1. School Matters- www.schoolmatters.com
This insightful resource is a public source of information and analysis for the nation’s public schools. This site provides a wealth of information along with search and comparison tools to identify and understand numbers. This site can be searched by state, district, or school. The types of data available on this website include student performance, spending, revenue, taxes, school environment, community demographics, and S&P ratios.
2. Pennsylvania Value-added Assessment System (PVAAS)- https://pvaas.sas.com
This website can only be accessed by electronically securing a user name and password e-mailed to the school district’s superintendent. The types of data available on this site include progress/growth, projections of future performance on PSSA, achievement/proficiency status, and demographics. The levels of data include district, school, subgroup, and student. The content area includes math and reading.
3. PSSA Data Interactive by eMetric- http://pssa.emetric.net
This website is designed to provide quick, easy, and secure access to student performance results that are measured on the PSSA. On this site, you are able to create tables, graphs, or external files for reports. The types of data available on this site include achievement/proficiency status, reporting categories/anchors, raw scores, and percentages. The levels of data include district, school, subgroup, or student. The content areas include math and reading. The website does a great job breaking down performance scores as well as individual scores.
4. PA AYP-www.paayp.com
This website is open to the public and contains district and school reports that disclose adequate yearly progress (AYP) targets and results for the most recent year, the last two years, and next year’s target. The types of data on this website include AYP targets, status/achievement levels, academic performance, attendance, and test participation. There is also a discussion for results by parents and educators.
5. National Center for Educational Statistics Website - http://nces.ed.gov/
This is a good source of comparative financial information from throughout the United States. It also contains a search function for all US public schools and school districts.
6. Standards Aligned System - http://www.pdesas.org
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (“PDE”) web-based project known as the Standards Aligned System (“SAS”) developed by Performance Learning Systems (“PLS”) is a comprehensive approach to support student achievement. Much research has been conducted as to what makes a great school. There are many intangible components. However, research gathered by PDE supports the notion that great schools and school systems tend to have six common elements:
Clear Standards, Fair Assessments, Curriculum Framework, Instruction, Materials and Resources, and Interventions.
7. PSSA Reports: The GROW Network - http://www.grownetwork.com
This website provides customized reports for teachers, parents, administrators, and students. Provides Web tools that offer guidance based on test results, instructional materials designed to target students’ needs, and professional development resources that build skills and enhance meaningful instruction.
8. PennData - http://penndata.hbg.psu.eduhttp://penndata.hbg.psu.edu
This website serves as Pennsylvania’s statewide data collection system for data about school systems state wide. These data elements including demographics and information regarding special education services are collected twice a year from districts. This data is used for state and federal reporting.
9. Study Island - http://www.studyisland.com
This website is designed for practice in mathematics and reading. The CASD uses this program to benchmark students three times a year for progress monitoring. It is aligned to the PA Standards, Anchors, and eligible content. Reports are available as a Class Summary, Individual Report, Blue Ribbon Report (mastery), Class Gradebook Report, Class Comparison Report and Assignment Report. Study Island is correlated to the Pennsylvania PSSA.
10. Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)- http://www.nwea.org/products-services/computer-based-adaptive-assessments/map.
These tests are designed to measure growth in student learning for individual students, These scores help teachers plan instructional programs, place students in appropriate courses and screen students for special programs. Students are scored by RIT (Ready Instructionally Today) bands and shows what needs to be taught instructionally as the students are ready to
learn.
11. GMADE- http://www.pearsonassessments.com - The GMADE™ (Group Mathematics Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation) is a diagnostic mathematics test that measures individual student skills in the main areas of math, as identified by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. This in-depth, group-administered test for grades K-12 helps educators pinpoint areas where students need instruction. Skills measured include Concepts and Communication, Operations and Computation, and Process and Application. GMADE is norm-referenced. Scores available include stanines, percentiles, grade equivalents, age equivalents, standard scores, normal curve equivalents and growth scale values
12. GRADE http://www.pearsonassessments.com - The GRADE™ (Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation) is a diagnostic reading test that determines what developmental skills students Pre-K through 12th grade have mastered and where they need instruction or intervention. GRADE is a total solution for reading assessment and instruction. This is a normed referenced test.
13. AIMSweb-http://www.aimsweb.com - AIMSweb is a benchmark and progress monitoring system based on direct, frequent and continuous student assessment. The results are reported to students, parents, teachers and administrators via a web-based data management and reporting system to determine response to intervention.
14. Performance TRACKER – www.sungardps.com - Performance TRACKER is part of Performance PLUS, which is operated by SunGard. Performance TRACKER tracks and analyzes student learning and assessment data and is useful in warehousing all of a district’s data as well as state and national statistics, thereby creating a centralized database for student assessment data. One beneficial feature is the ability to view an individual student’s data history and to then target areas in need of specific intervention. Data stored in the system may be disaggregated by school, teacher, classroom, student, or demographic groups, thus providing an abundance of data-related information to educators.
15. DIBELS Data System - https://dibels.uoregon.edu/
The DIBELS data system is very useful to elementary teachers and administrators using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS). Teachers can enter their student assessment scores and track them through progress monitoring. The database saves student scores from year-to-year. Educators can compile and print out charts, tables, and graphs. Administrators can chart student progress, use the information as part of data teams, planning interventions, and for improving student performance. The site also provides resource information. The database cost $1 per student for the school year.
16. Accelerated Reader - http://www.renlearn.com/ar/
The Accelerated Reader (AR) program is an excellent program for schools and is available as a web-based program. When purchased, students have access to quizzes on thousands of books for all reading levels. Students read books on their individual reading level (which can be determined through STAR assessment as part of the program) and take quizzes. Books are assigned points based on reading level and length and students accumulate points throughout the school year. Many schools use the points along with an incentive program and/or grades. The program can be used to enrich the best readers as well as part of RTII program. The Diagnostic Report helps track the key indicators of successful reading practice—quality (average percent correct) quantity (time spent reading), and difficulty (average ATOS book level)—and pinpoint issues as they arise. Other reports track students’ reading accomplishments, favorite books by grade level, and other information that can be fun to use for rewards or tracking.
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