More than One Year’s Growth in One Academic Year Key PVAAS Reports for Special Education Kristen Lewald, Ed. D. PVAAS Statewide Project Director for PDE Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13

TWO Types of PVAAS Information Looking Back/Evaluation… Value-added Growth Reports For Cohorts of Students Looking Forward/Planning… PVAAS Projection Reports For Individual Students and Cohorts of Students

PVAAS Reporting Release/Access/Support Tuesday, September 20, 2011 – PVAAS LEA Protected Website Thursday, September 29, 2011 – PVAAS Public Website Access for You: – with IU Exec cc’d to Sessions at your IU – PD Booklet

3 Key PVAAS Reports for Special Ed 1.PVAAS Performance Diagnostic Reports 2.PVAAS Custom Diagnostic Reports 3.PVAAS Student Projection Reports

Performance Diagnostic Report 4 th Grade Whole Group 4 th Grade Special Ed Subgroup Vs. Highlight more than one year’s growth

PVAAS Custom Diagnostic Report

% of Likelihood of Reaching Basic, Proficient and/or Advanced on Future PPSA

Possible Session with District Special Ed Admin in Your IU Region?

Piloted Session with Special Ed Admin in IU13 Region Which districts are growing students with IEPs more than one year? Conduct a regional forum with district special ed directors and develop a collective document to share this information Green light from Assistant Supt

Purpose of Activity Provide an opportunity for administrators across school districts to see “who” is making more than one year of growth in one academic year with students in different performance levels Provide an opportunity for future collaboration across districts The initial activity included Special Ed Directors from districts in the IU 13 region

Example: Contents of District Packet 4 th Grade Whole Group 4 th Grade Special Ed Subgroup Vs. Highlight more than one year’s growth

Teaching Report Interpretation Growth (One Year’s Growth) MET Made One Year’s Growth Yellow BELOW; Less than One Year’s Growth Rose EXCEEDED More than One Year’s Growth Green

Collecting Data: Blank Performance Diagnostic Charts Create a set of charts for each grade and subject

Activity Have each district write their assigned number on any performance diagnostic chart where the district demonstrated more than one year’s growth with a group of students in a certain performance level Assign 2-3 districts to a set of Performance Diagnostic charts to serve as a start point

At-a-Glance Analysis Have the group review the Performance Diagnostic charts around the room and asked: What do you see?

Result: Regional Report Copy of report given to: – District Assistant Supt – District Special Ed Directors Report Included: – Regional Data – Guiding Questions

What are some appropriate questions to ask within my district or to other districts who have demonstrated more than a year’s worth of academic growth with a subject and particular performance level?

How many students are in the group that made more than one year’s worth of academic growth? Is this growth unique to the most recent year or are you seeing this pattern in previous cohorts (gold bars on graph) as well? Is the growth of the subgroup reflective of the growth of the entire grade level?

What does the Tier 1/Core Program look like in your district? How much time is allocated for the core content areas? Who delivers the regular education curriculum to students? Where do they receive this instruction? What instructional approaches are used? What does differentiating instruction look like the in the classrooms of your district/schools?

What does student-level planning look like in your district? What data are used? What is the protocol for the meetings? How are plans of action developed? Have there been additional tutoring efforts focused on students in a particular performance group or subject area? What types and levels of interventions are used? How is fidelity of implementation monitored? What amount of time has been allocated for interventions? Who provides the interventions? What has been the focus of professional development? How and when has professional development been delivered?

Now what?:Offer at Local IUs for District Special Ed Directors Final Pilot: Full Half Day Session at IU 13 – Sept 27 th – IU13 District Special Ed Directors+ ½ Day Forum Offered to Other IU regions – Check for Interest with Your District Special Ed During Your Fall Meetings? – Availability starting December 2011

Questions?