Group+3+Reflections

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** Group 3 Reflections ** **Amy**, Jerad, Lisa, Ron Bold identifies note keeper

__**NeSA-R Notes**__ Take a look at the data and make 3 observations.
 * Native Schools are the lowest, which impacts overall ESU average
 * ESU 1 schools are at or slightly below the state average.
 * Smaller schools have surprising low numbers - what is the reason? High number of special populations? Scores are high for some grades, and low for others - sharper differences.

How did grade levels perform compared to the state average?
 * Grade levels were below the state average in performance, but had above the state average compared to free and reduced.

What grade level could ESU #1 support?
 * 3rd and 7th grade were both 10 percent below state average.

Identify three schools that appear to be doing well.
 * Creighton
 * Allen
 * Laurel/Coleridge
 * Niobrara

Identify three schools that may need support.
 * Native American Schools
 * Sioux South City
 * Homer

What connection does this source have to the ESU #1 goal of improving student achievement?
 * Indicator of whether or not we are meeting our goals. Gives us a measurement of how our students are achieving, and what schools may need more support.
 * Allows us to focus and target specific areas or school districts.
 * Allows us to identify schools that are doing well and ask them to share what they are doing; be mentors to other districts.

__**Commendations/Recommendations Notes**__ Read through the commendations and recommendations and make three observations.
 * Include ALL - all staff, all stakeholders, not just smaller or select groups.
 * Important how we train schools on the data and correlation, and how to make it meaningful.
 * Everything is "Continue". We are doing the right kind of things and need to continue what we already are doing. Do them better or more consistent.

How do the commendations of the external team relate to current ESU #1 goals?
 * The external team determined that our goals are leading us toward AdvancED accreditation. We have laid the groundwork.
 * A process is in place to ensure improvement.

How do the recommendations of the external team relate to current ESU #1 goals?
 * Each recommendation connects to the goals by identifying that if we improve we then will meet our goals. There are two rails to our track. Our goals are the rails taking us to our destination. Recommendations are the railroad ties keeping them together so they don't veer off course. They work in concert with each other.
 * Communication is important.

__**e-Ticket and Registration Summary Sheet Notes**__ What are your observations about e-Ticket?
 * Many from Staff Development, but not as many from the other departments. May need to do a better job of entering data. Is everyone using it? How accurate is it?
 * Staff Development may have more opportunity to use it.
 * May still be questions as to what type of activities to enter. May need to go over it again with staff.
 * Is a step in the right direction. Allows us to see data in another way.
 * Majority of visits are to some of our Native schools, and Homer.
 * Savings in terms of mileage are included.
 * Time savings would be nice to see.

What are your observations about ESU registration summary sheets?
 * Would be nice to know categories of who attended: principal, elementary, secondary.
 * Would be interested in seeing number of people who attended in relation to total number of staff for the district. Also, what staff are attending and how does that correlate to their student achievement.
 * Would be nice to know what teachers are attending and how are their students achieving.
 * Don't have statistical data once a person attends, what they do with the information; follow-up data.
 * Would there be a correlation between administrators that allow teachers to attend, and how they are achieving.
 * What is the correlation between schools that don't attend as much and how they are achieving? Are they getting services elsewhere?
 * Any correlation between distance from the school and the ESU and attendance? Do schools closer to ESU 8 attend at that site?
 * Should we share with districts what was offered that staff from their school did not attend.

How does the e-Ticket information support ESU #1 agency goals?
 * Supports communication. Communicates what we are doing and the method.
 * Shows support we are providing.
 * Not a connection between type of service being offered. So you would know how many were about reading, MAP, School Improvement, RtI, Data Retreat, etc. We don't know what we are targeting.

How do ESU #1 registration summary sheets support ESU # 1 agency goals?
 * Each time a person attends training from a school, it communicates about ESU 1.
 * Have the data to make a correlation between support and people who attend, but may not be able to show a direct impact on student achievement.