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Kiski Area SD details how state test data is turned into classroom interventions
Summary
District administrators walked the board through converting raw PSSA/Keystone results into reporting‑category spreadsheets for principals and teachers, using cohort comparisons and MTSS to target Tier‑1 to Tier‑3 interventions and daily enrichment blocks; presenters noted constructive response items as an avoidable score loss at the high school level.
Administrators told the Kiski Area School District board they are moving state assessment results from a static “autopsy” into a formative tool teachers can use immediately. The district receives raw PSSA and Keystone data (administrators said they received results on June 24), narrows hundreds of data columns into state reporting categories or “anchors,” and then produces teacher‑level, longitudinal spreadsheets showing proficiency in reporting categories.
The presentations described how principals use the high/medium/low breakdowns by reporting category and cohort…
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