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o Students in the all 5 quintiles in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 either met or demonstrated moderate
evidence that they exceeded the standard for PA Academic Growth, with the exception of
quintile 2 in seventh grade and quintile 4 in eighth grade.

o Students in grade 4 did not meet the PA standard for academic growth across any quintiles. This
is consistent with the performance of that grade level in math in 2017 as well.

Next Steps
● Revisit PSSA and PVAAS data analysis process, results, findings, and next steps with grade level and
vertical teams.
o Key Personnel: Principals, Academic Leadership Council, Teachers
o Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): November 2018 – March 2019
o Major Action Steps: (1) Distribute the Academic Achievement and Growth Report to the teachers and
have them revisit their content and grade level results and action steps; (2) Locate specific areas of
content focus within the unit-based curriculum for analysis; (3) Identify potential modifications to
learning goals and/or learning activities to strengthen learning; (4) View individual student achievement
and predicted performance reports to plan for students and flexible groups in lesson design; (5) Identify
resources to support students’ needs from approved resources across Tiers 1-3 in MTSS; and (6) Monitor
performance in specific focus areas on a regular basis and through collaboration with grade level and/or
same course teachers and embedded formative assessment probes.

● Continue refining implementation of Compacted/Extended (C/E) and Current pathways and monitor
alignment with PA Core in Math, particularly in Grades K-5 where new resources were just integrated in
2018-2019 and in Grades 6-8 where resources were embedded in 2017-2018.
o Key Personnel: Administration, Academic Leadership Council, Math Resource Selection Committee,
Math Vertical Team
o Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): August 2018 - May 2019
o Major Action Steps: (1) Monitor the math pathway data matrix based on the inclusion of STAR data in
2017-2018 to determine appropriate cut scores and placement decisions; (2) Study the success through
both achievement and growth of individual and groups of students in various courses in the math
pathways to make curricular and instructional recommendations K-12; (3) Fully integrate the new math
resources with fidelity and consistency in both Compacted/Extended and Current pathways which are
aligned to the PA Core (e.g. Real World Problem Solving Readers); and (4) Create guidelines for the best
use of self-paced, computer-adaptive resources across the K-8 grade span (e.g. ALEKS and Red Bird).

● Begin using STAR 360 math as a predictor of student performance on the PSSA given a year of data to
start correlations to standardized testing scores and ensure alignment and integration with the MTSS
resources and process.
o Key Personnel: Administration, ALCs, District Data Team, MTSS Building Teams, Teachers
o Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): November 2018 - Ongoing
o Major Action Steps: (1) Re-examine benchmark criteria; (2) Determine most effective instructional
planning tools and reports within the system; (3) Ensure integration of the STAR 360 math data with the
MTSS decision trees and instructional programming; and (4) Utilize the PA-Standards aligned norms to
begin predicting student performance.

● Refine MTSS processes for mathematics to determine next steps for a systematic approach to
interventions for enrichment and/or remediation.
o Key Personnel: Principals, ALCs, Intervention Specialists, School Psychologists
o Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): November 2018 - Ongoing

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