Tammy+Stern

=Welcome to //Tammy Stern// 's Project Page= (Below, please define the process you will use to share each of the four tools and your specific data with your staff - include responses to: who is your audience, when will you share this data tool, what resources will you use to share, what are the guiding questions you will ask staff to help them develop an action plan to establish achievement targets for the school year and modify instruction to meet the targets, how will you set up grade level or school-level teams to monitor progress towards those achievement targets. Once you have addressed each of these items in your plan below, feel free to replace this text with a description of your school or district)


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=Action Plan for Our School/District=

During the afternoon session on In-Service Day (Wednesday, August 20, 2008), my entire staff will report to tthe LGI room, where I will use the powerpoint presentation from this wikispace to share the updates from PDE on the Standards Aligned Systems. I will explain each of the six areas, as Dr. Dowler presented to us. After the presentation, I will give my staff a brief overview of the 2008 PSSA results and the data tools that we learned about during this workshop. At that time, the teachers will grouped by content area and assigned to one of seven computer labs. They will be required to complete a task sheet in each lab. The teachers will have approximately 15 minutes at each lab station. They will rotate to the different labs to complete their assignments. They will also have training on Grade Quick and Edline. The purpose of the task sheet is to give the teachers an idea of the types of information they should be gathering to use during department meetings throughout the school year. At the end of the In-Service Day, they will write reflections about the usefulness of the In-Service Day activities.

Part 1: Sharing PAAYP Data
The task sheet for this data tool will include the following instructions: 1. Log onto [|www.paayp.com]. Click on "County." Scroll to select "Fayette." Click on "Connellsville Area School District." Select "Connellsville Area Senior High School." 2. What are the AYP targets? 3. Compare last year's test results with the 2008 PSSA results. a. What changes do you note? b. Which subgroup(s)/area(s) need focus? 4. What kinds of changes can you make in intruction and assessment which may have the greatest positive impact on student achievement for each subgroup?

Part 2: Sharing eMetrics Data
1. Log onto emetric.net. Under the "Portfolio" tab, click "PSSA Data Interaction." The username is D101261302. The password is AHH121ABA. 2. Compare the students' math and reading scores from 2006, 2007, and 2008. What trends do you see? What information can you give about each subgroup? 3. Where are the noticeable achievement gaps? 4. How will you modify your instruction to help each subgroup achieve each target?

Part 3: Sharing PVAAS Data
1. Log onto [|https://pvaas.sas.com/evaas/login.jsp] Type in the username and password that I will provide when I get it from central office. 2. Which subgroups are performing well? 3. Which subgroups saw negative gains? 4. What is evident as you track a cohort of students across two or more years? 5. Which subgroups need more attention and interventions? 6. What types of intervention strategies can you employ in your classroom to get positive results?

Part 4: Sharing 4Sight Data
1. Log onto [|https://members.successforall.org] Type your username and password. 2. Where are our students' strengths in math and reading? 3. Talk with your colleagues about the types of instructional practices they employ when teaching these standards and how they may be used to help in the students' weaker areas. 4. Which students need immediate intervention? What types of activities can you do in your class to make this happen? 5. What are the high priority areas for improvement?

Part 5: Reflection
What is the value of integrating the data from all four of these data tools into your action plan for continuous school improvement?

Staff members will understand the entire process of improving student achievement. Their input and ideas will help the School Improvement Team to develop strategies to make sure that we meet the benchmarks and continue to see improvement each year.