Council of Superintendents

1. Council of Superintendents September 2013

2. 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. The August 6th meeting established the following with regard to a summative state assessment: Should meet the Kansas definition of College and Career Ready. Should be geared toward helping students obtain post-secondary readiness and job-market skills. Should be focused on students. Should assess all students. Should be meaningful and motivational to students. Districts should have options for a vetted/benchmarked assessment.

5. A subset of the KCCRAAC met again August 28 to draft a plan based on conversations from the August 6 meeting . The group identified four possible paths forward: 1. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium for 3-8 and H.S. (CETE will score, administer, and report) 2. Assessment Vendor, e.g. ACT for 3-8 and H.S. 3. Hybrid Assessment Model (i.e., the state will provide a default assessment and allow districts if they so choose to use another USED approved assessment funded by the district) 4. CETE-developed Assessment for 3-8 and H.S

6. A final meeting was held on September 3rd during which #3 was chosen as a path to pursue: 1. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium for 3-8 and H.S. 2. Assessment Vendor, e.g. ACT for 3-8 and H.S. 3. Hybrid Assessment Model (i.e., the state will provide a default assessment and allow districts if they so choose to use another USED approved assessment funded by the district) 4. CETE-developed Assessment for 3-8 and H.S.

9. College & Career Ready Standards Communication Resources www.ksde.org

10. Timeline of Events • September 10-11 KSDE Monitoring Visit from USDE • Friday, September 20 Conference Call with USDE on Waiver Status • September 30, 2013 submission of Two additional Waiver Options • Double Testing on Spring 2014 Assessments • Use of Student Growth results on Educator Evaluations in 2016-17.

11. Monitoring Visit Sept. 10-11 • Purpose was to monitor implementation of Principals 1, 2 and 3. • Principle 1 • College and Career Ready Standards and Assessments • 3rd full year of implementing new CCR Standards • 2013-14 Transitional Assessment • Principle 2 • Accountability System (4 AMO’s) and Support (KLN) • 2013 will be the first look at the 4 AMO’s, replacing AYP • 2013-14 is the 2nd year of Priority and Focus Schools in KLN • Principle 3 • Teacher/Leader Evaluations • 286 School districts are piloting new Evaluation Instruments in 2013-14

12. ESEA Waiver Extension Initial State ESEA Waivers were approved through the 2013-14 school year. States may request extensions for another 2 years, good through 2015-16. In the event Congress reauthorizes ESEA during that time, states will transition to the new law. States have until December 15, 2013 to submit a letter of intent to extend their waiver. Waiver extensions can be submitted in January/February 2014.

13. Preliminary 2013 Assessment Results First look at new 4 AMO’s Currently, schools can see building data on the authenticated application site Displays results from prior year’s, using the old Assessment measuring retired standards. We currently do not have state wide data calculated yet, since this is a new system.