K-12 Content Leaders: Connect PVAAS Reports to Your Purpose(s)
PVAAS reports help you with the work you are already doing!
| Inform District Continuous Improvement | - Public Site Scatterplots
- District Reports
- Launchpad
- Value-Added
- Diagnostics
- Custom Diagnostic
- Teacher Summary
| - How does our district compare to other LEAs/districts in Pennsylvania? In our region? How do we compare to others with similar demographics?
- What is the pattern of growth for cohorts of students as they move through our system?
- Are there patterns in the data that inform district-wide/systemic growth goals?
- Are there patterns in the data that inform district-wide improvements and enhancements?
- Are specific programs working for students?
- Are there patterns in teachers' groups of students exceeding, meeting, and falling short of the growth standard?
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Plan Professional Learning
| - District Report: Value- Added Summary
- Comparison Report: School Quintile Diagnostic Summary
- District Projection Summary
- School Report: Growth of Student Groups
- District Teacher Summary
| - Based on growth patterns, is there evidence that past professional learning programs had an impact on student growth?
- Based on growth and projection patterns, is there a pattern in [subject] in one or more grades that crosses all schools, indicating the need for a district-wide priority focus?
- What are the patterns across individual schools? Do one or more schools show a different pattern than the district pattern, indicating a need for differentiated focus at the school level in [subject]?
- Is the instructional program working for students at all achievement levels (quintiles)? Which types of students warrant targeted focus through the offering of increased professional learning opportunities for staff?
- Is the instructional program working for all student groups? Where is more emphasis needed for delivery of professional learning opportunities (focused on which student groups)?
- Are there grades levels across the district where, on average, teachers' groups of students did not meet the growth standard in [subject]? What professional learning might change this pattern?
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Provide Customized & Differentiated Subject-Specific Support
to School Leaders
| - District Report: Value- Added Summary
- Comparison Report: School Quintile Diagnostic Summary
- District & School Projection Summary
- School Report: Growth of Student Groups
| - Which schools show the greatest need for support in [subject] due to students "falling behind" (e.g., low growth regardless of achievement level)?
- Which schools show students gaining in [subject], providing information to help in supporting other schools?
- Which schools might benefit from customized support in [subject], specific to certain grade levels and/or types of students?
- Which schools show the greatest need in terms of higher numbers of students at risk for reaching or maintaining proficiency in [subject]?
- Which schools show the greatest need in terms of higher numbers of students at risk for reaching or maintaining an advanced level of performance in [subject]?
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Evaluate Programs & Allocate Resources
| - District Reports:
- Value-Added Summary
- Custom Diagnostic
- School Diagnostic Summary
- Projection Summary
- School Reports:
- Projection Summary
- Growth of Student Groups
| - Are there patterns in the data that inform district-wide improvements and enhancements?
- Do we have areas of strength or concern across the system or in specific schools?
- Do we have adequate programs and structures in place to meet the needs of students with various achievement histories? And, with specific student groups?
- Are specific programs working for students? Where are adjustments warranted?
- What is the level of risk for groups of students relative to upcoming PSSA, Keystone, AP exams, PSAT, ACT, and SAT? How does that inform planning and decision-making at the district level?
- Have the current resources been effective with the types of needs that are projected for our upcoming students?
- How might resource allocation be modified to differentiate for the needs of schools, grade levels, or student groups?
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