September 21, 2018 EWIS IMPLEMENTATION

Maximizing EWIS to Improve Student Achievement

September 21, 2018
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Best Western Royal Plaza
Marlboro, MA
 
 
OVERVIEW
Are you interested in using data systems that focus on improving outcomes for all students? Have you heard about the Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS) reports and you’d like to learn more? Have you thought about the use of student-level information in improving post-secondary outcomes? The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is offering a daylong workshop dedicated to EWIS and incorporating Early Warning risk indicators into your data inquiry habits.
 
For those new to EWIS, you’ll learn the basics: how EWIS can help you know your students better and how to use the EWIS reports in Edwin. For those beyond the basics, you’ll learn strategies to cohesively use EWIS with other resources to get students on track for meeting K-12 and college success milestones.
 
Participants will have an opportunity to explore the various EWIS reports for their students for the 2018-2019 school year.

PARTICIPATION
This workshop is open to all schools/districts and all grade levels. Consider coming as a district or school team of 3-6 people, including teachers, counselors, program specialists, data specialists and school and district leaders. As the use of EWIS enhances students’ transition from elementary to middle school and middle school to high school, we are not limiting the number of school-based teams from a district.

No prior EWIS use experience is necessary; the workshop is designed for users of various experience levels. 
 
We will be meeting from 8:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, 181 Boston Post Rd W, Marlborough, MA  This session is offered at no cost to participants. Due to state guidelines we cannot provide food or drink; however it will be available for purchase.

What is EWIS?
EWIS systematically identifies students that may need additional attention in order to reach an upcoming academic milestone. Educators around the state use EWIS – along with local context, expertise and interventions – to help prepare students for success in school and beyond.

TENTATIVE AGENDA
8:15-8:45 --  Registration
8:45-9:00 --  Welcome and overview of the day
9:00-9:30 --  What is EWIS? An Overview to ground everyone in the basics
9:45-11:15 -- Digging into your data - a guided team exercise
11:15-12:15 –Breakouts (in development)
12:15-1:00 -- Lunch (on your own, available for purchase)
1:00-1:45 -- Building a data culture for your school and district
1:45-2:30 -- Team Time


PREPARATION TIPS

Further information will be available in Early September; here are a couple of items to get you started.


(1) Important student data points from this year-student's courses and grades, attendance and many more-are used to calculate Early Warning risk levels for next fall, and summertime is when ESE's extensive data collections occur. Districts reporting these data after the due dates may not have EWIS reports in Edwin Analytics in time for the start of the school year. Please work with your data teams to ensure that your district's data are submitted by the due dates.

(2) Please plan to bring at least one laptop/tablet per every three members of your team.

(3) For more information on EWIS, please go to www.doe.mass.edu/ccr/ewi

(4) For assistance in formulating an ideal team or for any other questions, please feel free to contact us at ewis@doe.mass.edu