Introduction to Need IndicatorsIntroduction to Need Indicators

Where We Are in the ProcessWhere We Are in the Process

1. Concern Statements – Hypotheses

2. Test hypotheses

3. Test by collecting data that shows if each hypothesis is true

Need IndicatorsNeed Indicators

For each Concern Statement, ask “What information or data would

indicate to you that this concern exists for migrant students?”

ExampleExample

Goal: Proficiency in Math

Area of Concern: Educational Continuity

Concern Statement: We are concerned that migrant students who need academic intervention do not participate in summer learning activities that support academic success.

We are concerned that migrant students, who need academic intervention, do not participate in summer learning activities that support academic success.

What: Percentage of non-proficient students who did participate in summer academic programs

Who: Enrolled migrant and PFS students who did not attain proficiency or higher on the math subtest of the state CRT

Category: By grade level bands (elem/middle/high)

When: Testing 2003-04 / Summer Programs 2004

Example Need IndicatorExample Need Indicator

The percentage of migrant and PFS students, by grade level bands (grades 3-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-11), who did not attain proficiency or higher on the math subtest of the state CRT administered in 2003-04 and received academic services (list attached) during the summer of 2004.

Need Indicators HintsNeed Indicators Hints

• Use several Need Indicators to verify one Concern Statement

• Pretend you are the person collecting data – What do you need to have defined?

Criteria for Need IndicatorsCriteria for Need Indicators

• Provides convincing evidence

• Measures severity of need

• Identifies logical relationship with Concern Statement

• Is clear and specific

• Offers useful information

TaskTask

• Use pages 5 -6 in case study

• Revise Need Indicators in middle column