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Transforming PVAAS: From Information to Insight Fall 2013. Three-Hour Session 8:30-11:30am 12:30-3:30pm. PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE. Session Facilitation and Support. PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE Co-presenters Intermediate Unit Staff. Audience. By Role District-level Administrators
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Transforming PVAAS: From Information to InsightFall 2013 Three-Hour Session 8:30-11:30am 12:30-3:30pm PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Session Facilitation and Support • PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE • Co-presenters • Intermediate Unit Staff PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Audience • By Role • District-level Administrators • Superintendents or Assistant Superintendents • Directors of Curriculum & Instruction • Directors of Special Education • School-level Administrators • Principals or Assistant Principals • Classroom Teachers (Regular and Special Educators) • Staff Supporting Classroom Teachers • Guidance Counselors; School Psychologists • Coaches, Department Chairs • Others? PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
How many of you have… • Heard of PVAAS? • Attended a PVAAS Training? • Looked at and discussed PVAAS reports with colleagues? • Heard about the School Performance Profile? • Heard about PA’s new Educator Evaluation System? • Teacher Value-Added Report PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Goal of Session “The goal is to transform data into information, and information into insight.” — Carly Fiona, President of Hewlett-Packard, 1999 PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Session Agenda PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
What’s New in This Year’s Session? • NEW!Growth reporting for Keystone exams • NEW!Projection reporting for Keystone exams • NEW!PVAAS Launchpad • MORE! Virtual Learning Modules • ALSO NEW! An Application Focus to Today’s Session! PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
How do you determine which teachers need assistance from the TCs? PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Connecting PVAAS to Educator Effectiveness System • School Performance Profile • Average Growth Index • School AGI reports for SPP available for PVAAS District Account holders • School AGI report for SPP available for School Admin • Teacher Reporting • SY12-13 was a pilot year • 3-year rolling average required to be used on final rating form • SY13-14 will be first year “to count” towards the 3-year rolling average available after SY15-16 PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
PVAAS and the Concept of Growth PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
What is PVAAS? PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
How can PVAAS help me? PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Activity: Concept of Growth • Individual writing activity • Take a blank piece of paper from center of table. Fold it length-wise. • On one-half of paper, make a bulleted list of what you know about the concept of growth • You will have one minute! • As we review the concept of growth, use other half of paper to correct, tweak, or refine your bulleted list! PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Achievement & Growth Achievement Data Growth Data PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Achievement & Growth PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Achievement & Growth PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Track Relay Teams PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Tale of Two Teams Relay Team A Relay Team B PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Tale of Two Teams Relay Team A Relay Team B Never placed in a race! Always finished in the top two! PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Tracking Progress or Growth • Data over time • Data on where team started • Indicator of where the team is headed • Make adjustments to training program PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Tale of Two Teams Relay Team A – Achievement not where it needs to be Relay Team B – Achievementis high • What is happening over time? • Maintaining speed of team • Increasing speed of team • Decreasing speed of team PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Tale of Two Teams Achievement & Growth PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Tale of Two Schools School A Student achievement not where it needs to be School B Student achievement is high High School PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
ACHIEVEMENT: Percentage of students at each performance level PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
GROWTH: Measure of academic growth during the indicated grade level PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Most Recent Year’s Group Grade 8 Previous Year’s Group Grade 8 PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Grade 4 Grade 3 Grade 6 Grade 5 PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Measuring Academic Growth PVAAS does NOT compare the percentages of students at various PSSA performance levels to measure growth! PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Measuring Academic Growth Entering achievement level Should NOT lose ground academically PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Higher Achieving Middle Achieving Lower Achieving PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Higher Achieving Students should NOT lose ground academically Middle Achieving Lower Achieving PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Higher Achieving • A reasonable goal would be to AT LEAST MAINTAIN the achievement level of the group of students Middle Achieving Lower Achieving PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Higher Achieving • All groups of students CAN make progress, or growth Middle Achieving Lower Achieving PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Activity Review: Concept of Growth • Refer to your writing activity. • Check your list of bulleted statements. • Which are accurate? • Which are not? • Share with large group. • What was confirmed for you? • What misconceptions were clarified? • Questions? PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
For A Deeper Understanding TWO Virtual Learning Modules Introduction to Measuring Academic Growth (12-13 min) Concept of Growth: Connections to Value-Added Reporting (30 min) PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
For A Deeper Understanding TWO Virtual Learning Modules Introduction to High Achievement & Growth (20 min) High Achievement & Growth: An In-Depth Approach (32 min) PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Using YOUR PVAAs Data! PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Now, On To USING Your PVAAS Data! TODAY What happened? What do we need to do in future? Which data sources should I use…to answer questions, solve problems, and address issues? PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
The Role of PVAAS • Helps schools in answering questions, solving problems, and addressing issues • Reports are an essential piece of the data pie in assessing the effectiveness of your school – (looking back) and planning ahead (looking forward) PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Using PVAAS for ImprovingStudent Outcomes Typical Issues, Problems & Questions PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Curriculum, instruction and assessment PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
An Annual Starting Point • Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment • IS IT WORKING? • PVAAS reports help us answer the question: Is our instructional program working for all students? PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Sample Questions to Be Addressed:Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment • Is the core working for all students? Or, at least the majority of students (80%)? • How strong is our Tier One (RtII)? • Are most of our students responding to the curriculum, instruction and assessment practices across all subject areas? At all grade levels? In all Keystone content areas? PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Sample Questions to Be Addressed:Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment • Who is responding well to the core and who isn’t? • How are our subgroups responding? • Are we growing our students and/or at least maintaining their level of achievement? • Is the master schedule working for all students? PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Reports to Answer These Questions: Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment • PVAAS Launchpad (New!) • School Value Added Report • Performance Diagnostic Report • Performance Diagnostic Summary Report for Subgroups PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Fall 2013 Reporting What’s New about the Reports? PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Current Year Growth Reporting Only • Transition in PA Assessment System • Base Year reset annually – at least through SY15-16 • Fall 2013 PVAAS reporting • SY12-13 only • No 3-year average • Previous years of growth added to Fall 2014 reporting Resource: FAQs – PVAAS and the Transition of PA’s Assessment System PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE
Current Year Growth Reporting Only PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE