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District to present PVAS growth data next week; Anchor after‑school recruitment to begin in December
Summary
Karen Ryan, Executive Director of Schools, previewed PVAS growth metrics and said a detailed presentation will follow next week; she also said the Anchor after‑school program has staff in place and is recruiting targeted students with a planned December start date.
Karen Ryan, the district’s Executive Director of Schools, gave the board an overview of Pennsylvania Value‑Added Assessment System (PVAS) growth data at the Nov. 6 Committee of the Whole and said the district will provide a more detailed presentation at next week's meeting.
Ryan explained PVAS measures academic growth by comparing students with similar prior histories and organizes results into five quintiles shown on a color scale (red to dark blue).…
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