Kentucky’s New Assessment and Accountability Model June 2011

 Participants will understand Kentucky’s New Assessment and Accountability Model.

 The Kentucky Board of Education approved regulation 703 KAR 5:200 on April 13, 2011  The regulation is still under review and has not been finalized yet.  Minor changes could occur between now and then based on recommendations from these groups

Next-Generation Learners Next-Generation Instructional Programs and Support Next-Generation Professionals Next-Generation Schools/Districts (reporting mechanism) Achievement (Proficiency) Gap Growth Readiness for College/Career Graduation Rate Program Reviews Working Conditions Survey Percent Effective Teachers Percent Effective Leaders Revised Report Card New Accountability System

 Next-Generation Learners is the first column to be finalized and will be in effect for  Next-Generation Instructional Programs and Support is in the works, with portions possibly going into effect in  Next-Generation Professionals and Next-Generation Schools/Districts are forthcoming

Elementary and Middle Schools  Reading, writing and math based on new Kentucky Core Standards  Grade 3 will have multiple choice and short answer only (new)  Grades 4-8 will have MC, short answer, and open/extended response  Science and social studies continue with existing Kentucky Core Content until new standards are released  Nationally norm-referenced section embedded in the test for reading, math, science and social studies  Nationally norm-referenced portion is Stanford  On-Demand format will use prompts  Editing and mechanics may have MC and short answer  Vendor is Pearson

High School End-of-course – English II, Algebra II, Biology, and US History Not grade-specific; to be taken when a student completes a course May be used for a percentage of a student’s final grade in that course (20% is KDE recommendation) Test will be linked to enrollment in a course procedures about withdrawal dates are currently being developed Vendor is ACT Quality Core On-Demand format will use prompts Editing and mechanics will come from PLAN (multiple choice)

Beginning in  Last 14 instructional days of the district’s calendar  Maximum of 5 days testing, with the other days to be used for make-up testing NOTE: EOCs will occur at various times throughout the school year

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 Next- Generation Learners

Achievement = proficiency  Achievement for elementary and middle schools is based on performance on the reading, math, science, social studies and on- demand writing tests  Achievement for high school is based on performance on the end-of-course exams and the on-demand writing test

For each content area... 1 point awarded for each % scoring proficient or distinguished 0.5 points awarded for each % scoring apprentice 0 points awarded for novice Bonus Additional 0.5 awarded for each % distinguished combined with -0.5 for each % novice Bonus points awarded in the amount that distinguished offsets novice (NOTE: No points will be taken away if novice offsets distinguished).

Gap = distance of the gap group from the goal of 100% proficiency  Gap calculation for elementary and middle schools is based on performance on the reading, math, science, social studies and on- demand writing tests  Gap calculation for high school is based on performance on the end-of-course exams and the on-demand writing test

The Student Gap Group is an aggregate count of the following student groups:  Ethnicity/race (Af. Am., Hisp., Nat. Am.)  Special education  Poverty (free/reduced lunch)  Limited English Proficiency

 Non-duplicated counts of students in the gap student groups who score proficient or higher are summed.  This yields a single gap number of proficient or higher students with no student counting more than one time.  For each subject area, the % of students scoring proficient or distinguished in the Non- duplicated Gap Group is reported.

 Student 1: Donatello – AA, FR, (proficient)  Student 2: Ricky – W, FR, and Spec. Ed.  Student 3: Enrique – LEP, FR  Student 4: Michelle – FR  Student 5: Marco – LEP, FR, and Spec. Ed

 The achievement of all individual groups will still be disaggregated and reported as they always have been, however...  Gap reporting for accountability purposes will include only the % of student in the combined non-duplicated Gap Group scoring at proficient and distinguished level.

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Growth = comparison of an individual student’s score from one year to the next; uses a Student Growth Percentile based on actual growth of student’s similar academic peers Growth for elementary and middle schools is based on performance on the reading and math tests Growth for high schools is based on PLAN to ACT in reading and math

 Growth comparisons are made to similar performing “academic peers.”  Low, typical and high growth scales will be determined based on actual student performance state-wide.  These are equal-interval, percentile-based scales.  Based on model currently used by Massachusetts Department of Education

For reading and math...  1 point for each % of students showing typical or high growth  0 points for low growth

College/Career Readiness = number of graduates successfully meeting an indicator of readiness  Readiness for middle schools is based on performance on EXPLORE test  Readiness for high schools is based on ACT, college placement tests and career measures

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Middle Schools % of students meeting the ACT-established benchmarks for EXPLORE in reading, English and math is averaged to generate an overall readiness percentage EXPLORE Benchmarks Reading – 15 English – 13 Math – 17

High Schools % of graduating seniors who meet at least one of the following readiness indicators: 1. Meets all of the ACT benchmarks (Reading: 20, English: 18, Math: 19), OR 2. Passes a college placement test (COMPASS, KYOTE), OR 3. Receives an industry-recognized career certificate (other possible measures forthcoming)

Graduation Rate = % of students graduating  Average Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR) is current transitional reporting model  Federally-mandated Graduation Cohort Model goes into effect in three years

Grade Range Achievement (Proficiency) GapGrowthCollege/ Career Readiness Graduation Rate Total Elementary30 40N/A 100 Middle28 16N/A100 High20 100

 Next-Generation Learners System to classify schools and districts

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There are 100 points total for each school. Each school will be classified according to the total number of points earned (cut scores yet to be determined...) Classification Categories Distinguished Proficient Needs Improvement Persistently Low Achieving (bottom 5%)