Dr. Izzet Mergen, Ed.D
Dr. Izzet Mergen has worked as a professional musician and music teacher for nearly 20 years in New York. He has an extensive list of credits as a recording/performing artist including Wyclef Jean of the Fugees. Izzet currently works in the Northport-East Northport School District as the District-wide Director of Music Education, which has been the recipient of numerous awards including “Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America”. He is responsible for the music education of over 6,500 students from six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, in kindergarten – 12 grade.Coursework and Assignments
COURSE OBJECTIVE(S)
This course provides an introduction to a school district’s effective use of data to enable the successful identification and implementation of appropriate strategies that inform decision-making. Many schools and school leaders do not use data effectively to guide decisions, to promote increased student learning, and/or for standards implementation. The reasons for this are varied. The data may not be easy to access, they may not be in forms that are easy to understand, no one may be available who understands and can work with data, and/or there may be no knowledge that the data exist. For some, there may be so much data that knowing where to begin an analysis of the data itself is the challenge. Each of these situations (as well as many others) actively discourages school districts from learning about the phenomena they are attempting to understad. By supporting the creation, access, and subsequent analysis of school district databases, efforts by school leaders to create and sustain professional learning communities that are focused on the success of all students and the organization can be realized.
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COURSEWORK & ARTIFACTS
EDU 5650 Project
School District Comparison Data Project (link no longer available)