Programs
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21st Century Community Learning Centers
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Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY)
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Career and Technical Education
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Charter Schools
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Education Leading to Employment and Career Training (ELECT)
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Gifted Education
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Governors Schools
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Homeless Education
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Homebound Instruction
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Home Education and Private Tutoring
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Migrant Education
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Nonpublic and Private Schools
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Refugee Education Program
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Special Education
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STEM
Resources
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Types of Schools in Pennsylvania
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Military Family Education Support
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Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program
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USDE Waiver Requests
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State Mandated Training Timeline
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Food & Nutrition
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Future Ready PA Index
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Safe2Say Something
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Act 1 of 2022: Supporting Graduation For Students Experiencing Education Instability
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Act 55 of 2022: Including Earned Credentials on Student Transcripts
Curriculum
The Division of Instructional Quality provides guidance, materials and resources to educators regarding curriculum, instruction, assessment and regulations passed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education (Pa. Code, Title 22, Chapter 4) related to:
Assessments
The Pennsylvania state assessment system is composed of assessments and the reporting associated with the results of those assessments. The assessment system includes the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA), the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA), the Pennsylvania Accountability System (PAS), the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS), the Keystone Exams (end-of-course), Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT) and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Learn more about these assessments and others below.
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Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT)
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Keystone Exams
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Kindergarten Entry Inventory
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National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
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Online Assessment Resources
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Pennsylvania Accountability System (PAS)
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Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA)
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Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
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PA Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS)