Data-driven decision making is a hallmark of good instructional leadership. But most educators shy away from statistical results, often creating instructional policy based on intuition. Theodore B. Creighton wrote Schools and Data to help educators stop "leading from the hip." Principals and teachers can now maneuver through the myriad of statistical data to help create goals and strategies for change and improvement based on solid findings.
Comprehensive but accessible, Schools and Data focuses on the relevance of statistics in the day-to-day lives of principals and teachers. This step-by-step, easy to follow , easy to understand guide to using existing school data can help any school leader facilitate more appropriate and effective decisions.
The information is presented with easy-to-follow instructions, illustrations, and pertinent examples that educators can readily understand. This is an essential resource for any educator who wants to break through the statistical confusion to improve skills in problem analysis, program evaluation, data-driven decision making and report preparation.
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