what do you mean, data-driven instruction, milenny? >> so, basically, what we try and do is assess the children as frequently as possible. so, we try to assess them daily so that we can see how they're doing and not wait till the end of the test and then see that they failed. >> okay. does "assessment" mean tests? i hear "assessment" and -- >> assessment can be many things. a form of assessment might not mean a test. it might not equate to a quiz. it may just be a thumbs-up, thumbs-down. did you get it? do you understand? or it could be writing in response to a particular question and you're reading it to understand whether or not the students got the concept that day. >> okay. i can almost hear teachers at different paces." >> mm-hmm. >>, so if you assess, or you test, and half the class is here, and the other class is here, what happens next? how do you move forward? >> we use that data and try to review the next day to kind of catch them up. a lot of our teachers offer tutoring after school. some are willing even to come in on the w