Drafting Three Needs Statements

Writing the Instructional Content Need

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A candidate should start with assessment data in one content area at an appropriate grade level at or above what he/she is teaching. A candidate should identify the minority of students achieving a high level score.

2

A candidate should pick a sub-domain that is weak for both the candidate and the students. The candidate should tell how that score falls above or below the state mean.

3

A candidate should give two specific reasons why his/her school believes scores occurred.

4

A candidate should link the student lack of knowledge and the school’s assessment back to the needs.

5

A candidate should make a final statement that will align data presented to the statement.

Instructional Content Needs Statement:

Evidence of Need:

Writing the Instructional Strategy Need

1

A candidate should start with student survey data that supports the idea for a major change in instruction.

2

A candidate should give two or more data backed reasons why this has occurred.

3

A candidate should link the student need to his or her knowledge and skill in this area and give two or more data backed reasons.

4

A candidate should make a final statement summarizing why his or her need and the students’ content needs are the same.

Instructional Strategy Needs Statement

Evidence of Need:

Writing the Instructional Leadership Need

1

A candidate should start with assessment data that indicates the need for a leadership project to address student needs.

2

A candidate should provide convincing evidence to the need of the leadership project to address teacher needs.

3

A candidate should describe the type of training that will be required to implement the leadership project idea.

4

A candidate should make a final needs statement that addresses the leadership project idea.

Instructional Leadership Needs Statement

Evidence of Need:

Drafting Three Needs Statement: Tutorial

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2010-02-01