Train-the-Trainer Sessions

1. Train-the-Trainer Sessions PVAAS Update to PAIU Curriculum Coordinators for SY2010-11 • Kristen Lewald, Ed.D. • kristen_lewald@iu13.org • PDE PVAAS Statewide Team • September 2010

2. Topics • PVAAS Focus for SY10-11 • Fall District Consultation Sessions • NEW Grade 11 Scatter Plots • Enhanced PVAAS Student Projection Report • Currently Enrolled Option • Advanced Placement (AP) statement on PSSA Individual Student Reports (ISRs) • Other

3. PVAAS Focus for SY2010-11 • Districts, IUs, PATTAN, PDE/State Organizations • Monthly themes such as: • Achievement + Growth • High Growth • Subgroups • Accompanying Resources/Communications each month • Example: Achievement and Growth • Districts: Communication with PPT to use with Board/Faculty • IUs: Send Scatter Plots; + PPT to offer support to districts to use • PATTAN: State Scatter Plots • PDE: State and Regional Scatter Plots +Others

4. Fall District Consultation Sessions • Flash Drive to all who attended TOT session with all materials, resources • All materials are on IU 13 SharePoint as well • Emails from Ali Grafenstine coming your way! • Flash drives for ALL districts in each of your IU regions • Professional development materials and resources • PVAAS Data Packets- On IU SharePoint • eMetric- IU Decision-Ask districts to bring for their teams? AND/OR have on flash drive for teams to load when they arrive

5. NEW Grade 11 Scatter Plots

6. Improved Student Projection Report Addition of Interpretation Legend

8. Would your district like to access PVAAS Student Projection data on YOUR currently enrolledstudents in fall 2010?

9. When PVAAS is released on Oct 1st • PVAAS Student Projection Reports are linked to the district/school where the student was attributed for the most recent Spring PSSA testing

10. Issues in Accessing PVAAS on Current Students in Fall 2010 • Students change grade levels. • Students change schools – elementary to middle school and middle to high school. • Students move to a new district in PA. Meaning, the new school cannot easily see the PVAAS Projections and in some cases cannot see them at all.

11. Optional Service with PVAAS Data • Districts have the OPTION of submitting an updated currently enrolled student data file to SAS, Inc. • A file containing students who are currently enrolled in their district and schools in fall 2010. 

12. How will this work?  • There is no cost to Pennsylvania or school districts for this service from SAS, Inc.! • 3 different submission windows throughout the fall months.  • Oct 22 • Nov 22 • Jan 7 • Districts can choose to submit ONE file during each of these submissions if their student enrollment changes frequently throughout the fall. • 10 Data Fields • Data will be accepted from districts on a secure FTP site with each district having a unique password-protected account.  • (Districts receiving EAP/Educational Assistance Program funds already use this FTP site and are VERY familiar with submitting files in this way.)

13. Successful Pilot in 6 PA Districts • Clairton City SD, Conestoga Valley SD, Elizabeth Forward SD, Pittsburgh Public Schools, SD of Philadelphia, and Southern Lehigh SD.    • THANK YOU to these districts for paving the way! • Starting this process with DISTRICTS only • Working on a plan for CTCs, Charters, etc.

14. PIMS? We are continuing to work with the PDE PIMS team to develop a statewide approach to create these re-enrollments in PVAAS.

15. Next Steps • IMPORTANT: Further instructions, along with submission windows, will be distributed to districts no later than the end of next week. • DO NOT prepare any data files for submission until you have received the final instructions. • Instructions will be sent to PVAAS District and Building Account holders, IU PVAAS and PATTAN PVAAS. • Please share with others in your districts as appropriate

16. Advanced Placement (AP) statement on PSSA Individual Student Reports (ISRs) One important change to be noted on the 8th grade ISRs.

17. History and Context • Districts have been inquiring about other HS indicators • PA’s Race to the Top Proposals • AP, IB, dual enrollment, rigorous studies • College and Career Ready • Common Core • Keystones

18. Memo Sent from PDE To: District Superintendents, Charter School CAOs, IU Executive Directors From: Amy C. Morton, Deputy Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education (via email from Tom Gluck) Re: Advanced Placement (AP) statement on PSSA Individual Student Report (ISRs) Date: August 31, 2010 IMPORTANT: DRC shipped the PSSA Individual Student Reports to your LEA/Charter School on August 27, and there is one important change to be noted on the 8th grade reports.

19. Located on PDE’s Website! Individual Student Reports: Frequently Asked Questions

20. The Statement:AP Calculus AB and/or AP English Literature

21. Sequence • Info on ISRs • ISRs Shipped to Districts by Sept 1 • Student Lists Posted on PVAAS system when released Oct 1 • Accessible by PVAAS District Admin • Future Sequence

22. #1. Is this initiative focused only on the AP Program? #2. What is the basis for the projection?#3. How were students selected to receive the AP statements on their Individual Student Reports (ISR)?#4. What do you mean by successful on the exams?# 5. Did all students who scored Advanced on the 8th grade PSSA Math and/or PSSA Reading receive these AP statements on their ISR? Individual Student Reports: FAQs

23. #7 & #8. Typically we have many MORE/LESS students taking advanced level coursework each year than the number of students who received the AP statement on their ISRs. Why is there a discrepancy in the number of ISR AP notes and the actual number of students from our freshman class who take advanced coursework during their high school career? Individual Student Reports: FAQs

24. OTHER?

25. Questions Please contact the PDE PVAAS Statewide Core Team at pdepvaas@iu13.org or call 717-606-1911