Davis Elementary teachers Alyssa LaPuma and Jorge Romero study data to be better teachers. Both LaPuma and Romero teach 3rd grade at Davis and they compared how their students have done on the STAAR test. When they saw from the data that they had strengths where their counterpart did not, they collaborated to share those strengths to better instruct their students. They compared their results to the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) requirements to make sure they were filling in the gaps where students fell short.