Presented by Dr. Dixon Brooks, Chief Instructional Officer, Lexington School District Two (SC); Dr. Rob Burggraaf, Director of Instruction, Lexington School District Two (SC); and Jennifer Wise, Mathematics Coordinator, Lexington School District Two (SC)

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As school districts of every size work to boost student outcomes, teacher capacity, and accountability, the role of assessments and the value of professional learning communities are front and center. In this edLeader Panel, leaders from Lexington School District Two in West Columbia, South Carolina share their approach to grounding the work of their professional learning communities with assessment data. Dr. Dixon Brooks, Chief Instructional Officer, Dr. Rob Burggraaf, Director of Instruction, and Jennifer Wise, Coordinator of Mathematics Instruction, share their approach to answering the four essential questions of instruction:

• What do we expect students to learn?
• How will we know they’ve learned it?
• How will we respond when they don’t learn?
• How will we respond when they already know it?

They address their data-driven instructional journey and the outcomes they’ve achieved and share their plans for the balance of this school year and the one ahead. View this session, and you’ll leave with impactful ideas and perspectives about managing, supporting, and leveraging your assessment investments to drive results.

This recorded edLeader Panel is of interest to K-12 school and district leaders, teachers, librarians, directors of curriculum and instruction, directors of assessment, directors of school improvement, Title I directors, and department chairs in math, ELA, science, and social studies. 

About the Presenters

Dr. Dixon Brooks began his career in the LEX2 school district at Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy in 1994. His career has included roles as a band director and administrative assistant principal and principalships at both a LEX2 middle and high school. He is a past president of the South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education (SCAMLE). Dr. Brooks earned his Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Dr. Rob Burggraaf began his career with the LEX2 school district as a fifth-grade teacher. His career path with the district includes roles as an elementary instructional technology coach, assistant principal at Springdale Elementary, and principal of the district’s Virtual Academy program. Dr. Burggraaf received his Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction, educational technology from the University of South Carolina.

Jennifer Wise serves as the coordinator of mathematics for the LEX2 school district. She began her teaching career at the middle school level, teaching seventh- and eighth-grade mathematics, algebra I, and geometry. She has led an extended professional learning series for the South Carolina Department of Education and has instructed pre-service teachers at the University of South Carolina. Jennifer has also worked on educational policy at the federal level. Jennifer was honored with the 2017 Teacher of the Year award from the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA). She received both her undergraduate degree in mathematics and Master of Teaching in secondary mathematics from the University of South Carolina.

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