PVAAS Updates to CIU # 10 Curriculum Coordinators March 2013 Bobbie W. Pfingstler, Ed.D. Central Intermediate Unit # 10

Discussion Items PVAAS Teacher Reporting PVAAS Pilot Roster Verification PVAAS Decision Dashboard Fall 2013 Professional Development

Purpose Keeping PVAAS fresh, not a “once a year” experience Allow for a “team expert” approach

Upcoming Capacity Building Session Tuesday, April 8:30am (Welcome to attend at the IU.) PVAAS: Making Connections to RtII ▫ What is the role of PVAAS in RtII? ▫ What specific reports are key to using PVAAS effectively in support of a Response to Instruction and Intervention framework? ▫ How do we encourage and support districts in the integration of PVAAS data with key components of RtII? Invite to IU CC AND TAC Team members 4

Questions for LEAs to ask about PVAAS teacher specific reporting: PSSA  Does have full or partial responsibility for content specific instruction of assessed eligible content as measured by PSSA Reading, Math, Science and/or Writing? Keystones  Does have full or partial responsibility for content specific instruction of assessed eligible content as measured by Pa.’s Keystone exam in Algebra I, Literature or Biology?

Districts from CIU # 10 Participating: Bald Eagle Area School District Clearfield Area School District Harmony Area School District Moshannon Valley Area School District 232 Participants: Districts, Full Time CTCs, and Intermediate Units

Pilot Participants by IU Region IU Region# LEAs IU114 IU22 IU332 IU49 IU515 IU610 IU73 IU814 IU97 IU105 IU Region# LEAs IU113 IU1216 IU1314 IU147 IU1516 IU163 IU1710 IU188 IU1913 IU206 IU Region# LEAs IU217 IU223 IU238 IU2410 IU257 IU269 IU277 IU282 IU295 TOTAL265 THESE NUMBERS INCLUDE 8 IUs WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT!!!

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What Do You Think? Release New Report When Available? ▫ Give DISTRICT and BUILDING Users a pre-view of new report with existing data? ▫ Anticipated availability June 2013 Wait for new data/Fall 2013/September release? ▫ New data, new report Will inform CIU # 10 Curriculum Coordinators what decision was made.

District/School/Projection Reporting Scheduled dates for training at each IU ▫ CIU # 10 – Oct. 22, 2013 or Nov. 7, 2013 First round ▫ Half day sessions, repeated twice a day  8:30-11:30am and 12:30-3:30pm ▫ Focus on district, school, and student-level reporting ▫ Brief introduction to teacher reporting and how it complements and connects to the larger system ▫ Rooms reserved at CIU # 10 if your team would like to work after the AM or PM session.

Approach to Fall 2013 IU Sessions Day One: Oct. 22, Jen Ross presents two 3 hour sessions ( repeated session) ▫ with IU Staff Day Two : Nov. 7, 2013 Co-leads ▫ Cindy Goldsworthy or Jim Bohan AND IU Staff

Teacher Pilot Reporting Scheduled dates for training at each IU ▫ TBD ▫ Waiting for release window/no later than date for PVAAS PILOT teacher reporting ▫ ONLY for LEAs with PILOT reporting Other Sessions will be offered for those NON-pilot LEAs ▫ Webinars (Awareness level sessions) SY13-14: ▫ PVAAS Roster Verification trainings (HOW- to) ▫ PVAAS Teacher Reporting trainings

What are PVAAS Teacher Specific Reporting and Roster Verification? What is PVAAS Teacher Specific Reporting? The Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS) Teacher Specific Reporting estimates the effect of a teacher’s performance on the academic growth of a group of students. The PVAAS reports are based on the Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS) methodology provided to Pennsylvania (PA) by the SAS Institute Inc., SAS EVAAS for K-12 division.

What is the purpose of PVAAS Teacher Specific Reporting? The purpose of PVAAS Teacher Specific Reporting is three‐fold: provide a teacher specific growth measure to be used as part of Pennsylvania’s Educator Effectiveness System; provide diagnostic feedback to teachers regarding their influence on the academic growth of students; provide data for teachers and administrators to guide discussions about a teacher’s influence on the academic growth of groups of students.

Which teachers will receive PVAAS Teacher Specific Reporting? Teachers receiving PVAAS Teacher Specific Reporting are permanent or temporary professional employees who hold a valid PA teaching certificate and who have full or partial responsibility for content specific instruction of assessed eligible content as measured by PA’s assessments (PSSA and/or Keystone exams). This may include teachers other than those who are the teacher of record. Pennsylvania defines the teacher of record as is a professional or temporary professional educator assigned by a school entity as the primary instructor for a group of students. (Source: Highly Qualified Teacher Guidelines on PDE website) This currently includes PA certified teachers providing content-specific instruction in assessed eligible content in subjects/courses/grades assessed by the PSSA and Keystone exams (with and without accommodations). This includes the grades/subjects/courses of PSSA reading and mathematics in grades four through eight; PSSA science in grades four and eight; PSSA writing in grades five and eight; and Keystone content areas.

What does the term “roster verification” mean? Roster verification is a local LEA process by which teachers and administrators document that teachers are linked accurately to students for the correct tested grade/subject/course for the proportion of time available to instruct each student. The goal is to provide PVAAS Teacher Specific Reporting based on accurate data. This will be accomplished via a PVAAS web‐based roster verification system provided to LEAs by PDE. It is a secure, web‐based system with double levels of authentication and login to ensure security of PVAAS Teacher Specific Reporting. All changes to any roster for an individual teacher are date and time‐stamped to reflect who made the edit and when the edit occurred.

Pilot PVAAS Roster Verification Training for Pilot LEAs Description: This 3 hour session (for PILOT LEAs ONLY) will provide a comprehensive overview of the PVAAS roster verification process for LEAs participating in the SY12‐13 PVAAS roster verification pilot. Timelines and roles of teachers, principals, and district administrators in the PVAAS roster verification process will be discussed. Participants will receive a LIVE guided review of the PVAAS roster verification web‐based system. A range of resources and a plan for support during the PVAAS roster verification process will be shared. Time will be allotted to address questions and to clarify details of the PVAAS pilot. Who Should Attend: 1 LEA/District Administrator and 1 Principal from each participating school LEAs are encouraged to bring teacher leaders representing teachers who will participate in the pilot 2 Training Options: LEAs can participate in a LIVE training session or a webinar (online sessions) Live Sessions: PaTTAN King of Prussia Office, April 22, 2013 ‐ 8:30‐11:30am or 12:30‐3:30pm (repeated sessions) PaTTAN Harrisburg Office, April 23, 2013 ‐ 8:30‐11:30am or 12:30‐3:30pm (repeated sessions) PaTTAN Pittsburgh Office, April 24, 2013 ‐ 8:30‐11:30am or 12:30‐3:30pm (repeated sessions) Registration required for LIVE sessions at PATTANs: Register by April 15, 2013 **Registration Key: PVAASPILOT** Online Sessions: April 18, :30pm‐3:30pm Join via ElluminateLive™