Cynthia Olivarez
A High School Dean of Instruction recounts hearing the conversations shift. “We had to meet our Closing the Gaps indicators in Algebra. ColorBands gave our teachers hope and the motivation to do better; once the students knew where they had to be, students wanted to reach higher.”
Christian Quintanilla
One elementary principal points out how Texas ColorBands facilitated a culture of collaboration for her school community and how every individual added value to the school rating. “Everyone understood how to move from one ColorBand to the next, the impact it had on the whole school, what we were talking about and where we were headed.”
Monica Valdez
A middle school counselor explains that every single student has their own goal, and this makes them self-aware. “I use the ScoreBoards with parents because it gives them a visual, and it’s a communication tool that sparks conversations about what to do.”
Efrain Amaya
A middle school principal discusses how the instructional staff use Texas ColorBands for self-reflection. “Texas ColorBands is a tool that allows teachers to see the impact of their instructional delivery.”
Faynna Guerrero
A school improvement facilitator describes using the ColorBands ScoreBoard as a communication tool with parents and students. “As a campus, we looked at our performance based on small increments identified by colors, and we take away the scale values that are hard to understand.”
Bridgette Vieh
Associate Superintendent of Instructional Leadership describes ColorBands as a calibrated resource for principals and teachers aligned only to Accountability and helps the district know, “Is the learning increasing?”.
