Pennsylvania Department of Education

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PVAAS Pennsylvanias Statewide Plan
Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS)
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Section Overview

• PDEs Intent and Plan for PVAAS
• History of PVAAS
• Pennsylvanias Intent for PVAAS
• Timelines for PVAAS Implementation
• Data Needed for PVAAS Analyses
• Costs
• District Preparation for PVAAS
• Supports

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History of PVAAS

• 2002 Recommended by Pennsylvania League of Urban
  Schools (PLUS) to State Board of Education
• 2002 State Board of Education passed resolution
  for value-added approach across the
  Commonwealth.
• 2002 (SY04-05) 3 Pilot Phases
• 100 Districts, including the School District of
  Philadelphia and Pittsburgh City School District

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History of PVAAS

• Fall 04 PDE Statewide Workgroup
• Led by PA Secretary of Education Dr. Gerald L.
  Zahorchak
• 50 Members
• Districts
• Governors Office
• Higher Education
• Statewide Associations including, but not limited
  to
• PSEA, PFT, PASA, PSBA, PAIU, PAESSP, PASCD
• Legislators
• Business and Industry
• SY05-06 Statewide Implementation - 501 Districts
• 1st Reporting in Fall 06

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PAs Intent for PVAAS

• Another Tool for Continuous Improvement
• Measure of Growth to Add to Achievement/Status
  Measures
• Not to Be Used in Isolation
• No Teacher-Level Analyses

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PAs Intent for PVAAS

• Integration of PVAAS into existing PDE
  Initiatives
• School Improvement Planning
• Distinguished Educator Training
• Governors Institutes
• EAP/Tutoring
• 4Sight
• Progress Monitoring
• Content Initiatives Literacy and Mathematics
• Response to Intervention
• PIL
• PIMS (PA Information Management System)

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PA Proposal to USDOE

• Feb. 2006 PA submitted proposal to USDOE to use
  projections from PVAAS as means to recalculate
  proficiency/AYP.
• PA did not include value-added reporting from
  PVAAS as part of proposal.
• April 2006 PA proposal deferred (not rejected)
  for SY06-07.
• May 2006 States notified to reapply to USDOE by
  November 1 for SY06-07 consideration as a pilot
  state.

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Timelines for Implementation

• Timeline Released in 2002
• SY 01-02 and SY02-03 Pilot Phase I
• SY03-04 Pilot Phase II
• SY04-05 Pilot Phase III
• SY05-06 Statewide Implementation
• All 501 districts receive PVAAS reporting in fall
  06
• Pilot districts get comprehensive PVAAS reporting
• 401 districts receive limited reporting
• Grades 4 6
• SY06-07 Comprehensive Reporting for All
  Districts
• Using Growth Standard Methodology

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Data Needed for PVAAS

• PSSA reading and math will be the only data
  needed for statewide implementation.
• Only common assessment for all 501 districts.
• No data preparation is needed.
• No purchase of any data is needed.
• All PSSA data is sent directly from DRC to SAS,
  Inc.

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Costs Covered by PDE

• Costs for PSSA Data Submission
• Costs for PVAAS Analyses
• Costs for PVAAS Web-Based Reporting
• Costs for Communication Materials
• Costs for Professional Development Materials
• Costs for Professional Development Sessions
• Available through SY06-07
• Regional sessions
• Videoconferences
• Webinars

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How Can Districts Prepare?

• Plan to use PVAAS data as part of Continuous
  Improvement Planning
• District Level
• Building Level
• Grade Level
• Content Level
• Subgroup Level
• Student Level

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How Can Districts Prepare?

• Professional Development on PVAAS
• District Administrative Team
• Building-Level Administrators
• Teacher Leaders
• Classroom Teachers
• Other Key Constituents
• Communications to Board and Community

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Supports

• Communication Materials
• Posted on PDE Website
• Professional Development Materials
• Professional Development Supports
• Staff Trained
• PVAAS Statewide Core Team/PATTAN Staff
• PDE Staff
• IU Staff
• Distinguished Educators
• PVAAS Statewide Work Group Members
• EAP Tutoring Liaisons
• Pilot Districts (Sharing Implementation
  Experiences)

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Partnerships

• PDE
• Providing funding and directing statewide
  implementation
• Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13
• Managing rollout to districts and professional
  development
• SAS (Carey, NC)
• Providing PVAAS analysis and web-based reporting
• Worlds largest privately held software company
• Leader in integrating data warehousing, analytics
  and traditional business intelligence
  applications
• SAS solutions are used at more than 40,000 sites
  including 96 of the top 100 companies on the
  FORTUNE Global 500 and more than 2,000
  educational institutions.

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Supports

• Professional Development Supports
• Staff Trained
• PVAAS Statewide Core Team/PaTTAN Staff
• PDE Staff
• IU Staff
• Distinguished Educators
• PVAAS Statewide Work Group Members
• EAP Tutoring Liaisons
• Pilot Districts (Sharing Implementation
  Experiences)

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Supports to Districts Fall 2006

• Professional Development
• Webinars
• Videoconferences
• Statewide trainings - October 2006
• 100 Pilot Districts
• Contact your regional PaTTAN
• PVAAS Statewide Core Team at each PaTTAN
• 401 Non-Pilot Districts Receiving 1st PVAAS
  Reports
• Contact your local intermediate unit
• IUs working with PVAAS Statewide Core Team

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QuestionsPVAAS Materials or Statewide
Implementation

• pdepvaas_at_iu13.org
• 717-606-1911

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Gerald L. Zahorchak, D.Ed.
Secretary of Education
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania