1. Teaching and Learning 13
2. Educator Preparation and Development 12
3. Leadership, Admin., Instructional Support 12
4. Infrastructure for Technology 13

4. Compare your school's STaR Chart to the state.

1. Teaching and learning - JFK Elementary is developing tech in this area. 59.3% of Texas schools are in the same ranking.
2. Educator Preparation and Development – JFK Elementary is developing tech in this area. 68.7% of Texas schools are at the same ranking. This seems like it would be the easiest area to improve, no idea why it isn’t being done.
3. Leadership, Admin., Instructional Support – JFK Elementary is developing tech in this area. 38.6% of Texas schools are in the same ranking with most being in a higher ranking. Would like to see this improved, I think it is most likely due to funding and amount of it support.
4. Infrastructure for Technology – JFK Elementary is developing tech in this area. 30.4% of Texas schools are in the same ranking with most being in a higher ranking. This seems like a simple fix, as it appears to be hardware and funding related.

Developing tech, most scores were a two with two sections receiving a 3 score, range 12-13 in all categories. Of course, it would be better if TISD was ranked higher, it would be nice to see it in the Advanced tech category. I wonder if all possibilities for improving these scores are being looked at. #4 seems easy to improve with a grant of tech supplies from local merchants. Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Fry’s Electronics donate networking hardware to schools all the time. I wonder if they are being asked to help out.