A growing number of schools nationwide are benefitting from the successful implementation of an Uncommon data-driven instructional model to increase learning. Here are a some examples:

• From 2004 to 2008, Jarvis Sanford led Chicago's Dodge Academy from a struggling school to one of the highest-achieving schools in Chicago. During a similar time span, James Verrilli led already high-achieving North Star Academy to four consecutive years of improved results that lifted the school from one of the tops in Newark to the highest-achieving urban school in New Jersey.
• Leaders who have been trained in this data-driven instructional model are now leading some of the highest-gaining or highest-achieving schools in eight cities across the country: Chicago, Baltimore, Oakland, New York, New Orleans, Washington, DC, Newark, and Rochester, NY. These are district schools and charter schools, small and large, elementary and high schools.
• Over 300 schools have explicitly implemented the data-driven instructional model presented in Driven by Data. By following the right drivers, every type of school can succeed.

Teachers and leaders get extensive development in the keys of Driven by Data:

• Assessments
• Analysis
• Action
• Culture

Teachers have rigorous assessments that drive great teaching, and they do deep analysis of interim assessment results to make in-course corrections that guarantee higher student learning results.

Leaders receive training in how to lead effective assessment analysis meetings and how to put in place a productive data-driven culture that defines a higher bar for rigor for all students. All of this is embedded within a strong instructional leadership model that includes observation and feedback, curriculum planning, and leading professional development.