PVAAS

As the school math coordinator, you want to determine which grades need the most support based on the growth index.

1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Select Value-Added under the LEA/District Reports heading.
3. In the filter panel, select the Growth columns needed under Data to Display.
4. In the Tests and Subjects section, click the arrows next to the PSSA and Keystone filters to expand them.
5. Deselect all subjects except math under PSSA and Keystone.
6. The growth data for math in the current year appears in the report.

As superintendent, you would like to determine whether a support program for fifth-grade math has produced positive growth and achievement results over the last two years.

1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Select Value-Added under the LEA/District Reports heading.
3. In the filter panel, select the Growth and Achievement columns needed under Data to Display.
4. In the Tests and Subjects section, click on the arrow next to the PSSA filter to expand it.
5. Clear the check boxes for all subjects except math.
6. Expand the menu for math and select fifth grade.
7. Under Years, select the check boxes for the two most recent years.
8. The growth and achievement data appears in the report.

As a LEA/district math coach, you are meeting with the math department to show their students' achievement upon exiting each grade.

1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Select Value-Added under the LEA/District Reports heading.
3. In the filter panel, select the Achievement columns needed under Data to Display.
4. In the Tests and Subjects section, click on the arrow next to the PSSA filter to expand it.
5. Deselect all subjects except math.
6. Expand the menu for math to deselect any grade that you don't want to view.
7. Under Years, select the check boxes for the years you want to view.
8. The data appears in the report.

As the math coordinator, you are documenting the results of a grant supporting your students' learning in math. Use the LEA/District Value-Added report to find the math growth indexes of last year's fifth-grade cohort over the past two years.

1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Select Value-Added under the LEA/District Reports heading.
3. In the filter panel, select the Growth columns needed under Data to Display.
4. In the Tests and Subjects section, click on the arrow next to the PSSA filter to expand the menu.
5. Deselect all subjects except math.
6. Expand the menu for math and deselect all grades except fifth grade.
7. Under Years, select the check boxes for the years you want to view.
8. The data appears in the report.

The school board asked for your assistance in recognizing schools in the LEA/district that exhibit high growth in math.

1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Select Value-Added under the LEA/District Reports heading.
3. In the filter panel, select the Growth Color Indicator check box under Data to Display.
4. In the Tests and Subjects section, click on the arrow next to the PSSA filter to expand the menu.
5. Deselect all subjects except math.
6. In the Growth Color Indicator section, deselect the Meets, Below, and Well Below check boxes.
7. Under Years, select the check boxes for the years you want to view.
8. The data appears in the report.

As the chief academic officer, you are preparing for a vertical team meeting with elementary and middle school math teachers. At this meeting, you want to display math growth results and discuss the trends.

1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Select Value-Added under the LEA/District Reports heading.
3. In the filter panel, select the Growth and Achievement columns needed under Data to Display.
4. In the Tests and Subjects section, click on the arrow next to PSSA.
5. Deselect all subjects except math.
6. Under Years, select the check boxes for the years you want to view.
7. The data appears in the report.

As a state leader, you want to determine whether five LEA/districts that implemented a pilot program for Reading have experienced positive growth in the past year.

1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Select Value-Added under the LEA/District Reports heading. Change the currently selected LEA/District to the first of the LEA/districts desired if needed.
3. In the filter panel, under the LEA/Districts and Schools, click Add a Comparison. A new LEA/District and Schools… drop-down menu populates.
4. Select one of the LEA/Districts that you want to compare from the drop-down menu.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all the districts are added. You can add up to 10 LEA/districts to the comparison list.
6. In the Test and Subjects section, deselect all subjects except Reading.
7. The growth data for Reading in five LEA/districts appears and can be compared.