Collaboration Spotlight: Goodlettsville Middle and Poverty Simulation

Before I share about the Goodlettsville Middle Poverty Simulation follow-up meeting, I have to say how excited I was to see their vision statement displayed.  This summer, the leadership team developed the vision statement of Productive, Innovative, Cooperative.  It's great to see it being part of their culture in supporting student success.

When schools sign up for the Poverty Simulation, part of the process for supporting this wonderful professional learning opportunity is for them to schedule a follow-up meeting with a member of the MNPS Data Warehouse team.  During this meeting, the collaborative inquiry process is used to allow teachers to analyze data and develop theories of causation for supporting student success.

On August 30, Goodlettsville Middle engaged in the follow-up meeting.  While we ran out of time for developing theories of causation, another meeting will occur to finish up the process.  These theories will then guide grade level teams' work for supporting student success.  To learn more about this meeting, including the PowerPoint presentation and data sets used, go to: Goodlettsville Middle Poverty Simulation Follow-Up Meeting  (http://www.mnpscollaboration.org/goodlettsville-middle-poverty-simulation-follow-up-meeting.html)

The Poverty Simulation is an outstanding professional learning experience.  If you are interested in learning more about it, please contact Allison Buzard at Allison.Buzard@mnps.org.

How are you and/or your school using the collaborative inquiry process for making data-informed decisions?  Please share stories, resources, or request support by contacting Margie Johnson at margie.johnson@mnps.org.