Middle PSSA Subjects* Teachers will be attributed If one teacher has In PSSA courses, teachers are Schools Grades 7-8 100% PIR for the assessed responsibility for the responsible for Domains 1 and 3 -Reading and Math eligible content for which planning, instruction and in assessed eligible content. Grade 8 they provide instruction to assessment, then 100% of -Science and Writing students. The specific the instructional In the Keystone course, Algebra courses for which PIR is responsibility belongs to 1 is the specific course where Keystone-Related assigned are listed below: that teacher. the Keystone exam is Courses* administered as an Geometry (2206A PSSA8) assessment. This course Algebra 1 Algebra 2 (2316A PSSA8) is the final Keystone-related Math 7, 8 (Pre-Algebra) course prior to a student taking Science 8 a Keystone exam, and as such, English 8 teachers of these courses receive a PVAAS eligible score. Keystone Algebra 1 (all levels) English 7 and Reading 7 50% of the PIR belongs to The English and reading each teacher. teachers are equally responsible for the assessed eligible content in Domains 1 and 3. Read 180 100% PIR belongs with the Read 180 teacher is responsible teacher assigned to for Domains 1 and 3 in assessed teach Read 180. eligible content. English 8/Reading 8 If one teacher has English teacher, and reading responsibility for the teacher if applicable, is planning, instruction and responsible for the assessed assessment, then 100% of eligible content in Domains 1 the instructional and 3. responsibility belongs to that teacher. If instructional responsibility is shared among the English teacher, reading specialist and special education teacher, the
Middle Schools PSSA Subjects* Grades 7-8 -Reading and Math Grade 8 -Science and Writing Keystone-Related Courses* Algebra 1 Teachers will be attributed 100% PIR for the assessed eligible content for which they provide instruction to students. The specific courses for which PIR is assigned are listed below: Geometry (2206A PSSA8) Algebra 2 (2316A PSSA8) Math 7, 8 (Pre-Algebra) Science 8 English 8 Keystone Algebra 1 (all levels) If one teacher has responsibility for the planning, instruction and assessment, then 100% of the instructional responsibility belongs to that teacher. In PSSA courses, teachers are responsible for Domains 1 and 3 in assessed eligible content. In the Keystone course, Algebra 1 is the specific course where the Keystone exam is administered as an assessment. This course is the final Keystone-related course prior to a student taking a Keystone exam, and as such, teachers of these courses receive a PVAAS eligible score. English 7 and Reading 7 50% of the PIR belongs to each teacher. The English and reading teachers are equally responsible for the assessed eligible content in Domains 1 and 3. Read 180 100% PIR belongs with the teacher assigned to teach Read 180. Read 180 teacher is responsible for Domains 1 and 3 in assessed eligible content. English 8/Reading 8 If one teacher has responsibility for the planning, instruction and assessment, then 100% of the instructional responsibility belongs to that teacher. If instructional responsibility is shared among the English teacher, reading specialist and special education teacher, the English teacher, and reading teacher if applicable, is responsible for the assessed eligible content in Domains 1 and 3.
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