How can Ms. Flores and Mr.

Ericson use the school summary data to guide

their efforts to help improve the scores of students with disabilities?

Page 3: A First Glance at the Data

First:

 Look for expected results.

 Look for unexpected results.
 Examine the errors made by significant numbers of students.

Second:

 Recognize that most states and districts report only two elements required by law.
 Identify the number of students with disabilities who took standardized tests.
 Examine performance scores of students with disabilities.

Third:

 Look for more in-depth information, such as:

o The percentages of students with different categories of disabilities; and/or
o The number of students receiving accommodations, by category of disability.