Understanding & Using Data for a Purpose
Professional learning opportunities in SY24-25 will continue to focus on supporting educators in gaining a deeper understanding of PVAAS and other K-12 data to use the information for specific purposes and decisions aligned to educators' work at the LEA/district, school, grade/subject, classroom, and student levels.
For professional learning opportunities specific to PVAAS Roster Verification, please visit the PVAAS Roster Verification webpage.
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, Human Resources Leaders, & School Leaders
Attention LEA/district administrators and HR professionals! Are you looking for data to inform your staff retention and development approach? Join us for an exclusive webinar as we unveil the power of the PVAAS Human Capital Retention Dashboard, your key to unlocking invaluable insights into teacher growth patterns and retention strategies. In this session, we will explore growth patterns among teachers new to their positions, experienced veterans, and those transitioning out, enabling you to identify critical retention strategies and bolster your workforce stability. We'll discuss how to leverage data-drive insights to tailor mentorship programs and professional learning opportunities, ensuring the continuous growth and development of your educators. Whether you aim to cultivate a supportive professional environment, retain top talent, or drive educational excellence, this webinar will show you where to find the data you need to inform your plan.
- Wednesday, January 8, 2025 @ 1:00-2:00pm
For schools designated as A-TSI and TSI a high-quality needs assessment is a crucial first step. PVAAS data can add a powerful and informative piece to a school's data story! Many schools with federal designation of ATSI or TSI are only focusing their efforts on the academic performance of student groups (IEP, EL, etc.). A bigger picture view of student growth may shine a light on needs broader than those of the designated student group(s) – needs that can impact the performance of a student group. This session will demonstrate how schools take a system view when assessing the needs of the school and working towards a high-quality school plan for continuous improvement of designated student groups, as well as school-wide student performance.
- Tuesday, January 14, 2025 @ 9:00-10:00am
- Thursday, January 23, 2025 @ 1:00-2:00pm
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, School Leaders, Teacher Leaders, & School Counselors
It's that time when we're thinking about course placement for the coming year, especially in math. Are you ready to consider some timely updates to your course recommendation procedures that work to highlight the strengths and needs of your current student population? PVAAS student-level projections can help you in that work! This session will illustrate how to utilize PVAAS student projection data, along with other data sources, to (1) proactively inform a math course placement decision matrix that meets incoming students' needs and (2) plan for appropriate course offerings, including intervention and remediation supports and rigorous Honors and AP courses. Many of these projections are available several years in advance for students, allowing you to make informed decisions about course offerings, interventions, and resource allocation for upcoming school years. Join us in considering best practices to get your students on the road to success in math!
- Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 9:00-10:00am
- Wednesday, February 5, 2025 @ 1:00-2:00pm
Register for The Journey to Success in Math: Using a Decision Matrix to Inform Course Placement
Are you thinking ahead to your summer curriculum projects or into the next school year? Is there a revision to instructional programming on the horizon? Do you want ideas for teams of teachers to dialogue about curriculum, assessment, and instruction strategically? Before you jump into planning for these improvement efforts, join us to look at the Digging Deeper Guides, which can help focus your team's discussions on determining the “why" behind your student performance results at the school, grade/subject, and classroom levels. Join this session to walk away with ideas for how to have your district/school teams dig deeper into these discussions about CIAO practices. Participants will leave with various techniques to engage educators in self-reflection and question prompts for collaborative discussions and investigations in PLCs and data team meetings, including root cause identification. Opportunities for questions and discussion will occur throughout the session.
- Monday, Feb 3, 2025 @ 10:00am-11:00am
- Tuesday, March 4, 2025 @ 9:00am-10:00am
Audience: School Counselors & School Leaders
Are you looking for data to inform decisions about school scheduling or course availability? Do you wonder how others create school schedules that accommodate the strengths and needs of current and incoming students? This collaborative session will share how to utilize PVAAS student projection data to (1) proactively inform the creation of school schedules that meet incoming students' needs and (2) plan for appropriate course offerings, including intervention and remediation supports, as well as rigorous Honors and AP courses. Drawing from data sources such as the PVAAS student-level projections and the collective experiences of counselors from across Pennsylvania, this e-forum will allow you to hear from others as you grow your system. Join this session to learn what data is available to build schedules as you network with colleagues statewide.
- Thursday, February 6, 2025 @ 9:00-10:00am
- Wednesday, February 19, 2025 @ 1:00-2:00pm
Support and Assistance
For answers to questions regarding statewide support or professional learning, please contact the PVAAS Statewide Team via phone: 717-606-1911 or email: pdepvaas@iu13.org.