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Schuylkill Valley board reviews declining test scores, teachers ask for more training and shared assessments
Summary
District leaders presented multi-year PSSA/Keystone achievement and PVAAS growth data and a teacher survey that showed mixed confidence in new curricula; teachers asked for more training, common benchmarks and time to implement materials, and the board asked staff to provide more disaggregated data at the next meeting.
Schuylkill Valley School District officials presented historical achievement and growth figures on Feb. 2 and acknowledged areas of concern while pointing to recent curriculum changes intended to reverse downward trends.
The district’s data presenter reviewed PSSA and Keystone results and PVAAS (value‑added) growth measures, saying 45.9% of elementary students were proficient or advanced in reading last school year (state average cited in the presentation: 49.9%), and that middle‑school and high‑school subsets showed variable results. The presenter said growth measures use individual projections and color‑coded building indicators (green/blue/red). She also noted that Keystone reporting lags and that several test years were affected…
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