How to Get Involved

This project is coordinated through Michigan's educational service agencies (ISDs/RESAs/RESDs) for use by these agencies and the local public schools they serve. This Title IID grant provided funding to enable the creation of a Professional Development Model designed to foster school improvement planning around quality data and inquiry relating to student work. This grant has also provided funding to build a Dynamic Inquiry tool that helps educators analyze state level data to use in the school improvement planning process.

We invite ISD teams to attend a regional launch so that your ISD staff can be immersed in this project. During the launch, ISD staff will investigate both the Professional Development Model and the Dynamic Inquiry tool. They will have the opportunity to write an action plan which will help them access funds to support the rollout of the Professional Development Model and Dynamic Inquiry tool with their local district staff. If you are a local school district in Michigan and wish to get involved, please contact your ISD. Those ISDs who have been through the launch events are listed on the About Data4SS page.

Each Launch is 1 ½ days of focused professional development using best practice models and research-based strategies. Participating ISDs are required to send a three to four person team consisting of School Improvement, Technology and Special Education consultants. The grant will cover expenses related to the Launch. The ISD staff will have the opportunity to write an action plan to rollout the Professional Development Model and Dynamic Inquiry tool in up to 4 modules LEA staff with financial support up to $8,000 for approved and implemented action plans. Calhoun ISD will continue to provide support to ISDs involved in the launches on an as requested basis.

To find out more, please visit our Upcoming Events as well as contact us at contact@data4ss.org.

Data4SS Leadership Team:

Steve Brodeur, Inquiry Tool Project Coordinator - Data for Student Success

Mary Gehrig, Assistant Superintendent - Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Andrew Henry, Inquiry Tool Senior Project Manager - Data for Student Success

Mike Oswalt, Assistant Superintendent - Regional Technology Services

Rebecca Rocho, Assistant Superintendent - General Services and Legislation

Maureen Slamer, Director of Professional Development - Data for Student Success

 Data 4SS Launch, Montcalm Area ISDBelding