Comparison 2009-10 PVAAS Scatter Plots State to IU Region to School District Grades 4-8, Math & Reading PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE Contact your IU PVAAS

Comparison 2009-10 PVAAS Scatter Plots

State to IU Region to School DistrictGrades 4-8, Math & Reading

PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE

Contact your IU PVAAS contact or the PVAAS Statewide Team with any questions:

(717) [email protected]

Wellsboro Area School District

The Scatter Plot Coordinate System

Achievement and Growth - 4th Math

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PVAAS Growth Measure

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Vertical AxisPSSA Percent Proficient or

Advanced

Horizontal AxisPVAAS Growth

Measure

AYP Percent Proficient Target

Growth StandardBoundary

Scatter Plot Quadrants and Their Meanings

Quad 2Adequate Achievement

Negative Growth

Quad 1Adequate Achievement

Positive Growth

Quad 4Below Adequate

Achievement Positive GrowthQuad 3

Below Adequate Achievement

Negative Growth

Statewide to IU Region to DistrictGrade 4 Math 2010

Statewide Grade 4 Math

IU 17Grade 4 Math

Wellsboro Area SDGrade 4 Math



IU 17Grade 4 Math


Statewide to IU Region to DistrictGrade 4 Reading 2010

Statewide Grade 4 Reading

IU 17Grade 4 Reading

Wellsboro Area SDGrade 4 Reading







IU 17Grade 5 Math




IU 17Grade 5 Math












IU 17Grade 6 Math




IU 17Grade 6 Math












IU 17Grade 7 Math




IU 17Grade 7 Math












IU 17Grade 8 Math




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The Scatter Plot Coordinate System for Grade 11

Horizontal AxisGrowth Measure in

Standard Errors

Vertical AxisMean

Predicted Scaled Score Growth Descriptor

Boundaries (±2SEs)

2010 Mean Scaled Score

Scatter Plot Regions and Their Meanings for Grade 11

Higher PerformingAbove Expectations

Lower PerformingAbove Expectations

Higher PerformingMet Expectations

Lower PerformingMet Expectations

Higher PerformingBelow Expectations

Lower PerformingBelow Expectations

Statewide to IU Region to DistrictGrade 11 Math


IU 17Grade 11 Math


Statewide to IU Region to DistrictGrade 11 Reading




PSSA + PSSA-M + PASAGraphical Summary: Performance Levels

2010 Grade 11

27.8% 30.9%

33.4% 33.5%

25.1% 14.7%

67.7% 13%

35.2% 31.1%

30.3% 38.5%

31.7% 5.8%

75% 9.2%

PSSA + PSSA-M + PASAGraphical Summary: Performance Levels

2009 Grade 11

30% 25.4%

32.2% 32.7%

22.5% 17%

14.8%67.9%

34.2% 33.3%

41.7% 38.3%

30.3% 16.8%

62% 29.8%

Wellsboro Area School District’s Response to Pennsylvania Department of Education’s AYP Requirements in Grades 3 & 4

• Analyzing eMetric data – 3rd and 4th Grade – Identify specific Standards, Anchors,

and Eligible Content where students have historically scored low and implement strategies in these areas

• Teaching test taking strategies– Looking for key words– Understanding question types

• Match or Mimic our assessments to the PSSA tests– Constructive response questions in Reading and practice

supporting details in Open-ended questions

• Using PSSA Vocabulary during instruction and practice

• Regrouping RTII time to meet students needs

• Analyze released items from PDE’s website

Wellsboro Area School District’s Response to Pennsylvania Department of Education’s AYP

Requirements in Grades 5 - 8

• USED FACULTY MEETINGS AND INSERVICE DAYS TO ANALYZE DATA USING PVAAS AND EMETRIC SITES

• Used Faculty meetings to instruct teachers on use of PDE’s SAS site as well as inform them about resources contained on PDE’s main web page such as released items, Assessment Anchors, Essential Content and glossaries containing vocabulary used on the PSSAs


Requirements in Grades 5 - 8• While analyzing data, teachers met as departments or

grade level to Adopt An Anchor they felt they could work on as a group specifically designing instruction to improve student learning and performance on that Anchor Assessment

• Ordered PSSA resource materials that will provide practice exercises tied to the PSSA Assessment Anchors

• Teachers have attended workshops and conferences related to developing instructional strategies intended to improve student learning


Requirements in Grades 9 - 11

• Realign courses to increase academic rigor

• Align all curricular areas to State Standards, Anchors, and Eligible Content– Through the use of the SAS website– Building and district level department meetings

• PDE sponsored conferences on curriculum and state standards.

• Continued implementation of Study Island in core curricular areas.

• Provide earlier remediation options through course schedule realignment.

• Offer extended classroom opportunities for high school courses through Wellsboro Online Academy

Documents

Comparison 2009-10 PVAAS Scatter Plots State to IU Region to School District Grades 4-8, Math & Reading PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE Contact your IU PVAAS