ABSTRACT
When a school implements the continuous school improvement framework, it has begun an excellent journey of using data effectively to improve teaching and learning. Staff members know where they are as a school, as well as what processes and programs are working and which ones are not working. They have a shared vision to be carried out through a strong plan, collaborative leadership structures, professional learning, and quality partnerships. The missing piece is what the teachers do in their collaborative teams to gather, analyze, and use student learning data to improve teaching and learning in classrooms, and how the data use is supported. Teachers need support in getting real-time formative data to review in a timely fashion. Districts and schools must support teachers in adopting formative assessments for every subject area that assesses standards attainment.
