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Superintendent: PSSA proficiency fell in several grades; 15—20% opt-out rate lowers reported performance
Summary
The superintendent told the board that raw state assessment (PSSA and Keystone) data show drops in proficiency in several elementary and middle grades, noted a 15—20% opt‑out rate that is counted as below basic, and warned that Keystone opt‑outs can eliminate multiple graduation pathways.
Dr. Vitale, the district superintendent, reviewed raw state assessment results and told the board the file they were seeing is the raw roster of students who took assessments, not the finalized, allocated figures that appear on state reports. Dr. Vitale said, "The raw data is every student in our district that took the assessment," and warned that students who enroll after the state's allocation date (Oct. 1) may still appear in the raw file. She said roughly 15% to 20% of the district population opts out of PSSAs and that those opt‑outs are assigned to "below basic" for reporting, which limits the maximum reported…
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