Keystone Oaks School District Releases 2017
School Performance Profile
Keystone Oaks School District has released its 2017
School Performance Profile scores that provide a school-
level academic score for each district building as well
as every public school in Pennsylvania. The School
Performance Profile reflects academic and assessment
data that was collected during the 2016-2017 school year.
This is the third SPP score since 2014, and the second
one since the new PA Core Standards were put into
effect. The more rigorous standards were utilized in 2014
PSSA exams for the first time, and student scores from
those exams created new baselines for future academic
performance in all school across the commonwealth.
To see details about building-specific scores, please
visit www.paschoolperformance.org. The scores for each
building were as follows:
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Aiken Elementary School - 68.3
Dormont Elementary School - 80.9
Myrtle Elementary School - 80.2
Keystone Oaks Middle School - 61.0
Keystone Oaks High School - 86.2
The School Performance Profile scores are the result of
a number of tools used to measure academic growth and
achievement, including:
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The Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment
System (PVAAS), which measures student
growth from one academic year to the next.
The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
(PSSA), which measures achievement at a given
point in time (test day) and compares test
scores to a set of standards
SAT and ACT exam scores
Attendance and graduation rates
Participation in Advanced Placement,
International Baccalaureate and college-level courses
“I am proud of our students’ academic achievements and
of the hard working teachers, administrators and support
staff members throughout Keystone Oaks Scho ol District,”
said William Stropkaj, Superintendent. “We know that there
are areas we need to focus on and we will continue to work
to implement curriculum and invest resources where they
are needed to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our
students.”
Nominate a Keystone Oaks employee for the
Golden Eagle Employee Excellence Award
Keystone Oaks is fortunate to have 280
employees that work tirelessly every day to
provide the best possible education - and
educational environment - for each and
every student. This year, Keystone Oaks is
stepping up its efforts to recognize District
employees and has launched the Golden
Eagle Employee Excellence Award as a way
for students, staff, parents/guardians and
members of the community to nominate a
District employee for the excellent work that
they do.
The purpose of the award is to recognize
Keystone Oaks employees who embody
the District’s Mission, Vision & Values and
who go above and beyond to
Build a Foundation of Excellence
for all Keystone Oaks students.
The Keystone Oaks Employee
Excellence Award will strive to
recognize employees who are
innovative, creative, collaborative,
and who are leaders in their
classroom, department, building or
within the District.
Nominations can be completed
online and are due by March 22,
2018. Visit http://www.kosd.org/
EmployeeExcellenceAward.aspx for more
details.
Nominations will be reviewed by a
committee of administrators and choice
and the recipients will be recognized at
the Board of School Directors Meeting on
April 10, 2018.
KEYSTONE OAKS
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SPRING 2018
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