The Team Member is Unable to Use Data to Make Informed Decisions

The Team Member is Unable to Use Data to Make Informed Decisions

When principals do not use data to make decisions, consistency is not maintained across the school, which does not allow success to be replicated, or anomalies resolved. 

The Problem is Compounded 

The principal: 

• does not collect and track school or classroom data daily 
• cannot analyse and action data in the same week as accurate and timely data is not available to them 
• cannot examine the data to identify patterns of success and difficulty 
• does not use data to inform decisions about instruction, professional learning and school improvement 
• cannot immediately respond to team members’ needs 
• cannot reflect on how their professional learning impacts student learning and does not identify which techniques and practices they need to improve to increase student growth. 

The principal or instruction coach: 

• cannot examine the data to identify patterns of success and difficulty having to do with professional practices 
• does not use data to inform decisions about professional learning 
• cannot respond immediately respond to team members’ professional learning needs 
• cannot reflect on how their professional learning impacts student learning and what they need to improve to increase student growth.