1. Muncy School District November 9, 2015
2015 Assessment Report
Muncy School District
November 9, 2015
Assessment information gathered and compiled by Kimberly Hamilton

2. 2015 Assessment Report Muncy School District
Part I – State Assessments
PSSA – Results and Growth Strategies
Keystone Examinations – Results and Growth Strategies
PVAAS – Definition, Results, and Growth Strategies
SPP – 2015 Status
Part II – National Assessments
Scholastic Aptitude Test – Results and Growth Strategies
Stanford 10 – Results
Part III – District Response
Review of Teacher Data Walks
District-Wide Assessment Plan
Assessment information gathered and compiled by Kimberly Hamilton

3. Part I State Assessments
PSSA – Results and Growth Strategies
Keystone Examinations – Results and Growth Strategies
PVAAS – Definition, Results, and Growth Strategies
SPP – Status
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4. Assessment information gathered and compiled by Kimberly Hamilton

5. Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
New Test
SPP?
Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
Assessment information gathered and compiled by Kimberly Hamilton

6. Historical PSSA Data 2002 - 2014 by Graduating Class
Grade 3
Mathematics
Class of 2014
Class of 2015
Class of 2016
Class of 2017
Class of 2018
Class of 2019
Class of 2020
Class of 2021
Class of 2022
C lass of 2023
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
87.8%
88.7%
83.4%
87.0%
84.0%
84.2%
78.8%
81.9%
81.3
82.61%
Reading
64.7%
73.4%
75.0%
85.7%
70.7%
69.7%
71.2%
65.3%
73.6
Grade 4
89.3%
85.8%
76.1%
81.3%
75.4%
86.1%
84.4%
0.905
85.56%
71.4%
67.6%
65.7%
70.2%
73.6%
70.3%
75.7
81.11%
Science
83.3%
92.5%
92.2%
93.0%
90.6%
93.2
94.44%
Grade 5
Class of 2009
Class of 2010
Class of 2011
Class of 2012
Class of 2013
2002
2003
2004
68.3%
76.8%
82.5%
78.5%
84.1%
88.4%
89.5%
86.3%
83.9
85.53%
67.1%
77.6%
68.1%
74.4%
59.5%
63.8% 75
69.9 79
68.42%
Writing
84.7%
85.3
91.8
88.3
88.16%
Grade 6
80.6%
83.0%
80.9%
94.2%
71.8%
77.5
77.42%
84.8%
74.7%
76.2%
56.6%
78.0%
88.3%
65.4%
70.4
67.74%
Grade 7
79.8%
88.1%
83.5%
85.2%
82.6
69.44% 81
73.8%
83.6%
76.3%
72.6%
64.5%
77.7%
87.2%
68.4
70.83%
Grade 8
Class of 2006
Class of 2007
Class of 2008
56.3%
59.8%
53.4%
67.7%
73.0%
78.1%
79.4%
63.2%
63.3%
70.1%
66.2%
85.2
66.3%
77.3%
69.9%
70.4%
83.9%
85.3%
80.3%
77.8%
71.3%
78.4% 84
81.58%
73.5%
51.3%
56.0%
53.8%
64.9%
74.1
72.37%
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7. Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
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8. Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
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9. Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
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10. Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
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11. Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
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12. PSSA Growth Strategies
Implemented
Common Curriculum-Based Grade-level Assessments (ELA and Mathematics)
Text-Dependent Analysis Activities (ELA K-8)
Team Data Walks
Administrator Guided Teacher Data Walks
SuccessMaker (K-8 ELA and Math)
Extended Mathematics Periods
PVAAS training
Proposed or in Process
Increased Use of Information from Data Walks to Guide and Differentiate Instruction
Increased Student Engagement at the Higher Levels of the Depth of Knowledge Scale
Align Science Curriculum to Keystone Assessments
Purchase New Science Materials/Texts District-wide
Grade-level /Department Growth Plans

13. Keystone Examinations – Algebra I
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14. Keystone Examinations – Biology
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15. Keystone Examinations – Literature
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16. Keystone Exam Growth Strategies
Implemented
Accountability to Content (Algebra I)
Course Paths (Algebra 1)
Alignment to Common Core Standards (ELA and Mathematics)
Creation of Common Assessments Aligned to Keystone Content (Algebra I)
Text-Dependent Analysis Activities (Literature)
Departmental Data Walks
Administrator Guided Teacher Data Walks
Changed Graduation Requirements (Removed Alg II and Grade 9 Biology)
Study Island for Keystone Exams
PVAAS training
Proposed or in Process
Align Science Curriculum to Biology Keystone Assessment
Purchase New Science Texts and Materials
Increase the Use of Information from Data Walks to Guide and Differentiate Instruction
Consider Changing the Year of Biology is Offered (most common in PA is grade 10)
Plan for Remediating / Retesting
STEAM and Engineering Design Process Curricular Activities (Related Arts/Humanities supporting Content Exams)
Grade level / Department Growth Plans

17. Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System WHAT IS PVAAS?
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Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System
WHAT IS PVAAS?
A statistical analysis of PSSA assessment data
Provides districts with progress data
Provides educators information to ensure the academic needs of groups of students AND individual students are met
To help understand PVAAS analysis, think of academic growth in terms of a child’s physical growth, and the growth charts utilized by a child’s physician.  Growth charts are an important tool for monitoring a child’s development, but they are just one of the indicators used by the physician to ensure a child is growing at the minimum expected level and on the trajectory to grow as expected.  A physician would not use a growth chart in isolation to diagnose a child; however, the growth chart would provide valuable information that may warrant further exploration.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH DATA?
Achievement
Measures a student’s performance at one single point in time
Highly correlated with a student’s demographics
Compares student performance to a standard
Critical to a student’s post-secondary opportunities
Growth
Measures a student’s growth across time; i.e., across years
Not related to a student’s demographics
Compares student performance to his/her own prior performance
Critical to ensuring a student’s future academic success
By measuring students’ academic achievement AND growth, schools and districts have a more comprehensive picture of their own effectiveness in raising student achievement
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18. Value-Added Performance by Subject
2015
Value-Added Performance by Subject
Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS)
Legend
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19. PVAAS Growth Strategies
Implemented
PVAAS Training for Jr-Sr High Departments and Elementary School Grade-level Teams
Grouping
Differentiated Instruction
Proposed or in Process
Increased Student Engagement at Higher Levels on the Depth of Knowledge Scale
Emphasis on Essential Elements of Instruction
Additional Differentiation Strategies

20. SPP Academic Achievement
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21. SPP Academic Growth
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22. Academic Achievement Calculations
SPP
Academic Achievement Calculations
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23. Academic Growth Calculations
SPP
Academic Growth Calculations
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24. Scholastic Aptitude Test – Results and Growth Strategies
Part II
National Assessments
Scholastic Aptitude Test – Results and Growth Strategies
Stanford 10 – Results
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25. Stanford 10 - Total Reading
Percent of Students Scoring At or Above the 50th Percentile
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26. Stanford 10 - Mathematics
Percent of Students Scoring At or Above the 50th Percentile
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27. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) – Critical Reading Mean Scores
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28. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) – Mathematics Mean Scores
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29. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) – Writing Mean Scores
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30. SAT Growth Strategies Proposed or in Process Implemented
Common Assessments for Algebra Courses aligned to 2016 SAT
Text-Dependent Analysis Activities K-8
Instructional Activities in SAT Prep Course Aligned to Rigor of 2016 SAT
SAT Prep Course
Proposed or in Process
Common Assessments for ELA Grades 6-12 aligned to 2016 SAT
Common Assessments for Grades 5-7 Mathematics aligned to 2016 SAT
STEAM - Professional Development for Related Arts and Humanities to support integrated writing on 2016 SAT
Increased Student Engagement at Higher Levels on the Depth of Knowledge Scale

31. Review of Teacher Data Walks District-Wide Assessment Plan
Part III
District Response
Review of Teacher Data Walks
District-Wide Assessment Plan
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32. Data Walks to a District-Wide Assessment Plan
Data Walks to Identify Utilization of Assessments
by the teacher
by grade-level teams
by departments
by buildings
by administrators
how were most used?
Creation of District-Wide Assessment Plan
PSSA
CDT
DIBELS
Curriculum-Based
Keystone Exams
Stanford 10
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33. Questions ?
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