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Interboro School District
Assessment Information Night for Parents
October 20th, 2015
Grades 3-5 PSSA
Notes on State-wide Performance on the PSSA
(from PDE)• The heightened difficulty of the PA Core and the limited time between final adoption
and implementation of the new PSSA have resulted in fewer students scoring proficient or advanced.
• Other states have experienced similar results when making the transition to more rigorous standards.
• A thorough transition to the new standards requires time to develop new curriculum, train teachers, and provide resources to support the new curriculum.
• The 2014-15 school year marks year one of what will be a multi-year transition. With time, and as student and teacher familiarity with the new PA Core grows, student performance should steadily improve.
Notes on Score Comparison and Analysis of PSSA Scores
(from PDE)
• It is not useful to directly compare students’ scores on the new assessments to student scores from previous years because the 2015 PSSA measures different content than the previous years’ PSSAs.
• In fact, some content is now being taught a full grade level earlier than under the previous Academic Content Standards.
• In addition to new content, the new assessment requires deeper knowledge, along with stronger problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• PDE and educators are confident that as teachers and students become more familiar with the PA Core and more resources are directed toward teaching and learning the PA Core, student performance will steadily grow.
Interboro’s 2015 Results
Comparison of STATE Proficiency Percentages in Math
2014 vs. 2015 in Grades 3-8
Comparison of STATE Proficiency Percentages in ELA
2014 vs. 2015 in Grades 3-8
Assessment Layout of PSSA Math Grades 3-5
2015 Math – Interboro vs. StateGrades 3-5
Elementary MathProgramming & Professional
Development at InterboroTimefram
eActivity Grade
Level
• Sept. 2013
Go Math 1 - 5
• July 2014
Realigned SBRC & Created Pacing Guides 1 – 5
• Sept. 2014
Go Math K
• Sept. 2014
MAP Testing 3 - 8
• Sept. 2014
RtII Cohort Model K-5
• June 2015
Realigned SBRC & Created Pacing Guides K
• Aug. 2015
Elem. Math Coach/District Data & Assessment Coordinator
K - 8
• Sept. 2015
MAP Testing for Primary Grades K - 2
• Sept. 2015
End of Trimester Standards-Based Assessment Percentage on SBRC
3-5
Why Common Core Math? https://youtu.be/tBkQAxt1JXA
PSSA ELA Layout Grade
3
PSSA ELA Layout
Grades 4-8
2015 ELA – Interboro vs. StateGrades 3-5
Elementary ELAProgramming & Professional Development at Interboro
Timeframe Activity Grade Level
• Sept. 2014
Initial Implementation of Journeys 4 - 5
• Sept. 2014
MAP Testing 3 - 8
• SY 14 – 15
Increased Focus on Running Records K - 3
• Feb. 2015
Text Dependent Analysis (TDA) Professional Dev. 4 - 8
• Sept. 2015
Initial Implementation of Journeys K - 3
• June 2015
Realigned SBRC K - 5
• Aug. 2015
Literacy Coach/District Data & Assessment Coach K - 8
• SY 15 – 16
Continued TDA Professional Development 3 - 8
• Sept. 2015
End of Trimester Standards-Based Assessment Percentage on SBRC
3-5
KtO Grant Year 4Interboro has been awarded over $2.6 million to support the
literacy environment for our students!
2015 Science – Interboro vs. State
Grades 4 and 8
Timeframe Activity Grade Level
• Sept. 2014
CDT 4 & 8
• Sept. 2014
Study Island 4 & 8
• Feb. 2015 PSSA Question Analysis 4 & 8
• June 2015
Curriculum Writing 3 - 8
• June 2015
Inventory Supplies and Replenish Elementary Kits
3 - 5
• Nov. 2015
Natl. Sci. Teachers Assoc. Conference 4 & 8
Elementary/MS ScienceProgramming & Professional
Development at Interboro
Interpreting Results:Individual Student Reports
• Parent’s Guide to Understanding PSSA Results
Testing Dates2015-2016
ELA PSSA Test Taking Strategies
• Read the questions before you read the passage. Don’t read the answer choices because it will take too long and confuse you later.
• In each question, underline the important words that tell you what the question wants you to do. It might ask main idea, compare, author’s purpose, opinion, summarize, etc.
• Also underline unusual or very specific words or phrases that you can look for while you’re reading.
ELA PSSA Test Taking Strategies
• Pay close attention to wording. Some words like NO, NOT, NEVER and ALWAYS can change the whole meaning of the question.
• Read the question and all answer choices before marking anything
• If you’re asked for 2 examples from the passage, give 2 examples – nothing less!
Math PSSA Test Taking Strategies
• Show all your work and write as legibly as possible.
• Line up place value correctly (thousands, hundreds, tens, ones) or the answer will be incorrect
• If your answer does not match one of the choices, reread the problem, recopy the numbers and try solving it again.
• When using scratch paper, double check to make sure that you have copied the problem correctly from the test booklet.
Tips for AnsweringMultiple Choice
Questions• Go back to the passage
• Cover the answer choices
• Get rid of wrong answer
• Intelligent guessing
• Advice for bubbling
• Finishing
How to Help Prepare Your Child At Home
Ask lots of questions…and let your child answer them!
For example…
How did you get your answer? Can you explain to me the steps you took to find it?
Why did the author …..(use that word, describe that character, etc.)?
What evidence (words, lines) did you find in the reading to support your answer?
Why does that happen? Why do you think it is interesting? What are your curious about or what do you want to know more about?
The best type of questions to ask begin with:
“Why?” and “How?”
Contact Info
Feel free to contact any member of the Curriculum & Instruction Team with
further questions
• Valerie Eckman, Ed.D, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
[email protected] 610-461-6700 ext. 1146
• Mark Avitabile, Supervisor of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction
[email protected] 610-461-6700 ext. 1144
• Lauren Harrell, Data & Assessment Coordinator and Math Coach
[email protected] 610-461-6700 ext.1152
• Michele Borcky, KtO Grant Manager and Literacy Coach
[email protected] 610-461-6700 ext. 1122
Resources
• PSSA Practice at Study Island – students log in with the same username and password: Go! followed by their 5-digit Lunch ID (for example, Go!12345) http://www.studyisland.com/login
• Why Common Core Math? – short clip to explain available at: https://youtu.be/tBkQAxt1JXA
• Parent’s Guide to Understanding PSSA Results available on the PDE Website or at: http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Assessment%20and%20Accountability/PSSA/Individual%20Student%20Reports/Report%20Guide%20English.pdf
• Detailed Performance Level Descriptors available on PDE Website or at: http://www.stateboard.education.pa.gov/Documents/About%20the%20Board/Board%20Actions/2015/PSSA%20English%20Language%20Arts%20Performance%20Level%20Descriptors.pdf
