1. Division of Learning Services (DLS) Brown Bag/Hot Topics October 5, 2015

2. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Agenda  Teacher Education and Licensure Update  Preparing for Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA)  Career, Standards and Assessment Services  Assessment Update  CTE Update  Early Childhood, Special Education and Title Services  Kansas Plan to Ensure Equitable Access to Excellent Educators

3. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Questions Please email your questions to brownbag@ksde.org. brownbag@ksde.org Questions/answers will be compiled and shared, via listservs.

4. Preparing for KESA (Kansas Education Systems Accreditation) Scott P. Myers, Ed.D. Teacher Licensure and Accreditation October 7, 2015

5. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org http://ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=91

6. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Five-year Process Year One Needs assessments (buildings and district) Goal area selection (District selects 2 of the Rs.) Meeting with Outside Validation Team (can be virtual) Year Two Development of goals and action plans (buildings) Development of leadership goals and action plans (district) Year Three Implementation of action plans Meeting with Outside Validation Team Chair (can be virtual) Year Four Continued Implementation of action plans Year Five Post-implementation analysis OVT formal accreditation visit Application for accreditation rating

7. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org We are advising districts to: 1.Familiarize all staff with State Board’s definition of College and Career Ready, including the use of the ACTE (Academic, Cognitive, Technical, Employability) acronym.

8. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org College and Career Ready: Kansas Definition “College- and Career-Ready means an individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification, or in the workforce–without the need for remediation.” Kansas State Board of Education. Meeting Minutes. December 11, 2012. Retrieved from http://ksde.org.http://ksde.org CCR = ACTE

9. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org 2.Familiarize all staff with the Rose Capacities. http://www.kasb.org/wcm/_AboutKASB/Publications/Rose_Capacities_Primer.aspx

10. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org 3.Leadership begin review of the four rubrics (Rs) with calibration (IRA) in mind. 4.Familiarize all staff with the four rubrics – have them reflect on what they already do in support of CCR, ACTE, Rose Capacities, and the four rubric areas.

11. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org KESA Framework: The Five Rs RUBRIC A/C – T/C – E – PS

12. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org 5.Relate current strategic/action plans and goals to components of the four rubrics.

13. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org 6.When discussing data, address its relationship (and possible use as growth evidence) to CCR, ACTE, Rose Capacities, and the four rubric areas. 7.Identify existing ACTE and 5R data points for possible use as indicators of goal and growth achievement.

14. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Questions Please email your questions to brownbag@ksde.org. brownbag@ksde.org Questions/answers will be compiled and shared, via listservs.

15. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Teacher Licensure & Accreditation Dr. Scott Myers, Director 785-296-8010 smyers@ksde.org Bill Bagshaw, Assistant Director 785-296-2198 bbagshaw@ksde.org Kelly Slaton, Education Program Consultant 785-368-7356 kslaton@ksde.org

16. Assessment Update Scott Smith, Director Career, Standards and Assessment Services October 7, 2015

17. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org http://www.ksassessments.org/ 1.Select either “English Language Arts” or “Math.” 2.Then select “overview” 3. The “overview” page will list PLDs for grades 3-8 and 10

18. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Moving in a New Direction Old State Assessment 2002-2013 Exemplary Exceeds Meets Approaching Warning New College and Career Ready Assessment 2014-2015 4 3 2 1 The best way to understand the 4-point scale is to look at the descriptions Kansas teachers used when developing the scale. One-word summaries as Kansas had in the past are misleading and imprecise. Such summaries are not valuable for teachers, parents, and students.

19. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org So, what are these descriptions? Answer: Performance Level Descriptors  Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) were drafted by a committee of about 40 Kansas educators in October 2014.  PLDs define what students should know and be able to do at each of four achievement levels.

20. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org  PLDs are written to be fully aligned to Kansas standards and are specific to each grade and subject.  Content standards define what students should know and be able to do; performance level descriptors articulate how much they should know and be able to do at each performance level category.

21. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Level 2 students should be able to identify and calculate the cube root of familiar perfect cubes and calculate the cube of integers. They should be able to work with and apply the properties of integer exponents of degree 2 or less to produce or identify equivalent numerical expressions New College and Career Ready Assessment 2014-2015 4 3 2 1 Grade 8 Mathematics: Excerpt from Performance Level Descriptor (PLD)

22. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Level 2 Students can identify the interaction between elements of a text (e.g., events, people, ideas, and topics) using explicit details within a text; and identify conflicting information within a text. New College and Career Ready Assessment 2014-2015 4 3 2 1 Grade 5 Language Arts: Excerpt from Performance Level Descriptor

23. CTE Update @KSDE_CTE Jay Scott, Assistant Director Career, Standards and Assessment Services

24. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org CTE Student Participation 149,976 2014-2015 (Unique students in grades 8 - 12 enrolled in at least one CTE course)

25. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Pathway Growth 2014-2015 Total Approved Pathways 2469 2015-2016 Total Approved Pathways 2714 20+ Increase Pathways Visual Arts Teaching/Training Restaurant/Event Management Health Science Engineering/Applied Mathematics AV Communications

26. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

27. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Cluster Reviews  Clusters reviewed last year:  Marketing  Manufacturing  Human Services  Clusters to be reviewed this year :  Government & Public Administration  Hospitality & Tourism  Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics New in 2016-2017 New in 2017- 2018

28. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Career Pathways Assessments (cPass) General CTE Assessment For students midway through a Pathway Academic & Employability Test Items Pathway-specific Assessments For students completing a Pathway Technical Skill Test Items

29. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Career Pathways Assessments (cPass) Each Assessment developed includes: 1. Sit-down, computerized test items (100) 2. Career Competency Qualifications(CCQ) (Performance Assessment)

30. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org cPass http://careerpathways.us/

31. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org New CTE Student Categories beginning in 2016-2017  *Participant – 0.5 CTE credit  *Concentrator – 2.0 CTE credits (any combination of two levels in the same Pathway)  Completer – 3.0 CTE credits + a passing score on a state-approved End-of-Pathway technical skill assessment  CTE Scholar – Program Under Construction * Must be reported for Perkins Federal Accountability

32. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org CTE Funding 0.5 Funding, 1992 - 2015  Weighted funding based on students enrolled in technical/application level courses  Funds to be used for:  Special facilities  Special equipment  A lower pupil/teacher ratio  Teacher training and retraining to keep abreast of the specialized subject area **Block Grant, 2015-2017  Schools will receive roughly the same amount of funding as in 2014-2015  0.5 CTE Funds are IN the Block Grant but not specifically earmarked for CTE **Pending School Funding Lawsuit

33. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Career, Standards and Assessment Services Scott Smith, Director 785-296-3142 sesmith@ksde.org Jay Scott, Assistant Director 785-296-4351 jscott@ksde.org sesmith@ksde.org jscott@ksde.org

34. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Questions Please email your questions to brownbag@ksde.org. brownbag@ksde.org Questions/answers will be compiled and shared, via listservs.

35. Kansas Plan to Ensure Equitable Access to Excellent Educators Doug Boline, Assistant Director Early Childhood, Special Education and Title Services October 7, 2015

36. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Process  Kansas’ Vision for Equitable Access to Excellent Educators All children and all classrooms are taught by excellent educators  Idea of Equitable Access is nothing new to Kansas. 96% of Elementary Teachers and 90% of Secondary teachers are “highly qualified” using the federal definition.

37. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Data  Factors that were analyzed:  Geography  Inexperienced teacher (less than 3 years)  Out-of-field teacher (licensed but not correct endorsement)  Unqualified (not licensed or license expired)  Free and Reduced Price Lunches  Minority Students  Students with Disabilities

38. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Geography Findings  Correlations between population density and teachers’ years of experience are not apparent in the map representations.  The less populated western half of Kansas is also the half with a smaller percentage of teachers with advanced degrees.  The more densely populated eastern half of the state has a larger percentage of teachers with advanced degrees.  Teachers in the western half of Kansas have fewer resources for obtaining an advanced degree than teachers in the eastern half of Kansas.

39. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Finding Gaps  Gap 1: Students in districts and buildings with high concentrations of poverty are taught at higher rates by inexperienced teachers than students in districts and buildings with low concentrations of poverty.  Gap 2: Students in districts and buildings with high concentrations of minority students are taught at higher rates by inexperienced teachers than districts and buildings with low concentrations of minority students.  Gap 3: More waivers for teaching license endorsements are granted in special education than any other grade level or subject waiver, 94.1%.

40. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org System for Education Enterprise in Kansas

41. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Kansas Plan – 4 Key Strategies  Ongoing professional Learning  Ongoing development, training and access to a system for education enterprise - SEEK  Teacher/Leader Preparation  A system of teacher evaluation to include effectiveness ratings that will inform individual professional learning needs

42. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Contact Information Sandy Guidry sguidry@ksde.org (785) 296-1101 Doug Boline dboline@ksde.org (785) 296-2600

43. Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org Questions Please email your questions to brownbag@ksde.org. brownbag@ksde.org Questions/answers will be compiled and shared, via listservs.