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LEA/District leadership implemented a new math curriculum. As an LEA/district leader, you would like to view the growth of current sixth-grade students in math over the past few years in your LEA/district.

1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Select Diagnostic under the LEA/District Reports heading.
3. In the filter panel, click the drop-down menu for Base Test and Subject and select 4th Grade under math.
4. Click the drop-down menu for Measurement Options (Y Axis) and select Growth.
5. In the Student Grouping Options (X Axis) drop-down menu, select LEA/District Achievement Group.
6. Select Years from the Add a Comparison menu above the graph. Then click Add a Year to open the drop-down menu and select a year. Repeat this step to add additional years.

As a K-12 math specialist, you want to help the school's leadership team understand the disparities in math achievement across different student groups. Use the School Diagnostic report to view a math subject. Select exiting achievement as the measurement option (Y axis) and try various student grouping options (X axis). What trends do you notice among student groups?

1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Select Diagnostic under the School Reports heading.
3. In the filter panel, click the drop-down menu for Base Test and Subject and select a math test.
4. Click the drop-down menu for Measurement Options (Y Axis) and select Exiting Achievement.
5. In the Student Grouping Options (X Axis) drop-down menu, select an option.
6. In the Add a Comparison menu above the graph, click Other. Then click Add Another Comparison to expand the menu.
7. Select the same school, year, and test and subject. Then select another student group to compare.
8. Click Add a Comparison and repeat step 7 to compare up to four student groups at the same time.

Over the last two years as director of special education, you provided in-depth training for regular education and special education teachers to improve instruction for students receiving inclusion learning support. Use the School Diagnostic report to consider how the training might have impacted learning outcomes for IEP students and other students.

1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Select Diagnostic under the School Reports heading.
3. In the filter panel, click the drop-down menu for Base Test and Subject and select a subject and grade.
4. Click the drop-down menu for Measurement Options (Y Axis) and select an option.
5. In the Student Grouping Options (X Axis) drop-down menu, select IEP students.
6. Select the same school, year, and test and subject. Then select another student group to compare.
7. Click Add a Comparison and repeat step 6 to compare up to four student groups at the same time.

As the instructional coach for math, you are preparing to meet with the school's math team. You want to display all recent growth results for math on the School Diagnostic report at one time, including confidence bands.

Use the School Diagnostic report to compare all recent growth results in math, adding confidence bands to the graph. What patterns do you notice and what might these patterns suggest?

1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Select Diagnostic under the School Reports heading.
3. In the filter panel, click the drop-down menu for Base Test and Subject and select a math subject and grade or course.
4. Click Tests and Subjects in the Add a Comparison menu above the graph, and then click Add a Test and Subject to select another math subject to compare.
5. In the filter panel, click the drop-down menu for Graph Options and select Bar Chart with Confidence Bands.