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New assessment and accountability system mandated by 2009’s Senate Bill 1.

Connecting Leaders to Kentucky’s Next-Generation Learners Accountability Model Ken Draut, Associate Commissioner Rhonda L. Sims, Director Office of Assessment and Accountability Kentucky Department of Education 502-564-4394 rhonda.sims@education.ky.gov July 14, 2011.

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New assessment and accountability system mandated by 2009’s Senate Bill 1.

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  1. Connecting Leaders to Kentucky’s Next-Generation Learners Accountability ModelKen Draut, Associate CommissionerRhonda L. Sims, DirectorOffice of Assessment and AccountabilityKentucky Department of Education502-564-4394rhonda.sims@education.ky.govJuly 14, 2011

  2. New assessment and accountability system mandated by 2009’s Senate Bill 1. • Proposed model is a balanced approach organized around: • Next-Generation Learners • Next-Generation Professionals • Next-Generation Support Systems • Next-Generation Schools/Districts

  3. Unbridled Learning: College- and/or Career-Ready for All

  4. Unbridled Learning: 2012 Accountability • Four Areas: • Next-Generation Learning • Next-Generation Instructional Programs and Support • Next-Generation Professionals • Overall • Classifications: • Distinguished • Proficient • Needs Improvement

  5. Unbridled Learning: Next-Generation Accountability Model • Next Generation Learner • Achievement • Gap • Growth • College/Career Readiness • Graduation Rate • Next Generation Instructional Programs and Support • Program Reviews • Arts/Humanities • Practical Living/Career Studies • Writing • Primary/World Languages • Next Generation Professionals • Teachers and Leaders

  6. Unbridled Learning: 2012 Accountability • Next Generation Learning • Achievement • Gap • Growth • College/Career Readiness • Graduation Rate • Final Score • A single number and classification Distinguished 55.4 Proficient Needs Improvement

  7. Accountability Component Scores Accountability Overall Score School/District Classifications The Overall Score shall be a compilation of the three accountability components Component Score School/District Classifications School/District Classifications Component Score Recognition and Support The Overall Score shall be used to classify schools and districts for recognition and support School/District Classifications Component Score

  8. Unbridled Learning: 2012 Assessments • Grade 3 – 8 • End of Year Tests • Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies, Writing • Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) tests • Vendor: Pearson • High School • End of Course Tests • English II, Algebra II, Biology, US History • Vendor: ACT • On Demand Writing • Vendor: Pearson

  9. How Component Data is Calculated • Achievement • Results of K-PREP assessments in reading, mathematics, science, social studies and writing • Results of end-of-course assessments in English II, Algebra II, U.S. History and Biology

  10. How Component Data is Calculated • Gap • A single non-duplicated student Gap Group is created. • This group combines all groups – ethnicity/race (African American, Hispanic, American Indian/Native American), special needs, poverty and limited English proficient. • Non-duplicated counts of students scoring proficient or higher are included. • This yields a single Gap Number that can be compared with data related to those students not in the Gap Group. • Reporting will include all groups disaggregated and outliers.

  11. How Component Data is Calculated • Growth • Points are awarded for percentages of students showing typical or high academic growth in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8. • For high schools, growth will be indicated by comparing PLAN and ACT composite math and reading scores. • The proposed growth calculation compares an individual student’s score to the student’s academic peers, using a Student Growth Percentile.

  12. How Component Data is Calculated • College/Career-Readiness • A readiness percentage is calculated by dividing the number of high school graduates who have successfully met an indicator of readiness for college/career with the total number of graduates. • Readiness indicators includestudent performance on the ACT, completion of college placement tests or attainment of career measures. • For middle schools, college readiness is based on student performance on the EXPLORE assessment; specifically, the percentage of students meeting benchmarks in each content area.

  13. How Component Data is Calculated • Graduation Rate • For high schools, the graduation rate will be reported annually. • Kentucky has used a “leaver” rate that divides the number of on-time diploma recipients plus those whose IEPs allow extra time by the total number of students who graduate or should have graduated with that class. • Through 2012-13, the Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate will be used. • Then, beginning in 2013-14, a cohort graduation rate formula will be implemented.

  14. Unbridled Learning Score • Students who are enrolled for a full academic year (100 instructional days) are included in calculations. • For Graduation Rate, students enrolled and students earning diplomas are included in calculations. • A standards-setting process will establish goals and cut scores/points that determine Unbridled Learning classifications. • This process will occur after data is available from assessments given in spring 2012. • Only data from the Next-Generation Learners pillar will be used to generate an overall score in 2011-12.

  15. Unbridled Learning: Next-Generation Accountability Model • Next Generation Learner • Achievement • Gap • Growth • College/Career Readiness • Graduation Rate • Next Generation Instructional Programs and Support • Program Reviews • Arts/Humanities • Practical Living/Career Studies • Writing • Primary/World Languages • Next Generation Professionals • Teachers and Leaders

  16. Recognition and Support • Based on overall accountability results, schools and districts will be eligible for recognition and support. • The lowest-performing five percent of schools will receive intensive turnaround options and support. • The lowest-performing 20 percent also will receive assistance.

  17. Accountability Component Scores Accountability Overall Score School/District Classifications The Overall Score shall be a compilation of the three accountability components Component Score School/District Classifications School/District Classifications Component Score Recognition and Support The Overall Score shall be used to classify schools and districts for recognition and support School/District Classifications Component Score

  18. Recognition and Support • Kentucky’s activities to provide assistance to low-performing schools are outlined in state law – KRS 160.346 (House Bill 176, passed in 2010). • Persistently low-achieving (PLA) schools will receive leadership assessments, which will guide them in selecting options for improvement. • Depending on funding availability, PLA schools may be eligible for federal School Improvement Grants.

  19. School/District Classification Category/Qualifications District/School of High Distinction Top 5% of Classification Distinguished (may not have any persistently low-achieving schools) District/School of DistinctionThose eeceiving National Accreditation Proficient Proficient Districts/schools with proficient overall score On the Move Improvement in Learner, Instructional Programs/Supports and Professionals OR Top 10% of Improvement overall Proficient – On the Move Proficient districts/schools making progress Needs Improvement – On the Move Needs Improvement districts/schools making progress ------------------ OR Progress in Needs Improvement Sub-categories Top 80% of Needs Improvement Districts/Schools Supports Bottom 20% of Needs Improvement Districts/Schools Targeted Supports Needs Improvement (Low, Middle, High) Bottom 5% or five, whichever is greaterSupport outlined by KRS 160.346 Persistently Low-Achieving

  20. Recognition and Support • Kentucky Schools or Districts of Distinction • Kentucky Schools or Districts of High Distinction • Kentucky Proficient Schools or Districts • Kentucky Schools or Districts On the Move • Needs Improvement Schools or Districts

  21. Recognition and Support • Web logos and flags will be provided to schools and districts in the “High Distinction,” “Proficient” and “On the Move” categories. • Schools and districts in the “High Distinction” category also will be recognized at a ceremony with the commissioner of education.

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