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PA “Every Student Succeeds Act” Plan (ESSA) and PSSA/Keystone Exams Update

UCFSD October 2017

ESSA

Federal Accountability Indicators PA ESSA Plan

❏ Proficient and Advanced students on PSSA and Keystone Exams ❏ PVAAS - Growth ❏ English Language Proficiency - Using WIDA ACCESS Assessment (6 years to proficiency) ❏ Chronic Absenteeism - percentage of students who have missed 10% or more (Excused or Unexcused) ❏ Graduation Rate (5-year cohort) ❏ Career Standards Benchmarks - 20 indicators - Elementary, Middle, and High School

Future Ready PA Index “Establish a system of school performance measures that moves beyond point-in-time achievement and ensures clear identifications of schools’ contributions towards student learning, growth, and successes in the classroom and beyond.” Pennsylvania Department of Education

Three Components of Future Ready PA Index

❏ State Assessment Measures ❏ On-Track Measures ❏ College and Career Measures

State Assessment Measures

❏ Percentage of Students Proficient and Advanced on PSSA/Keystone

❏ Math ❏ ELA ❏ Science

❏ PVAAS - Meeting Annual Academic Growth Expectations

❏ Math ❏ ELA ❏ Science

❏ All Subjects

❏ Percent Advanced on Keystone/PSSA

On-Track Measures

❏ Grade Three Reading Indicators of Success ❏ PSSA or Local Standardized Assessment ❏ Grade Seven Mathematics Indicators of Success ❏ PSSA or Local Standardized Assessment ❏ English Language Proficiency - English Language Learners ❏ Using WIDA ACCESS (6 years to proficiency) ❏ Chronic Absenteeism ❏ Percentage of students who have missed 10% or more (Excused or Unexcused)

College and Career Measures

❏ Graduation Rate: 5-Year Cohort ❏ Career Standards Benchmark ❏ 20 Indicators: 5th, 8th, and 11th Grades ❏ Proficiency on industry-based competency assessments, high-value industry-recognized credential, work-based learning experience ❏ AP/IB/Dual enrollment ❏ Post secondary transition to School, Military, or Work

School Performance Profile - Composite Score Which is the Better High School?

High School # 1 - SPP = 99 High School # 2 - SPP = 91

Indicators - Partial List Score Keystone - Proficient/Ad. Very High PVAAS Growth High WIDA - ELL Proficiency Average Chronic Absenteeism Very High Score Advanced Placement/IB Very High Score Keystone Ad. High Score Indicators - Partial List Score Keystone - Proficient/Ad. Very High PVAAS Growth High WIDA - ELL Proficiency Average Chronic Absenteeism Very High Score Advanced Placement/IB Very High Score Keystone Ad. Very High Score

Future Ready PA Index Dashboard School Progress Designations Meets or Exceeds Statewide Goals Meets Progress Target Interim (yearly) Target-Percent Improvement Not Meeting Statewide Goal/Progress Target

Future Ready PA Index - Dashboard Sample Chart

School Perform- ance Statewide Average Statewide Goal (2030) School Progress Towards Statewide Goal English Language Arts

• Percent Pro./Adv. -

All Students

Meets or Exceeds Statewide Goals

• Econ. Disadvantaged

ELL IEP (6 ethnic groups)

PSSA Changes

Math and Science ❏ Reduce one day of testing (20-28 test items removed) ❏ Reduction in multiple-choice items (proportionately from each reporting category and level) ELA ❏ Reduce one day of testing ❏ Multiple-choice in Grammar reduced by ⅓ ❏ Stand-alone writing prompt going away

Keystone Status - PA ❏ Keystone graduation requirement is in effect for class of 2019 - our current Juniors. ❏ UCFSD will continue our current plan for the class of 2019.

UHS Keystone Remediation Plan

❏ For Students Who Do Not Pass A Keystone Exam ❏ Remediation course ❏ Retake the Keystone Exam ❏ If they do not pass the Keystone Exam the second/third time and have successfully completed the course, they have met their requirement ❏ If the mandate does not change, then these students may be enrolled in the PBA in the Fall of senior year

Legislative Update - Act 6 of 2017

❏ Allows for a Career Technical Education pathway to meet graduation requirements ❏ If a student does not pass the Keystone exam(s), the student can meet the graduation requirement by: ❏ Completing grade-based requirements in Keystone content area ❏ Attaining an industry-based competency assessment

• r making meaningful progress in CTE career plan

Questions and Discussion