Transcript Perry County Schools

Moving Forward
With
Assessment and Accountability
August 2011
High School
Thinking About Assessment and
Accountability
Student Assessment-SB1
 A new assessment system, based on the revised content standards, will be adopted
by the KBE and implemented beginning in 2011-12. This new system will replace the
current Commonwealth Assessment Testing System (CATS).
 KBE will adopt an interim assessment system for 2008-2011 (three school years).
 The new assessment system will be used to measure students, schools and districts
achievement in all content areas, through student tests and program reviews and
audits.
 The new tests will be valid and reliable to measure individual student achievement,
providing diagnostic and longitudinal information about each student.
 Test results will allow comparisons to national norms and other states.
 Writing, the arts and humanities, and practical living and career studies will be
assessed through local and state program reviews and program audits.
 Tests will take place during the last 14 days of school and take no more than five
days.
 Results reported no later than 75 days following the first day of assessment.
 KBE must adopt regulations prohibiting inappropriate test prep activities.
 KBE must study alignment of NRTs with the revised content standards. If they are
aligned, KBE may reduce CRTs
K-PREP “The New Assessment”
The new assessments in Grades 3-8 will be called
Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational
Progress .
K-PREP
High Schools
 High school readiness exam in English, reading, math and
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science in grade 8 or 9
CRTs in math, reading and science once in high school, to
measure standards not assessed via the ACT
CRT in social studies, augmented by an NRT
On-demand writing twice in high school
Multiple choice and constructed response assessment of
editing and writing mechanics once each in elementary
and middle school grades
College readiness exam in grade 10
ACT in grade 11
KBE may adopt end-of-course exams in lieu of CRTs
What EOC Assessments Are Required?
ACT QualityCore
English II
Algebra II
Biology
U.S. History
 These courses are graduation requirements.
ACT QualityCore
ACT, Inc. will provide the EOC
assessments for Kentucky
The ACT QualityCore program is:
 Syllabus-driven with curriculum and instruction
support materials.
 Based on research in high-performing classrooms that
focus on the essential standards for college and career
readiness; and
 Connected to PLAN and ACT.
End-of-Course Examinations
(H.S.)
 Kentucky has selected ACT QualityCore as the
vendor for EOC examinations
 KDE will provide information on how educators
may access the instructional support materials in
coming weeks.
 EOC assessments will be administered throughout
the year as students earn credits in each course.
 Students in grades 10 and 11 will also complete
writing assessments provided by NCS Pearson.
What is the EOC Test Format?
 The EOC tests include both multiple-choice and
constructed-response items.
 Each section has 35-38 multiple choice items that can
be administered in two, 45-minute sessions or one 90minute session.
 The constructed-response session will consist of 1 to 3
questions and can be administered in 45 minutes.
 On-demand writing is required twice and editing and
mechanics is required once in high school. (Pearson)
EOC Results and Student Grades
 End-of-course test results may be used for a
percentage of a students final grade in the course, as
outlined in local policy. It that percentage is less than
20%, school districts will submit reports to KDE
providing justification.
With the purchase of QualityCore®, Kentucky
educators receive access to a variety of resources
including course syllabi, objectives, formative item
banks and benchmark assessments. All of the
resources help define the course rigor and expectations
that will be sampled during administration of the
QualityCore® EOC exams.
Standard Correlations
High correlation exists between: Kentucky's Core
Academic Standards for English and Mathematics,
Kentucky's Program of Studies(POS), Core Content 4.1
for Science and Social Studies and the College
Readiness Standards incorporated in QualityCore®.
The KCAS and POS/Core Content 4.1 contain some
areas not covered by QualityCore®, and the
QualityCore® educator resources purchased by
Kentucky may contain some content not included in
KCAS and POS. KDE staff will work to identify the
areas of difference. KDE staff have drafted course
frameworks for Algebra II and English II.
While Kentucky requires students to take the
QualityCore® EOC exams, the Commonwealth does
not require teachers to use the QualityCore® educator
resources. These resources are available to support
teachers as they implement KCAS and local
curriculum. The QualityCore® resources for Algebra II,
English II, Biology and U.S. History may provide an
important supplement for the four required courses.
The four sets of QualityCore® educator resources do
not provide a complete coverage of the depth and
breadth of the Kentucky’s curriculum standards (i.e.,
KCAS).
Alternate Assessment
 2011-20122 Alternate Assessment Plan (standards
and assessment design) was released on May 16
through a Special Alternate Assessment sent to
district assessment coordinators.
 Alternate Assessment teachers encouraged to
access the 6 standards for reading, math, and
writing and incorporate them into instruction
beginning Fall of 2011.
 Standards assessed in science and social studies
will continue to follow core content 4.1
ACCOMMODATION DISCUSSIONS
Changes recommended include:
 eliminate readers on the reading test,
 prohibit prompting/cueing for all students, and
 remove assistive technology and studentgenerated glossaries for English learners.
The Kentucky Board of Education is expected to
discuss this topic in October 2011.
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ACCOMMODATION DISCUSSIONS
Changes recommended include:
 eliminate readers on the reading test,
 prohibit prompting/cueing for all students, and
 remove assistive technology and studentgenerated glossaries for English learners.
The Kentucky Board of Education is expected to
discuss this topic in October 2011.
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Program Review
 16 technical assistance sessions provided across the
state by KDE.
 KVEC Regional Group formed and in process of
developing tools.
 State-wide work underway includes
Rubric refinement and feedback
Implementation Timeline
Implementation for accountability
Survey (Would it make more sense to pilot PR in
all
schools in 2011/2012 and include in
accountability in 2012/2013)
Program Review Update
Program Reviews will be included in the
2011-12 accountability system through
field testing and public reporting of
results. Full accountability for Program
Reviews will begin in the 2012-13 school
year. Schools will implement Program
Reviews in the upcoming school year to
get a baseline measure of where they
stand.
Currently proposed
 Under current proposal , schools would receive
up to 100 points for each of the three Program
Reviews. Each score would be multiplied by 33.3
percent.
 Program Reviews in world language and
elementary primary programs will be
implemented in coming Schools will likely will
have four Program Reviews, as elementary
schools likely will not have world language
Program Reviews and middle and high schools
will not have primary Program Reviews.
Program Review
 All Program Reviews will be weighted equally.
 In the regulation that proposes an overall accountability
score for schools and districts, direction was given to increase
the percentage that program reviews would count from 20%
to 30% in a 100-point overall score.
 This indicates the board’s viewpoint that these content areas
are critical to effective teaching and learning.
 These decisions are pending final approval at the August 3-4
KBE meeting.
Timelines for Deployment of
Program Reviews
Phase 1 (2009-10_
Pilot
•48 Schools piloted.
•Feedback collected.
•Revisions made to tools and process
Phase 3 (2011-12)
Field Test
•Mandatory implementation in all schools.
•Professional development provided by KDE
and partner organizations.
•Feedback collected.
•Rubrics revised to validate.
•Results publicly reported for accountability
Phase 2 (2010-11)
Voluntary Implementation
•School/districts were encouraged to use
Program Reviews.
•Additional data were collected.
•Revisions made to tools and process.
Phase 4 (2012-13)
Implementation
•Statewide implementation
•Full accountability in spring 2013.
Continuous Instructional
Improvement Technology System
(CIITS)
 Every teacher in Kentucky will have access to this
tool prior to the 2011-2012 school year.
 Fully realized System will provide access to:
Exemplary lesson/unit plans
Podcasts from master teachers on key concepts
Social networking promoting professional dialogue
Student learning data.
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