The Pine-Richland School District unveiled a software program called "OnHands School" to its District Data Council, during a special workshop on Dec. 15, 2005.
Representatives from each of the district’s five school buildings had a chance to learn to use the program for data analysis. During the workshop, the district introduced a Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) format for analyzing data and for making building level decisions on how best to raise student achievement based on that analysis. In wake of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Initiative, educators are eager to have this resource at their fingertips. “We are very excited about this significant step on our way to a practical and sophisticated method of tying our assessments, curriculum and instruction together,” Assistant Superintendent Robert Johnson said.
The data teams will share their results with teachers and demonstrate the software so teachers may use the data to adjust instruction to students’ strengths and needs. Assistant Superintendent Robert Johnson, Psychological/Assessment Services Director Michael Loughead and Richland Elementary School Principal Robert Cooper led the Data Retreat Workshop.
So How Does the Pine-Richland School District Rank Academically?
So how does the Pine-Richland School District rank on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSAs)?
Pine-Richland ranks third in math and eighth in reading out of 43 school districts in Allegheny County on the 11th Grade PSSAs. When it comes to eighth grade PSSAs scores, the Pine-Richland School District ranks sixth in math and 13th in reading out of 43 districts. When it comes to fifth grade scores, Pine-Richland Ranked 12th in reading and 17th in math out of 43 school districts.
You can check out the latest PSSA scores by visiting the online Academic Achievement Report, which can be found at http://www.paayp.com/district.jsp. When visiting the www.paaayp.com website, be sure to go to the Navigation section. Click on "Go to County", scroll down to Allegheny County and click go. Next, you need to click on "Go to District", scroll down to Pine-Richland School District and click go. You can view an Academic Acheivement Report for each of the five schools in the district.
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