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The American Indian Education KnowledgeBase is an online resource to aid education professionals in their efforts to improve the education of American Indian students and close the achievement gap American Indian students have faced in public, Bureau of Indian Education and other schools.

Conducting a Comprehensive Needs Assessment

PART 1: Data Sources Matrix

Focus Areas

 

(Indicate the priority of each focus area are in parentheses.)

Sources of Information and Methods of Data Collection
AchievementSelf AssessmentObservationsInterviews and/orSurveysSchool RecordsGroup DiscussionsEvaluation/Data ReportsStudentWorkOtherInformationOther Information

Student Achievement

         

Curriculum & Instruction

         

High Quality Professional Staff

         

Family and Community

         

Involvement

         

School Context and Organization

         

Notes:

PART 2: Data Collection and Analysis Plan

Priority "Focus Areas" for Data CollectionKey QuestionsData Collection MethodsNames of Instruments (Circle those that need to be developed)Data Collection Subcommittee(Chair/Co-Chair)Time Lines

Focus Area #1

     

Focus Area #2

     

Focus Area #3

     

Notes:



 

Source:

 

An Idea Book on Planning, Vol. I, Implementing Schoolwide Programs, U.S. Department of Education, Pgs. 100-102

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