1. Data Quality Council Schuylkill IU29 September 5, 2013

2.  All administrators should have watched.  Changes for 13-14 school year  http://tinyurl.com/PVAASAdmin http://tinyurl.com/PVAASAdmin  SIS/Data/Technology Staff  http://tinyurl.com/PVAASTech http://tinyurl.com/PVAASTech

3.  Manual – final stages of development  FAQ – final review  Checklist – due 9/4 – sent to PVAAS account holders

4.  Done in January?  NO!!!!  Correction time is needed

7.  Teachers co-teach classes but have no common planning time ◦ LEA Determination ◦ Cannot assume planning only occurs together ◦ Cannot account for every minute of planning ◦ Is 50/50 a fair split?

8.  Should special ed teachers be attributed to entire class at 50/50 or only attributed to special ed students? ◦ Domains I & III responsibility – yes ◦ Sp ed teachers can have regular ed students attributed to them; regular ed teachers can have sp ed students attributed to them. ◦ Have conversation in advance ◦ What is everyone doing?

9.  When do LTS become accountable? ◦ Define “accountable”  HQT?, Educator effectiveness, Act 82 ◦ Act 82 – temporary professional employee/professional employee  Check collective bargaining agreement ◦ PIMS – 70 day rule (Used by TIMS for work history) even if district has 90 day rule

10.  70 day rule ◦ Does not need to be consecutive ◦ Must be same role  Staff collection ◦ LTS that fill vacancies

11.  1 st quarter maternity leave ◦ Still TOR ◦ Have ¾ responsibility ◦ Will sub get evaluated? ◦ Depends on bargaining agreement  ***Note – Teacher of record is for the entire course***

12.  Fill-in for teacher on leave, no evaluation, does teacher on leave get full attribution? ◦ Is LTS LT temporary employee? ◦ Can repost students for <100% but not more. ◦ Could also occur if student moves during the year

13.  HR decides of they are a temporary professional employee  They will NOT get information if they do not have a school email address  What is everyone doing with LTS?

14.  As long as a teacher has 3 years of data they will have a PVAAS score ◦ Regardless of building, district or subject area

15.  At home – attribute to “tutor”  Virtually in class – attribute to teacher  Act 82 – Temporary professional employee/professional employee  Domains I & III – planning/preparation, instruction  There is a minimum “n” count – TBD by end of October

16.  Staff Collection ◦ Assign FTE percentages as in the past ◦ Courses – could be teaching courses in multiple LEAs ◦ ID by LEA and course ◦ 8 th math in 3 buildings will give one score for students in all buildings ◦ Instructional relationship weight  # days concurrently enrolled  If more than one teacher – how are you splitting responsibility?

17.  Is it fully aligned to Keystones or does it meet each students’ specific needs?  If it is a supplemental course that covers all content then yes  LEAs determine which courses trigger students to take Keystones.  Think of final exam

18.  No need to report non-Keystone course of student failed Alg I  Not a co-existing course  Can schedule retake at any time  Who offers remediation courses? Co-existing courses?

19.  Always around state testing?  Close to test time ◦ Accurate attribution data  Some LEAs check data before teachers ◦ Teacher rosters ◦ All students there ◦ Relieve stress on teachers  1 week window last year – more flexibility?  Does anyone check before teachers?

21.  Day 1 of the Algebra I course to the end of the testing window

22.  Will there be a Special Ed Life Skills State Course Code for grades 3-5 for students who take the PASA?  IDK

23.  How do you handle claiming different withdrawal and entry dates? ◦ Look at everything through your lens ◦ PVAAS will handle this  If a student leaves a district, waits one month to enroll in new district ◦ Will be underclaimed ◦ Again, worry about your data