Dr' Gerald L' Zahorchak Secretary of Education

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Pennsylvania Department of Education
Were Getting Results!
A Proven Approach to Continuous School
Improvement

• Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak - Secretary of Education

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Aligned School Improvement System
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Data-to-solutions...
ANALYSIS
SOLUTIONS
DATA
DISCOVERY
PSSA 4 SIGHT SCHOOLS
PVAAS 6 CIRCLES
www.bestevidence.org CCSSO
CDDRE WHAT WORKS
DEs
FIELD-BASED ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION (TOOLS)
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Data-to-solutions
ANALYSIS
SOLUTIONS
DATA
DISCOVERY
PSSA 4 SIGHT SCHOOLS
www.bestevidence.orgCDDRE
CCSSO (access) WHAT WORKS
PVAAS 6
CIRCLES
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The Gremlins Question

• Hold on a minutehas this program been
• Evaluated in comparison to a control group
• In studies of at least one semester
• In multiple schools
• Found to improve achievement more than the
  control group, and
• Published in a peer-reviewed journal?

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SOLUTIONS CHECKS

• What Works Clearinghouse www.whatworks.ed.gov
• Best Evidence www.bestevidence.org

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Aligned School Improvement System
Level III Summative Assessments (annual,
statewide)
PA
Level II 5 Snapshots (periodic, district and/or
building wide)
District/School
Level I Formative Assessments (ongoing,
classroom)
Classroom
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Analysis Discovery
ANALYSIS
DATA
DISCOVERY
PSSA 4 SIGHT SCHOOLS
PVAAS 6
CIRCLES

• Weaknesses in 6 circles
• Root Cause Analysis

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SOLUTIONS
ANALYSIS
SOLUTIONS
DATA
DISCOVERY
PSSA 4 SIGHT SCHOOLS
www.bestevidence.orgCDDRE
CCSSO (access) WHAT WORKS
PVAAS 6
CIRCLES
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PDE PaTTan

• helping teachers across the state acquire
  research-proven strategies
• PowerTeaching cooperative learning in math
• Comprehension Strategy Intervention Training
  (teachers receiving coaching and training over 2
  years in how to implement instruction of these
  strategies with any reading text using
  cooperative learning. Teachers bring their data
  and student work products to each coaching
  session) 

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Pennsylvania Department of Education
Were Getting Results!
A Proven Approach to Continuous School
Improvement

• Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak - Secretary of Education
• Dr. GwenCarol Holmes - Success For All