TEMPLATE Presenting PVAAS to an Individual School Board

1. TEMPLATEPresenting PVAAS to an Individual School Board Power Point Templatewith Trainer Notes

2. Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVASS): A Compass for Improvement Presented at [District/LEA] School Board Meeting [Date] Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS):A Compass for Improvement

3. Contact/Mission For more information on the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS), please visit PDE’s website at www.education.pa.gov. The mission of the department is to academically prepare children and adults to succeed as productive citizens. The department seeks to ensure that the technical support, resources and opportunities are in place for all students, whether children or adults, to receive a high quality education.

4. Current Data Collection Approaches High Achievement Average Achievement Low Achievement Achievement is based on each student’s ending point.

5. PVAAS Adds Another Variable To Achievement…GROWTH! Below Standard for PA Academic Growth At or Above Standard for PA Academic Growth Growth is based on each student’s starting point!

6. Achievement versus Growth Achievement Measures student performance at a single point in time Typically related to socio-economic and demographic characteristics Often measured by percent reaching proficiency Might not focus on all students achievement Educators cannot influence entering achievement Growth Compares students’ performance to their own prior performance, students are their own control More closely related to teaching and schooling effectiveness Focus placed on all students Educators can influence the progress, or growth, students make Together A more complete picture of student learning

7. What Is PVAAS?

8. PVAAS Reporting: Both Reflective & Proactive THIS Year’s Students Last Year’s Students What is Growth Reporting? • Looking back, through the rearview mirror • Value-added (growth) measures compare the entering achievement of a group of students to their current achievement • Determine if the group of students has exceeded, met, or fallen short of the expected amount of growth What is Student Projection Reporting? • Looking ahead through the windshield • Projections that provide a student’s probability of successfully reaching various academic benchmarks • On state assessments • On college readiness exams (PSAT, SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement)

9. What is PVAAS Growth Reporting? Growth of a group of students over time NOT a simple comparison of test scores Grade 6 Grade 5 Grade 3 Grade 4

10. Measuring Academic Growth • Students don’t all start the year at the same place academically • Standard for PA Academic Growth • Regardless of their entering achievement, students should not lose ground academically • Is it not a reasonable goal to at least maintain the achievement of a group of students? • Not necessarily increase their achievement, but maintain their achievement

11. Growth Measure: Yellow or Red Regardless of the entering achievement of the group… Higher Achieving Middle Achieving • Students should NOT lose ground academically Lower Achieving

12. Growth Measure: Green Regardless of the entering achievement of the group… Higher Achieving Middle Achieving • A reasonable goal would be to AT LEAST MAINTAIN the achievement of the group of students Lower Achieving

13. Growth Measure: Dark Blue or Light Blue Regardless of the entering achievement of the group… Higher Achieving Middle Achieving • All groups of students CAN exceed the standard for growth! Lower Achieving

14. Understanding the Colors On average,did the students gain, maintain, or fall behind (in regards to achievement)? Gained** DB Gained* The Value-Added Reports are color-coded. LB Maintained G Y Fell Behind* R Fell Behind** * Some evidence **Significant evidence

15. All Growth Color Indicators are Possible! Gained** Fell Behind** Maintained High Achievement Gained** Maintained Fell Behind** End End End Beginning Beginning Beginning Gained** Maintained Low Achievement Fell Behind** **Significant evidence All Colors Possible with High-Achieving AND Low-Achieving Students Notice that the growth color indicator is consistent, regardless of beginning achievement.

16. Viewing Achievement and Progress Together PVAAS Web-based Scatter Plots Viewing Achievement and Progress Together Scatter Plots

17. Scatterplot Quadrants and Their Meanings Scatterplot quadrants and their meanings Quad 2 - Slipping Higher Achievement Lower Growth Quad 1 - Excelling Higher Achievement Higher Growth Quad 3 - Underperforming Lower Achievement Lower Growth Quad 4 - Improving Lower Achievement Higher Growth

18. Example: Regional Scatterplot Example: Regional Scatterplot

19. Math and English Language Arts (ELA) District Scatterplots District Scatterplots

20. District Scatterplot – Grade 4 Math and ELA

21. District Scatterplots – Grade 5 Math and ELA

22. District Scatterplot – Grade 6 Math and ELA

23. District Scatterplot – Grade 7 Math and ELA

24. District Scatterplot – Grade 8 Math and ELA

25. District Scatterplot – Algebra I

26. District Scatterplot – Literature

27. District Scatterplot – Biology

28. Overview of PVAAS Reporting PVAAS Reporting NOT all are reported publically • District Level Reporting • School Level Reporting • Grade Level Reporting • English Language Arts (Grades 4-8, Keystone Literature) • Math (Grades 4-8, Keystone Algebra I) • Science (Grades 4, 8, Keystone Biology) • Teacher Level Reporting • Diagnostic Subgroup Reporting (ex. IEP, ED, EL) • Student Level Projection Reporting • Projections to Future PSSA & Keystone Performance • Projections to AP courses, PSAT, SAT, ACT exams

29. PVAAS Reporting – Looking Back LOOKINGAHEAD LOOKING BACK Have all of our groups of students met the standard for PA Academic Growth? Across all subjects/grades?

30. PVAAS Growth Color Indicators REMEMBER THE COLORS(PVAAS Value Added Reports) On average, did the students gain, maintain, or fall behind (in regards to achievement)? Gained** DB Gained* LB Maintained G Y Fell Behind* R Fell Behind** * Some evidence **Significant evidence

31. PVAAS Value-Added Growth Descriptors

32. District Value Added Summary Report NOT on Public Site Question for Educators: Which schools at which grade levels are exceeding the standard for PA Academic Growth?

33. District/School Value Added Report : Grades 4-8 Math & ELA District/School Value Added Report NOT on Public Site Question for Educators: Are all grade levels meeting the standard for PA Academic Growth?

34. District/School Value Added Report : Science, Keystone Exams NOT on Public Site Question for Educators: Are all grade levels meeting the standard for PA Academic Growth?

35. How Might Educators Use PVAAS Growth Reports? How Might Educators Use PVAAS Reports? • District Administrators use them to: • Inform District Continuous Improvement • Planning • School Administrators use them to: • Enhance the Professional Growth of Teachers • Set Goals/Priorities • Plan Professional Learning • Teacher use them to: • Reflect on effectiveness of practices • Assess student needs/levels of risk

36. PVAAS Reporting – Looking Ahead LOOKINGAHEAD LOOKING BACK Are students on the path to reaching benchmarks on future state assessments or college/career readiness assessments?

37. What are Projections? Given a specific set of circumstances… …what is the most likely outcome?

38. Basis for PVAAS Student Projections Expectations based on what we know… About this student: • Prior test scores • Across subjects

39. Basis for PVAAS Student Projections (cont’d) Expectations based on what we know… About other students: • Prior test scores across subjects • Scores on the test to which we are projecting

40. Student Projection Report Given this student’s testing history, across subjects… …what is the student likely to score on an upcoming test, assuming the average schooling experience? Detailed projection information to a single assessment

41. What PSSA/Keystone Projections are Available? What Projections Are Available?

42. What AP Projections are Available? What Projections Are Available?

43. What College Readiness Projections are Available? What Projections Are Available? College Readiness • PSAT • SAT • ACT

44. PVAAS Child Success Summary Onecomprehensive report per student 1. Testing History Prior State Assessments 2. Projections to Upcoming State Assessments 2. Projections to Upcoming State Assessments 3. Projections to Upcoming Advanced Placement Exams (Optional) 3. Projections to Upcoming Advanced Placement Exams (Optional)

45. Child Success Summary: PSSA/Keystone Projections Looking Forward

46. Child Success Summary: AP Projections Looking Forward • Advanced Placement • Biology • Calculus AB • Statistics • English Language • English Literature • Government Politics • US History • Psychology Child Success Summary: 20% Likelihood Threshold for Inclusion of Projections to AP

47. Projection Summary Report NOT on Public Site

48. How Might Educators Use Projection Summary Reports? How might Educators use projection Summary Reports? • Administrators can use for program planning: • Intervention Planning • Resource Allocation • Course Availability & Placement Decisions • Grade-level and Course-level Planning • School-level Planning • Comprehensive Planning • Teachers can use to facilitate instructional planning: • Proportion of students on a path to success (proficiency or higher) • Proportion of students at risk for reaching proficient or advanced levels of performance • Plan for instructional strategies and classroom practices based on students’ needs

49. PVAAS “Help” PVAAS “Help”

50. Contact • Contact SAS EVAAS Support Team • Issues concerning accessing or navigating the system • Contact PVAAS Statewide Team, pdepvaas@iu13.org • Issues concerning policies or use of the reporting • Contact local IU PVAAS Point of Contact • On PVAAS login page, pvaas.sas.com