How Can We Increase Student Achievement and Experience in Mathematics Using Data, Accountability and Relationships?

Leticia Jara-Leake • Cahn Fellow 2019

Our project uses the change levers of data, accountability, and relationships in order to increase student achievement and experience in mathematics. As a high achieving school, we dove deeply into the data to find a key leverage point that would move our proficient students to advanced on the state math standardized test.

Data from standardized tests and informal math assessments revealed and pinpointed a key difference in performance and achievement between proficient and advanced students. We engaged our staff in several professional development opportunities to build competency around math concepts that made the difference between a student scoring proficient and a student scoring advanced.