Contents of the DVD ix
DVD Additional Materials xiii
About the Author xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Foreword xix
Introduction 1
The Framework: What is This All About? 4
The Seven Mistakes that Matter 5
The Key Principles of Data-Driven Instruction 10
How to Use this Book 11
Conclusion 12
Part 1 The Roadmap to Results 15
1 Assessment: Set Your Landmarks (and Your Mile Markers) 17
Toward Meaningful Rigor: Creating the Roadmap 19
Assessment Myths Dispelled 35
Implementation: First Steps for Teachers and Leaders 44
2 Analysis: Where and Why We Left the Route 51
Foundations of Effective Analysis 54
Data Meetings, Part I: Locking in Deep Analysis 71
Implementation: First Steps for Teachers and Leaders 85
3 Action: Charting a Better Path 91
Action Plans: Aligning the "Why" to the "How" 93
Action in the Classroom: Effective Re-teaching 102
Data Meetings, Part II: Locking in Quality Action 120
Accountability: Follow Up on Action Plans 126
Implementation: First Steps for Teachers and Leaders 130
4 A Data-Driven Culture: Clearing the Road for Rigor 135
Conditions for Success 139
Implementation: First Steps for Teachers and Leaders 162
Part 2 Where the Rubber Hits the Road 167
5 Overcoming Obstacles: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions 169
DDI Implementation Rubric 169
What to Do When There's a "2" 172
Frequently Asked Questions 185
6 Leading PD for Adults 195
Five Frequent Errors Associated with Adult PD 196
Follow the Data . . . and Just Do It 198
Live the Learning 202
Follow-Up 209
7 All PD Workshop Materials and Key Documents 213
How to Use the Rubrics and One-Pagers 213
How to Use the Workshop Materials 214
Preview: Data-Driven Instruction 215
Notes 221
Bibliography 227
Index 231
PAUL BAMBRICK-SANTOYO is the Chief Schools Officer for Uncommon Schools and the Founder and Dean of the Leverage Leadership Institute. Over the last 15 years, Bambrick-Santoyo has personally led some of the highest achieving urban schools in the country while also training over 20,000 leaders worldwide in the best practices of instructional leadership. He is the author of Leverage Leadership 2.0, A Principal Manager's Guide to Leverage Leadership 2.0, Get Better Faster, and Great Habits, Great Readers from Jossey-Bass.