PVAAS PVAAS Public Data Public Data

ReleaseReleaseJoint Council

January 31, 2011

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Legislative ActionLegislative Action

• November 2010o HB 101- Amending of Public School Code

• Requirement of Act 104

• Make publicly accessible district and school level value-added assessment data

• February 01, 2011

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What is Going to be What is Going to be ReleasedReleased

• District Value-Added Datao Matho Readingo Writingo Science

• School Value-Added Datao Matho Readingo Writingo Science

• School Search• Help Menus

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NOTE: If grade level has <10 students, PVAAS reporting will be suppressed as per PDE data requirements

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Publicly Released Data: School Publicly Released Data: School SearchSearch

• 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

Pennsylvaniao Can search for “comparable schools” o Similar demographics

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Data & ResourcesData & Resources• PVAAS Communication Packets

o Press Release Templateo PVAAS Reports Overviewo PVAAS Communicating with your School Boardo DVD: PVAAS for School Board Memberso District Data Packets• Public Reports - District & School Value-Added

Reports (4 subjects)

• Available via “PVAAS Predefined Packet” under “Print” feature

o PDE PVAAS Website:• http://pvaas.sas.com

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Reminder!Reminder!• These reports are about district and

school effectiveness

• Teacher Reporting would utilize a different methodology

• Teacher reporting would require additional student-teacher data linkages

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Next StepsNext Steps• Preparing your Board• Preparing your Teachers

o What do they already know about PVAAS?o Supports needed to use PVAAS data?

• Staffo What do they need to know about the PVAAS data?o Are they prepared to answer questions?

• Parents and the Communityo Will you provide data sessions?o What types of communications?

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Upcoming WebinarsUpcoming 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!

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