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West York High highlights ‘data teaming’ approach to raise proficiency
Summary
High school staff described a year-long “data teaming” process aimed at aligning assessments and instruction to district proficiency targets; students and teachers said the practice improved collaboration, assessment quality and instructional adjustments.
Carrie Jones, principal at the high school in the West York Area SD, told the school board that teachers adopted a year-long “data teaming” process designed to focus instruction around major course concepts and an 80% proficiency target. “All teachers… analyzed four units or concepts each semester for deeper learning using these high quality assessments,” Jones said during the board meeting presentation.
The program, which Jones said the high school used on professional development days and half days, asked teachers to use a common-assessment planning guide, confirm what “really matters” in each unit, and then…
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