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The U.S. Department of Education’s Doing What Works Web site has a wealth of information on high schools that have put practices designated as “working” into place. This blog describes one of the schools featured on the site.
MacArthur Ninth Grade School is located outside of Houston, TX in the Aldine Independent School District. The school enrolls a majority of Hispanic students (83%) and students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (79%).
MacArthur Ninth Grade School uses student achievement data to support instructional decision making through such activities as:
- Embedding data use into the school's mission and vision
- Engaging in a three-week and six-week assessment cycle
- Using data to develop curriculum and key areas of focus for instruction
- Implementing tools for students that provide clear expectations and grading criteria for all core classes
- Accessing and analyzing data from the district-wide data warehouse system
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