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District to share detailed PVAS growth breakdown next week; board presses on translation to proficiency and after‑school timing
Summary
Karen Ryan previewed Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System (PVAS) growth data — noting gains in middle-grade math and some ELA bands — and said a detailed grade‑band presentation will follow next week; board members asked whether PVAS growth will translate into higher achievement and how the district will evaluate its anchor after‑school program.
Karen Ryan, executive director of schools, presented an overview of PVAS (Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System) as a growth measure that complements PSSA and Keystone achievement data and said the district will provide a detailed grade‑band presentation at next week’s board meeting.
"PVAS provides us with growth data," Ryan said, describing how the system uses quintiles to show progress relative to similar students across the state. She told the board PVAS allows the district to see whether…
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