Use diagnostic survey results to craft an evidence-based school narrative and action plan¶

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Description¶

The article recommends that after reviewing 5Essentials diagnostic results, school stakeholders jointly build an evidence-based account of their school. "Based on these results, principals, teachers, and parents can craft an evidence-based narrative and diagnosis about their school and develop action plans to strengthen these organizational practices." The strategy turns survey diagnostics into concrete improvement planning involving multiple school stakeholders.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Completion of the survey-based diagnostics on the five essential supports
• Participation of principals, teachers, and parents in interpreting results

Constraints¶

• Action plans target the organizational practices measured by the five essential supports

Target Learners¶

• students in public elementary schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• school improvement planning
• strengthening organizational practices

Affordances¶

• Five Essential Supports School Improvement Framework

Related Strategies¶

• Use annual 5Essentials Survey data to identify school-environment strengths and areas to improve for bullying prevention
• Use 5Essentials survey data to identify where to improve students' school experiences and teachers' relationships with parents to support attendance
• Use Cultivate data as a framework for action to identify strengths and improvement areas in learning environments

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Sebring P., & Montgomery, N. (2014). The Five Essential Supports for School Improvement: Mobilizing the Findings. Pensamiento Educativo. Revista de Investigación Educacional Latinoamericana, 51(1), 63-85. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/five-essential-supports-school-improvement-mobilizing-findings