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Pennsylvania Value-Added
Assessment System (PVAAS)
Update to CIU # 10 Curriculum
Coordinators
September 22, 2011
Bobbie W. Pfingstler, Ed.D.
Director of Continuous School
Improvement Services
CIU # 10
Working with Your IUs
• Ali Grafenstine: [email protected]
• Jennifer Ross
– IUs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 27, 28
• Joan Perekupka
– IUs: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
25, 26, 29
• Kristen Lewald
– PDE, PATTANs, Other Statewide Groups/Organizations
Agenda
• NEW features and enhancements to Fall 2011
PVAAS reporting:
– Color Code Scheme and Legend Language
– User-friendly Report Labels/Terms & Rollovers
– Web-based Scatterplots
– Redesign of School Search feature
– Pre-defined Packets
– Resources and Supports
Agendaman, PDE website,
PVAAS login page:
NEW Features
Handout and PPT
COLOR CODE SCHEME
AND
LEGEND LANGUAGE
Rationale
 The NEW color code scheme and legend language allow
for alignment of the reporting for grades 4-8 AND
grades 9-11- reading, math, science and writing
 The NEW color code scheme differentiates on both ends
of the continuum, whereas the previous grades 4-8
color code scheme only differentiated below ZERO (a
year’s worth of growth).
 Each color code range is determined based on the
standard error (SE).
NEW Color Legend for Use in Both
Grades 4-8 & Grades 9-11 PVAAS
Value-Added Reports
Crosswalk: Old to New Legends
Performance Diagnostic Summary
Report
NEW Color Legend for Use in Both Grades 48 & Grades 9-11 PVAAS Performance Diagnostic
Summary Reports
B
G
P
New Colors
Same Descriptors
USER-FRIENDLY REPORT
LABELS/TERMS AND
ROLLOVERS
User-Friendly Terms
“Mean NCE Gain”
is now
“Growth Measure”
“Std Error”
is now
“Standard Error”
“3-Yr-Avg NCE Gain”
is now
“3-Yr-Avg Growth
Measure”
“(Year) Mean”
is now
“(Year) Achievement”
Demo Site Access
https://pvaas.sas.com
User Name: PVAAS.Training
Password: PVAAS2011
New “Roll-over” Feature
The Growth
Standard
represents the
minimal….
The State
3-YR-Avg…
New
“Roll-over”
Feature
The district value-added report….
Common Questions
 Q: Will the new color codes scheme/legends be used on the Public
PVAAS reporting site?
 A: Yes, the colors and the legends will be the same on the
LEA protected site and the public PVAAS site
 Q: How do you interpret the different shades of blue? Does dark blue
mean more growth was achieved then light blue?
 A: The key statement in the legend is the level of
evidence – significant and moderate.
Common Questions
 Q: Will the roll-over text show up when I print a
report?
 A: No, not with the Sept 2011 release of the PVAAs
reporting. In future versions of PVAAS, there is a plan
to offer an annotated version of a printed report that
will include the roll-over text .
 Q: Is the roll-over text located in a document that
I can use to explain certain terms to my
district/school teams?
 A: All rollover text is fully explained in the help menus.
WEB-BASED SCATTER
PLOTS
Rationale
 PVAAS scatterplots have been provided to LEAs
in a static form (PPTs) for the past several
years. Scatterplots will now be provided via
the web-based PVAAS reporting site!
 Districts and schools can use this new webbased report to find and highlight their
schools.
 The availability to view data from other LEAs
will be aligned to legislative requirements for
public access.
Accessing Scatter Plots
 The new scatter plot report
can be accessed directly
within the orange “Reports”
tab
Customizing Scatter Plots
Users can
switch subjects
and grade
Users can also
switch the the
X and Y Axis
Roll-Over Feature to Identify Schools!
Demo Site Access
https://pvaas.sas.com
User Name: PVAAS.Training
Password: PVAAS2011
Common Questions
 Q: Will my district /LEA still receive a PowerPoint file with
my district’s scatter plots in comparison to my IU region and
the state as in previous years?
 A: Yes! For SY11-12 all comparative scatter plot files will
be distributed by mid-to-late November to IUs to
disseminate to LEAs. Decisions for future years will be
based upon feedback from focus groups during the 201112 school year
 Q: Who can access the new web-based scatter plots?
 A: These will be included on the LEA PVAAS protected
site and the PVAAS public site; The data reported will be
different on each site
Common Questions
 Q: Will web-based scatter plots be available on the Public
PVAAS reporting site?
 A: Yes - however, the public site will only include data
that is required via legislation; currently legislation does
not require the reporting of grade level data
 Q: Will other districts/schools/public be able to see my
district’s gain and achievement levels?
 A: PA legislation determines what data is public reported.
Since the reporting of grade level data is not required by
legislation, LEAs will only see the grade level data for
their respective LEA.
REDESIGN OF
SCHOOL SEARCH FEATURE
Accessing School Search
PVAAS School Search is accessed
the same way it always has been –
via links at the top of the page or
using the orange Reports tab
Predictive Text to Assist in
Locating Schools
Example: the user enters the word “Pink”
and school names containing the word “Pink”
appear as options to select.
School Search Results
School Search Results
Finding Similar Schools
Demonstration
https://pvaas.sas.com
User Name: PVAAS.Training
Password: PVAAS2011
PRE-DEFINED PACKETS
What’s new?
• Comprehensive Planning Packet
– Previously named “District
Improvement/eStrategic Planner)”
• School Improvement Data Packet
– Previously named “School Improvement: Getting
Results Data Packet)”
• Grade Level Planning Reports Packet
Comprehensive Planning Packet
This packet includes the following reports for mathematics
and reading for grades 4-8 and 9-11:
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District Value-Added Report
Value-Added Summary Report
District Performance Diagnostic Reports
Performance Diagnostic Summary Reports
• Users have the option to select subgroups to be included in
this report.
Grade Level Planning
Reports Packet
 This packet includes the following reports for
mathematics and reading for grades 4-8 and 9-11:
 School Performance Diagnostic Reports
 For designated grade level(s) only
 School (Single Grade) Projection Summary Reports
 For designated grade level(s) only
 Currently Enrolled or Last Tested
 One- and Two-Year Projections if applicable
QUESTIONS ON NEW
PVAAS FEATURES AND
ENHANCEMENTS?
Communication: Local IU Meetings
• Fall Meetings
– Who: Superintendents/Curriculum/Principals/Content
Leaders
• What Might be Shared:
– NEW Features: One Page Handout for Participants
• New Legends/Color Code
• Web-based Scatterplots
– Suggest LIVE demo of web-based scatterplots
– NEW Features PPT for your use during update sessions
– PVAAS PD Booklet: Give to participants
Reminder! Opportunities this fall!
Agendaman, PDE website,
PVAAS login page:
SY11-12 PVAAS PD Booklet
Webinar Topics
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Introduction to PVAAS/PVAAS Overview
PVAAS 2011 Release: New Features
Open Q&A/Office Hours
PVAAS Public Site Tour
Effectively Communicate PVAAS with your
Board and Community
• High Growth, Achieving Schools: Is it Possible?
Webinar Topics
• Using Multiple Data Sources to Identify
Students at Risk of Not Reaching Proficiency
• Using Multiple Data Sources to Ensure HighAchieving Students Stay on the Path of High
Performance
• Growth and High-Achieving Students
• Meeting the Needs of Low-Performing
Students
Webinar Topics
• Meeting the Needs of Subgroups
• Using PVAAS Data for Resource Allocation
Planning
• Using PVAAS Data As Part of Scheduling
Students
• PVAAS and PA Data Tools: Resources for
Higher Ed
Access a Recorded PVAAS Webinar
• To access an archived version of a webinar, go to
http://elluminate.iu13.org.
• Click on “Recordings” in the upper left.
• Using the calendar in the upper right corner of your
screen, click on the day the webinar was originally
held. Click on the link that displays the title of the
session.
• Enter your email address in the space provided and
your first and last name as your Display Name. Click
“Play” on the lower right portion of the screen.
Podcasts
PDE PVAAS Website
Questions?
[email protected]