Can you say Data?

As I find this week coming to a close I am left with a lingering phrase...DATA DRIVEN! I come away this week with the overall feeling that whatever research project I embark upon, I must find myself comfortable with dealing with data. We are drowning in data, but we must find a way to utilize that data immediately. The feedback loop must be shortened in order to have an immediate effect in the classroom. As a future leader, I must be comfortable with dissecting the data to benefit both the classroom teacher and the school as whole. I must be able to do so quickly. I am also responsible for encouraging teachers to take their own data and utilize it in their classroom on a daily basis. Formal and informal assessments of student progress are necessary in order to increase student achievement. Shall I go out and earn for myself the title of data-queen?