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What is the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)?
The PSSA is an annual exam given to Pennsylvania students at various grade levels to measure their academic progress.How does the Pennsylvania Department of Education use this information?
The Pennsylvania Department of Education uses this information to determine whether a School District and each of the schools in the district are making their Adequately Yearly Progress.What is Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and how is it determined?
Adequately Yearly Progress is determined by how successful districts, and schools in the district, are in meeting state goals for attendance, graduation rates, test participation and academic progress.How does a school make AYP?
To make AYP, a school must meet the state goals for the student body as a whole as well as for each subgroup of students.What is a subgroup?
A subgroup consists of 40 or more students in a school in the following categories; ethnicity, socio-economic status, Individualized Education Plan (IEP) – Special Education, and English Language Learner (ELL) status. The number of subgroups that a school has determines the number of “targets” that it must meet to make AYP.Norristown Area School District | 401 N Whitehall Rd | Norristown, PA 19403 610.630.5000 | contact us ©2012 Norristown Area School District |