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Kansas Learning First Alliance

Kansas Learning First Alliance. Update from Commissioner Diane DeBacker August 27, 2013. Topics for Today. Kansas Definition of College & Career Ready Future of Summative Assessments Teacher and Principal Evaluation System Future of Accreditation of Schools The Power of Collaboration.

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Kansas Learning First Alliance

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  1. Kansas Learning First Alliance Update from Commissioner Diane DeBacker August 27, 2013

  2. Topics for Today • Kansas Definition of College & Career Ready • Future of Summative Assessments • Teacher and Principal Evaluation System • Future of Accreditation of Schools • The Power of Collaboration

  3. 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.

  4. Academic & Cognitive Preparation • Kansas College and Career Ready Standards • Math • English Language Arts • History/Government* • Science* • Model Standards (some examples below) • Social, Emotional and Character Development • Physical Education • Fine Arts

  5. Employability Skills • Through the Career Clusters and Pathways • For some schools, use of WorkKeys • State-level effort not as much as we’d prefer

  6. 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.

  7. Large-Scale Summative Assessment • Transitional assessment in 2013-2014 • Based on the Kansas College & Career Ready Standards • Developed by CETE at KU • 2014-2015 and Beyond Options • Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) • Vendor; i.e. ACT or another • Hybrid (State to have default assessment but districts could use another if approved) • Develop our own through current contractor, CETE at KU

  8. Teacher and Principal Evaluations • Kansas Educator Evaluation Protocol (KEEP) • Constructs • Learner and Learning • Content Knowledge • Instructional Practice • Professional Responsibility • Student growth using multiple measures

  9. 21st Century Accreditation

  10. Why Collaboration/Advocacy? • 45th Annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward Public Schools • 62% have never heard of the Common Core • Only 22% think increased testing helps school performance • 58% reject using student test scores to evaluate teachers • PDK/Gallup Poll is a scientifically based survey of 1,001 Americans 18 years or older.

  11. Keeping in Touch • Follow me on Twitter @dianedebacker • “Like” KSDE on Facebook • Visit our website at: www.ksde.org

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