Article Letting the Data Motivate and Delegate: Harnessing the Power of the Skill-Will Matrix Brian Hurley
Purpose This article aims to introduce a data tool that can nurture constructive educator conversations, help orchestrate interventions, and ultimately improve student achievement. The Skill-Will Data Tool can be created by any school or district with a digital learning management system (LMS), takes less than 30 minutes per week to update, and is easily disseminated via email. While the Skill-Will Data Tool was first created during the pandemic, it is a powerful tool that can help students anytime. Developing Triggers As a district instructional coach who worked primarily with teachers, I was part of the Multitiered Systems of Support (MTSS) team assigned to one of the schools in the district. I also worked closely with two academic interventionists on the MTSS team who worked primarily with students at the same school. Together, we developed intervention and coaching plans that could best support students and teachers. Once the order 42
