Once the data are collected and summarized, the Community Arts Team will review and analyze the information to gain a better understanding of strengths and gaps in instructional delivery and then begin to surface ideas relating to first action steps and priority areas. We offer two distinct tools for data analysis, either or both of which may be utilized, depending on the time available.
The following focused conversation leads the Community Arts Team through a series of questions, moving from the concrete and objective to the decisional levels. The format requires whole group participation.
Objectives
Context
Questions
Objective Level: | What is one thing that stands out for you? What arts disciplines are being taught? Not being taught? Is any written curriculum being used? If so, in which disciplines? How much time is dedicated to arts instruction? Who is teaching the arts? (Specialists, classroom teachers, teaching artists, etc.) What could we tell the public about the arts instruction students receive? Which community resources are used to complement classroom arts instruction? |
Reflective Level: | What was your first reaction to the data? What are you proud of? What do you find inspiring? Where do you feel disappointed? What are you concerned with? |
Interpretive Level: | What are our strengths? What insights are you having regarding our arts program? What appears to be a key issue, problem area, or gap that needs to be filled? |
Decisional Level: | What would we need to do in order to have a comprehensive arts curriculum for all students? What action ideas or improvements has this data triggered for you? What are our key recommendations? |
Closing
Thank you for taking the time to collect and review this data. We now have a much clearer picture of our strengths and our needs for improvement, and we now see where to focus our efforts. This is an important beginning for our task force.
Stage 2 Activity: Data Analysis CardsThe Data Analysis Cards activity engages the Community Arts Team in small-group discussions about specific focus areas of the district arts program data, followed by reports to the whole group and further discussion. Click here [PDF: 149KB] to access the Data Analysis Cards for this activity. Advance Preparation Instructions for Use of the Data Analysis Cards
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