Exploring the data
After crafting exploring data related to your CCMR problem of practice, you will craft a question that will drive your cycle of inquiry and collecting data related to the CCMR problem of practice in your district. Ideally, the question(s) you generate will be grounded in evidence, will be related to actionable issues (i.e., issues that are within the district’s control and can be improved over time), will be connected to the district’s strategic plan(s) or board goals, and will significantly improve your students' preparation for postsecondary opportunities. After you collect data related to that question, the next task is to analyze that data. It is important to note that these steps may be cyclical rather than linear in practice. During the data analysis process, teams will often discover that they have questions that will require additional data collection.
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FIve whys for inquiry protocol, developed by the School Reform Initiative. You might use this protocol together with related guidance that includes a template and an everyday example.
Fishbone protocol, developed by the High Tech High Graduate School of Education used by Denver Public Schools. A continuous improvement toolkit, created by the Regional Education Laboratory Northeast and Islands, contains additional tools and information related to fishbone diagrams (pp. II-14 - II-24) that might be helpful for your team.
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Data for equity protocol developed by the High Tech High Graduate School of Education
Introductory Data Wise course, a free, online, self-paced course offered by HarvardX
The School Reform Initiative (SRI) website houses protocols that can be used for many purposes. Other SRI protocols to consider for data analysis include:
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