PVAAS Public Data Release January January 20, 20111

Agenda Legislative Action Review Released Data Discussion January 20112

Legislative Action November 2010 o HB 101- Amending of Public School Code Requirement of Act 104 Make publicly accessible district and school level value-added assessment data January

What is Going to be Released District Value-Added Data o Math o Reading o Writing o Science School Value-Added Data o Math o Reading o Writing o Science School Search Help Menus January NOTE: If grade level has <10 students, PVAAS reporting will be suppressed as per PDE data requirements

PVAAS Value-added Cohort Growth Descriptors – Grade 4 – 8 Math and Reading January The PA Growth Standard specifies the minimal acceptable academic gain from grade to grade for a cohort of students. The Growth Standard is met when the students in a school or district on average maintain their relative position when compared to the 2006 statewide distribution of student scores (2006 is the base year). Estimated mean NCE gain equal or greater than zero. There is evidence that the school has met or exceeded the Growth Standard. All schools can achieve this rating. Estimated mean NCE gain less than zero by one standard error or less. There is slight evidence that the school has not met the Growth Standard. Estimated mean NCE gain less than zero by between one and two standard errors. There is moderate evidence that the school has not met the Growth Standard. Estimated mean NCE gain more than two standard errors less than zero. There is significant evidence that the school has not met the Growth Standard.

Writing, Science and 11 th Grade Growth Descriptors January Progress is defined by the district or school effect, which is a measure of the difference between observed performance and predicted performance. Progress is significantly above the progress of the average district in the state. Progress is not detectably different from the progress of the average district in the state. Progress is significantly below the progress of the average district in the state.

Publicly Released Data: School Search Allows users to find and compare the achievement and gain/progress of grade levels of students in all schools in PA (grades 4-8 & 11) o Will display the school’s quintile relative to all schools in Pennsylvania o Can search for “comparable schools” o Similar demographics January 20117

Review Your Data & Resources PVAAS Communication Packets o Press Release Template o PVAAS Reports Overview o DVD: PVAAS for School Board Members o District Data Packets Public Reports - District & School Value-Added Reports (4 subjects) Available via “PVAAS Predefined Packet” under “Print” feature o PDE PVAAS Website: value-added_assessment_system_%28pvaas%29/875 value-added_assessment_system_%28pvaas%29/875 January 20118

Reminder! These reports are about district and school effectiveness Even if there is one classroom in a grade level, these reports are about district and school effectiveness Teacher Reporting would utilize a different methodology Teacher reporting would require additional student-teacher data linkages January 20119

Be Proactive Have a plan in place for answering PVAAS questions Be prepared: What is creating the positive results on your reports? What is your plan of action for areas of improvement? January

Next Steps Preparing your Board o Explain Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System o Present the data – consider using PVAAS scatterplots as a starting point for these conversations o Discuss action steps for addressing concerns Preparing your Teachers o What do they already know about PVAAS? o Supports needed to use PVAAS data? January

Staff o What do they need to know about the PVAAS data? o Are they prepared to answer questions? Parents and the Community o Will you provide data sessions? o Concurrent communications? Supports o IU PVAAS Contacts o PaTTAN PVAAS Contacts o PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE Next Steps January

Debrief What will you be doing to prepare for the PVAAS Public Data Release? Additional needs, resources and/or supports? January

Upcoming Webinars The PDE PVAAS Core Team is offering webinars related to the public release of PVAAS data: Communicating to Your School Board PVAAS Faculty Roll-out PVAAS Public Release All sessions will include resources, examples and the opportunity for questions & discussion Check out the flyer on the PVAAS login page for exact dates and times! January