Transcript Training - Kentucky Department of Education

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(Required for completion of this training)
Alternate Assessment Overview
Part 1.1
ALTERNATE K-PREP
Attainment
Tasks
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Reading
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Writing
Transition
Attainment
Record
• Reading/English Language
Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
Attainment
Tasks
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Reading
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Writing
Mirrors the Kentucky
Performance Rating
for Educational
Progress (K-PREP)
 November-December Assessment Window
 April-May Assessment Window
 Teacher Read
 Student responses first provided on score sheet (file in AAAF)
 Student responses then entered into the Student Registration Database
(SRD)
 Scripted with broad accommodations allowed
Transition
Attainment
Record
• Reading/English Language Arts
Meets IDEIA
• Mathematics
Requirements for
• Science
the ACT series
 Year long administration (September – May)
 Checklist completed by educational team (IEP
Team/ARC , Transition Team)
 Performance rated on observations and other
documentation
Participation Guidelines
All students participating in alternate assessment
must meet the general guidelines found on page 6 of
the Administration Guide.
The majority of
students will
participate in
Performance
Dimension A
Very few students
will participate in
Performance
Dimension B
All students participating in the Kentucky
Alternate Assessment must meet the
participation guidelines found in Alternate KPREP Forms.
Participation is
determined by:
 Admission and Release
Committee decision (IEP
team)
 Student’s chronological
age
 Student’s ability to
complete the Program of
Studies
Participation should never
be determined by:
 Student placement (e.g.,
general education,
resource room, selfcontained class)
 Student’s developmental
age
 Student’s assessment
scores or history of scores
http://education.ky.gov/AA/distsupp/kprep/Pages/AltForms.aspx
 ARC decision
DIMENSION
A
 Based on communication level,
not cognitive level
 Students who are using or
beginning to use symbolic
language to communicate
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ARC decision
Based on communication level,
not cognitive level
Students who are not using
symbolic language to
communicate
Very small percentage of students
who participate in the alternate
assessment
DIMENSION
B
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