Our Road on the MAP to Success! Shannon Chapman, Principal, Diane Herzfeldt, Research & Assessment, Menominee Tribal School, WI Fusion 2012, the NWEA summer conference in Portland, Oregon This session will provide schools that are in their first few years of MAP administration with an overview of the structural components to consider as they use data, set up schedules, communicate with/involve parents, and incorporate a variety of instructional resources. Menominee Tribal School will share their evolution to data-based decision making, using MAP data, to inform planning and instruction. We have shown tremendous growth since we started MAP assessments. Come and hear our story! Learning outcome: - Using data to set up structures for success in reading - Motivating others to create transformation in school culture Audience: - New data user MTS is a BIE-funded school serving 190 students in grades K-8. Nearly 90% of our students qualify for free-reduced lunch. MTS ranks #3 of all BIE Reads Schools in reading achievement. My role is Principal/Administrator - I oversee curriculum, instruction, day-to-day operations, as well as budget and reporting accountability.

1. Menominee Tribal School
Presenters: Shannon Chapman & Diane Herzfeldt

3. Our dedicated staff!

4. History of Our School
Menominee Tribal School is a tribally
controlled grant school funded through the
Bureau of Indian Education
Owned by the tribe, our school serves students
who document ¼ blood quantum of federally
recognized tribes
Our school was started in August of 1990 and
was formally St. Anthony’s Catholic School
Our school is proud to be culture-based and
dedicated to the promotion of the Menominee
Language and culture

5. Menominee Tribal School
Demographics
 Rural K-8 School serving 191 students
 44% of children are living in poverty
 13.7% unemployment
 84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch

6. Why the need for NWEA Map
Testing?
 Low WKCE Scores
 Need for more detailed data to
develop school goals
 Increase in proficiency levels (NCLB)
 Common Core Standards

7. Data, data,
data!
Assessments
• DIBELS
• STAR Reading
• STAR Math
• Odyssey
• NWEA
• WKCE (3-8)
• Terra Nova (K-2)

8. What do we
do with it all?
• Data retreats 3x year to
analyze the reports
• Grade level goal setting
• Action planning
• Individual goal setting
• Student data binders
• Data wall
• Time & Content grids
• Set up student intervention
programs as well as
enrichment programming
• Family Nights to teach parents
how to read the NWEA
reports and promoting family
involvement in education

9. Menominee
Tribal School is
ranked #3 in the
How did BIE Reads!
program, which
we get is based on
student reading
here? achievement in
grades K-5.

10. Year 1
2008-2009
Summer Data Retreats based on WKCE
 Facilitated by Kris Wells, KPS Principal
 Analyzed WKCE data
 Developed goals and objectives
 Needed more in-depth data
NWEA enters the picture….
 Needed to secure teacher buy-in
 Needed professional development for
administration, teachers, IT, etc.
 Need to learn the various administrative
features
 Class Roster Files
 Downloading tests, etc.
 How to manage it all?
 Scheduling
 Student orientation to test
 Tests are proctored by teachers, admin
Fall 2008: MAP test administered K-8
followed by Spring 2009 test

11. Year 2
2009-2010
Summer Data Retreat -
August 2009
 Facilitated by school administrators
 Analyze WKCE data and our “new”
MAP data
 Learn to print Teacher Reports from
NWEA
 Analyze Teacher Reports from 2008-
2009
 HIGHLIGHTERS 
 Two Grade Levels Below
 At-Risk
 At Grade Level
 Above Grade level
 Compare to WKCE Graphs

12. Year 2
Continued
 Analyzed 2008-2009 data using the Class Breakdown by
Strand by grade levels
 What was the highest scoring strand?
 What was the lowest scoring strand?
 What does this mean?
 What adjustments can be made for next term?
 Projected 2009 WKCE scores with MAP Data
 2009-2010 Administered MAP test 3x:
Fall, Winter, Spring
 Due to on-site technical difficulties with primary test
only grades 2-8 were tested

13. Year 3
2010-2011
 This 2010 August data retreat was the first time we had an outside consultant come
to help us analyze our MAP data
 During this 3-day retreat Becky helped our staff go more in depth in analyzing past
WKCE data and make observations and hypotheses for math and reading
 Our staff also analyzed our MAP data and discussed trends and possible strategies
for improvement
 Staff wrote reading and math goals for the 2010-2011 School Year

14. Year 3
Continued
 Under Becky’s guidance our staff continued to analyze the data by strands and write
goals for the area with the most improvement need.
 In addition to writing data-based goals for reading and math, Becky facilitated the
creation of a grade-level unit action plan to assist in our goal achievement
 Students Grades 2-8 were tested in fall, winter, & spring of 2010-2011

15. Year 4
2011-2012
 The MAP test was administered to grades K-8.
 The Terra Nova test was replaced with the MAP Primary Test in order to have more timely and in-depth data
 Data Meetings held after each testing period (Fall, Winter, Summer)
 Analyze data trends and how they correlate to action plans
 Descartes was explored more in depth to inform instruction
 More staff ownership of grade-level unit goals and action plans
 Data used to inform after-school tutoring program, math intervention period (RTI), special education, GT, etc

16. What are we doing
now?

17. Students are setting
goals
Delete

18. Special Education and the
tutoring program are using the
data

19. Staff is becoming
Staff more involved with
is becoming more involved
DesCartes
with DesCartes and learning
about it’s many applications.

20. Students are taking
ownership of their
scores and strive to do
their best!

21. Is it working?

26. How do we transfer everything to classroom instruction?
Start on No
Time Interruptions
Homework &
Parent Involvement
Teach core
program with Fidelity
Make every day
count!

27. Integrating technology

28. Motivation for Learning
INVOLVE PARENTS AND FAMILIES - AND MAKE IT MEMORABLE!

29. So…what’s next?
Contact Information
Shannon Chapman schapman@mitw.org
Diane Herzfeldt dherzfeldt@mitw.org