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=** SAS, Inc. Resources ** =

An online resource for students and teachers, Curriculum Pathways provides standards-based content in all the core disciplines, grades 8-14. The site offers standards-based lessons and resources that help to integrate technology into the curriculum. The materials are interactive, target higher-order thinking skills, and differentiated for varied learning styles. Learn more about Curriculum Pathways at [] and view samples in all disciplines at __http://www.sasinschool.com/products/pathways/pages/disciplines.shtml __ Curriculum Pathways is licensed for free to all NC public schools as part of NC WiseOwl. If you have questions about accessing your school’s account, contact your curriculum specialist or contact SASinSchool (__http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/support/ __)
 * SAS Curriculum Pathways**

SAS® EVAAS® for K-12 delivers precise measurements of student progress over time and a reliable analysis of opportunities for growth. __[] __
 * SAS EVAAS**

Overview of SAS EVAAS Why is schooling effectiveness important and how do we measure it? Effective schooling, or lack thereof, influences a student’s ultimate achievement. These schooling influences accumulate across the years and measurably affect students’ attainment at least four years beyond the grade in which the student encountered them. Without a value-added metric for measuring effective schooling, educators have no way of knowing if they are maximizing academic growth opportunities for all students. To provide that value-added metric, SAS® EVAAS® for K-12 builds on the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) methodology developed by Dr. William L. Sanders and his colleagues at the University of Tennessee. Value-added assessment eliminates the possibility of a distorted view of effective schooling by following the progress of individual students. Schools whose students begin the year at a higher level may look effective, even if their students are gaining little ground. By the same token, schools whose students start at a lower level may appear ineffective, even if their students are making excellent progress. Building on Sanders’ early educational research, SAS EVAAS does more than just demonstrate that effective schooling is important; it also provides the most precise and reliable way to measure schooling influence. Joining SAS in 2000, Sanders and his team – with the additional resources provided by SAS, the world’s largest privately held software company – were able to bring EVAAS reporting to the Web. Today, the SAS EVAAS service is offered as an ASP-based application. Schools can benefit from SAS EVAAS analyses without having to invest in new hardware, software or IT staff. Instead, states or districts send electronic data directly to SAS, where the data is cleaned and analyzed. The results are then reported via a secure Web application, a powerful but user-friendly diagnostic tool. The SAS EVAAS team has more than a decade’s experience in building longitudinal student achievement databases and providing reporting that uses mixed-model, multivariate longitudinal methodologies. This statistical approach increases the utility of test scores because it dampens the measurement error associated with a single score on a single day for each individual child. The SAS EVAAS team has developed the most comprehensive reporting package of value-added metrics available in the educational market. Not only do they provide valuable diagnostic information about past practice, but they also report students’ predicted success probabilities at numerous academic milestones. These predictions for academic success (or lack of it) enable a more equitable distribution of educational resources, one that ensures that all students have the opportunity to make academic growth each year. A Web-based administrative data management solution designed for small to medium- sized school districts. __[] __ SAS OnDemand for K-12 is an administrative solution that was developed using input from K-12 district superintendents. As a result, K-12 administrators can now confidently make informed decisions across their school districts. SAS can help school administrators answer district-level questions such as: · Did my average daily attendance meet my district goal? · Is my enrollment changing across the district? If so, when and how? · At what point in the year do we have the most discipline infractions? · Is there any relation between my student absences, discipline infractions and teacher attendance in my district? · Are students meeting the district goals? If not, can I pinpoint before the end of the school year where the problem may be occurring? Value of SAS® OnDemand for K-12 to school administrators · Empowers administrators and superintendents with views and insights into the “business” of running an effective and efficient school district. · Measures and identifies trends by using specific key performance indicators to provide benchmarks and guidance for real-time interventions and future improvement. · Utilizes a centralized Web portal that lets district leaders access information on select operational measures, as well as select student and administrative data for their schools. Key benefits of SAS® OnDemand for K-12 · A solution that was developed and created with SAS customers. · No large-scale hardware to buy or lengthy configuration needed to get up and running. Just use your desktop PC or laptop. · No disks to install. · Immediate Web access to your reports. · Secure, hosted back-end processing – access from any location where a high-speed Internet connection is available. · Eco-friendly delivery method that doesn’t require any CDs, DVDs or packaging.
 * SAS ON-DEMAND FOR K-12**