Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS):
Effectively Communicate PVAAS with your Board and Community PVAAS Statewide Core Team Fall, 2011
Session Description
This 60 minute session will provide strategies and approaches for discussing PVAAS with your local school board and community, as well as communicating PVAAS results. Approaches that have been used by actual districts in Pennsylvania will be discussed. Materials and resources to use as tools for communication about PVAAS to your local school board and community will be reviewed. Opportunities for questions and discussion will be provided.
There are trainer notes included for this presentation.
Agenda
Documents & Suggested Handouts to use with School Board Members Considerations for Communicating PVAAS to School Boards and Your Community PVAAS Public Reporting Site Examining the School Board PowerPoint template Questions
Suggested Approach for Initial Session with School Board
Keep it simple…keep it conceptual Discuss what PVAAS is and is not • Start with a focus on Scatter Plots: Achievement vs. Growth
Summarize important reports! • Suggest starting with Reading and Math only • District Value-Added Report • Value-Added Summary Report (building level results) • District (Single Grade) Projection Summary Report • Performance Diagnostic Summary Report (if needed)
Go For The BIG IDEAS!
Suggested Approach for Discussion with Community Members
Keep it simple…keep it conceptual Discuss what PVAAS is and is not Start with a focus on Scatter Plots: Achievement vs. Growth (Across Grades Only!) Summarize important information! • District & School Value-Added
Across Grades Only
• School Search
Average Growth Index Across Grades Only
Go For The BIG IDEAS!
Supports and Resources to Prepare & Present at PVAAS to School Board Members and/or Community
Show: DVD for School Boards PVAAS for School Board Members by School Board Members Tom Gentzel, PSBA 2 Superintendents School Board Members 12 minutes
Email
[email protected] for a copy of the DVD
Suggested Resources & Documents for Board Members
Copy of PPT Presentation
Guides to PVAAS Reporting 2011 • Guide to PVAAS Reporting for LEAS 2011 • Guide to PVAAS Public Reporting 2011
Suggested Resources & Documents for Board Members
Copies of Key District Reports • District Value-Added Summary Reports • District Value-Added Reports • District Projection Summary Reports
District Scatter Plots • Web-based Scatter Plots (demonstrate on public reporting site) Grade level or Across Grades
Example
PDE PVAAS Webpage Help Menus, PPT Presentations with Trainer Notes, Resource Materials, Video Clips, & District Case Studies
SAS PVAAS Website New & Archived Webinars, Podcasts, Guide to PVAAS Reporting for LEAs, Guide to PVAAS Public Reporting, & Intermediate Unit Supports
https://pvaas.sas.com
Key Concepts for EVERY PVAAS Session
Key Concepts: ANY PVAAS Session Achievement
Measures students’ performance at a single point in time
Progress
Compares student performance to a standard Critical to students’ postsecondary opportunities Highly correlated with demographic factors, such as socioeconomic status
Measures students’ progress across time/years Compares student performance to his/her own prior performance Critical to ensuring students’ future academic success Not correlated with demographic factors
Key Concept: ANY PVAAS Session PVAAS reporting reflects the
effectiveness of your district’s or school’s Standards-Aligned System PVAAS reporting reflects the district’s or school’s system regarding curriculum, assessment, and instruction
Key Concepts: ANY PVAAS Session There is NO relationship between demographic variables such as socioeconomic status and growth. • There are high achieving schools making high growth; • There are high achieving schools making low growth; • There are low achieving schools making high growth; • There are low achieving schools making low growth. Growth reporting reflects what WE do with students in terms of academic growth in schools/districts. -- VAAS can remove the effects of factors not under the control of the school. (McCaffrey, Lockwood, Koretz & Hamilton, 2003; Ross, Wang, Sanders, Wright & Stringfield, 1999a; Wright, Horn & Sanders, 1997).
Key Concept: ANY PVAAS Session PVAAS District and School Value-Added Reports do NOT provide a measure of teacher effectiveness! Often
people ask about the meaning of these reports, especially in situations where there is only one classroom teacher in a grade level. This is NOT a report on the effectiveness of the classroom teacher, even in that situation!
Teacher effectiveness reporting would be done using a different statistical analyses than the one used for reporting on district or school effectiveness. Additional data would be collected as well.
DECISION POINTS Who? - What? -When? - How?
Decision Point: Audience • What are the backgrounds of school board members? • Do the board members have experience with growth data/PVAAS? • Do the board members have any background knowledge/foundation in Statistics?
Decision Point: Intended Goal for Session (s)
PVAAS Overview?
Review of Actual District/School Data?
Part of Planning Process? • Comprehensive Planning • School Improvement Planning
Decision Point: Focus of Data
District? School? Grade? Subgroups? Which subjects? • Math, Reading, Science, Writing
Remember, less is more!
Decision Point: Reports Needed District-wide Focus • Scatter Plots • District Value-Added Think ahead if there is only one building per grade • Value-Added Summary/Individual schools • District (Single Grade) Projection Summary Reports • (Optional) Performance Diagnostic Summary
If your audience is interested in growth of students at different achievement levels
Examples of Reports
Talking About Your Results Think about your message before sharing your results!
What do the results mean? Do you have a plan of action regarding the areas needing improvement (Yellow and Red)? What is your plan of action for attending to the Green, Light Blue, and Dark Blue areas?
Talking About Your Results Think about your message before sharing your results!
What do the results mean? Do you have a plan of action regarding the areas needing improvement (Yellow and Red)? What is your plan of action for attending to the Green, Light Blue, and Dark Blue areas?
Decision Point: Session Facilitators(s)
Principal Team of Principals District Administrator(s) District Administrator(s) + Principal(s) Support from Intermediate Unit PVAAS Contacts PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE • Regional sessions for district administrators and School Board members
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
PVAAS Projections are an Approved Way for Schools to Make AYP (Growth Model)
PVAAS Public Reporting Site
Value-Added (Growth) Reports at District and School Levels • Math, Reading, Science, and Writing • Grades 4 through 8, and 9-11 School Search Capability • Allows users to find and view the achievement and progress of groups of students in public schools across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. • Can search for similar schools based on grade levels tested and various demographics. Web-based scatter plots
Preparing for Parent Requests
Parents may ask about data or students. What is available at the student level? Projections! • Percent likelihood of a student reaching Basic, Proficient and/or Advanced levels on future PSSA Some PA districts have shared PVAAS student projections with parents. Plan in advance for how to respond such requests
Questions? Comments? Email
[email protected] for a PowerPoint version of this session.
Presenting PVAAS to an Individual School Board Power Point Template with Trainer Notes
Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS): A Compass for Improvement Presented at [District] School Board Meeting [Date]
DVD for School Boards PVAAS for School Board Members by School Board Members Tom Gentzel, PSBA 2 Superintendents School Board Members 12 minutes
TWO Types of PVAAS Information Looking Forward/Planning… PVAAS Projection Reports For Individual Students and Groups of Students
Looking Back/Evaluation… Value-added Growth Reports For Groups of Students
Today
PVAAS IS:
Analysis of existing assessment data • Longitudinal PSSA scores in available content areas
Math, Reading, Science, Writing
• Provides reliable estimates
A measure of a school’s effectiveness Critical Relationship: Growth Data vs. Achievement Data
PVAAS:
Is not another test
Critical concept •
Is not a comparison of single test scores
Review of Literature Is there a relationship between… Demographics vs. Achievement? YES
Demographics vs. Growth? NO
Demographics are inherently controlled for in PVAAS due to the use of all longitudinal data on students!
Current Data Collection Approaches High Achievement
Average Achievement Low Achievement Achievement is based on each student’s ending point.
PVAAS Adds Another Variable To Achievement…GROWTH! Below Growth Standard
At or Above Growth Standard
Growth is based on each student’s starting point!!
Viewing Achievement and Progress Together PVAAS Web-based Scatter Plots
Scatter Plot Quadrants and Their Meanings Quad 2 - Slipping Higher Achievement Lower Growth
Quad 3 Underperforming Lower Achievement Lower Growth
Quad 1 Excelling Higher Achievement Higher Growth
Quad 4 Improving Lower Achievement Higher Growth
Example: Regional Scatter Plot
Example: Regional Scatter Plot: Same Schools, Different Subject
Web-based Scatter Plots on PVAAS Public Site
Example
District Scatter Plots Math and Reading
District Scatter Plot – Grade 4 Math and Reading
District Scatter Plot – Grade 5 Math and Reading
District Scatter Plot – Grade 6 Math and Reading
District Scatter Plot – Grade 7 Math and Reading
District Scatter Plot – Grade 8 Math and Reading
District Scatter Plot – Grade 11 Math and Reading
Overview of PVAAS Reporting
PVAAS Reporting
District Level Reporting School Level Reporting Grade Level Reporting • • • •
Reading (Grades 4-8, 11) Math (Grades 4-8, 11) Science (Grades 4, 8, & 11) Writing (Grades 5, 8, & 11)
Subgroup Reporting (ex. IEP, ED, ELL) Student Level Reporting • Projections to Future PSSA Performance • Reading, Math, Science, Writing • Grades vary based on subject area
Have all of our groups of students met the standard for PA Academic Growth? Grades 4-8? Grades 9-11? Value-Added Growth Reports
PVAAS Value-Added Growth Descriptors DB
Significant evidence that the district/school exceeded the standard for PA Academic Growth
LB
Moderate evidence that the district/school exceeded the standard for PA Academic Growth
G
Evidence that the district/school met the standard for PA Academic Growth
Y
Moderate evidence that the district/school did not meet the standard for PA Academic Growth
R
Significant evidence that the district/school did not meet the standard for PA Academic Growth
District/School Value-added Report Grades 4 through 8: Math & Reading NOT on Public Site
Question for Educators: Are all grade levels meeting the standard for PA Academic Growth?
District/School Value-added Report Grades 9-11 Math & Reading; Science; & Writing NOT on Public Site
Question for Educators: Are all grade levels meeting the standard for PA Academic Growth?
District Value-added Summary Report NOT on Public Site
Question for Educators: Which schools at which grade levels are exceeding the standard for PA Academic Growth?
How well are we supporting our high achieving students or low achieving students?
Performance Diagnostic Summary Reports
Performance Diagnostic Growth Descriptors, Grade 4-8, Math/Reading Exceeded the standard for PA Academic Growth
Met the standard for PA Academic Growth Did not meet the standard for PA Academic Growth
Performance Diagnostic Summary Report NOT on Public Site
Questions for Educators: How effective are schools across the district in making academic progress with groups of students at different predicted performance levels? Are there difference in growth patterns across schools?
What is the likelihood that students will be reach a Proficient level or higher on a future PSSA? What is their likelihood of reaching an Advanced level? PVAAS Projection Summary Reports PVAAS Student Projection Reports
Student Projection Methodology
Is this the same methodology as the one used to estimate growth? • No, the projection methodology is a separate modeling process that focuses on individual students.
What data are used in this methodology? • ALL available longitudinal data in both Reading and Math are used in projection calculations for all four subjects.
What students have projections? In what subjects? • Projections are available for all students who have a minimum of 2 years of historical data. The next slide details the grade levels and subjects in which projections are reported.
PVAAS Fall 2011 Reporting: Projections to Basic, Proficient, Advanced Math and Reading: 3 4 or 5 4 5 or 6 5 6 or 7 6 7 or 8 7 8 8 11
Writing: 3 5 4 5 5 8 6 8 7 8 8 11
Science: 3 4 4 NA 5 8 6 8 7 8 8 11
Grade PSSA
Grade PSSA
Grade PSSA
Last Taken
Last Taken
Last Taken
District (Single Grade) Projection Summary Report NOT on Public Site
PVAAS Student Projection Report NOT on Public Site
PVAAS Help Menus
Questions:
PVAAS Materials or Statewide Implementation
[email protected] 717-606-1911
PVAAS Report Web Site https://pvaas.sas.com
www.pde.state.pa.us
333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126
Questions from this webinar session?
[email protected]
717-606-1911
