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This book is designed to prepare Data Coaches to carry out their role. It provides step-by-step directions for conducting the 19 Using Data tasks with Data Teams. Individual Data Coaches can prepare themselves for their role by studying the background information and following the detailed procedures in this book and on the CD-ROM. If you are a leader who will be preparing a group of Data Coaches to assume their role, we suggest that you form a study group for the coaches focused on learning the material in this book. The Data Coaches can learn and practice using the tasks with each other in their study group and then use them with Data Teams. After Data Team meetings, the Data Coaches can come back together, debrief their experiences, and prepare for the next set of tasks.

Besides preparation and time to get to know the materials in this book, Data Coaches need time to meet with teams, full access to data, and administrative support. How much time? Some Data Coaches in the Using Data Project worked full-time leading Data Teams in just one school. These Data Coaches gathered and prepared common assessment data and facilitated the process for all the grade-level teams in every content area in their buildings. In most of the elementary and middle schools in Clark County, Nevada, three Data Coaches (a principal and two full-time teachers) shared the role. In Canton City, Ohio, two full-time Data Coaches served four middle schools, one in mathematics and one in science, and two more full-time Data Coaches, one focused on mathematics and one on science, served the district’s two major high schools.