ASSESSMENT and ACCOUNTABILITY UPDATE

Kentucky Association for Assessment Coordinators

Ken Draut, Associate Commissioner

Rhonda L.. Sims, DirectorOffice of Assessment and Accountability

Kentucky Department of Education502-564-4394

dacinfo@education.ky.govOctober 25, 2011

A New System Begins• Fall 2011 offers the first test

administration to begin Kentucky’s new assessment and accountability system.

• Unbridled Learning: College- and/or Career-Ready for All replaces CATS.

• Kentucky-Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) replaces the KCCT.

• The first reporting of Unbridled Learning will occur in fall 2012.

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Next Generation Instructional Programs and Support• Program Reviews o Arts/Humanitieso Practical Living/Career Studieso Writingo Primary/World Languages

Next Generation Learner• Achievement • Gap• Growth• College/Career Readiness• Graduation Rate

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Unbridled Learning: Next-Generation Accountability Model

Next Generation Professionals• Teachers and Leaders

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Learners70%

2013-2014 Unbridled Learning

Professionals 10%

Instructional Programs &

Support20%

2012-2013Unbridled Learning

Instructional Programs and

Support23%

Learners77%

Learners 100%

2011-2012Unbridled Learning

Phasing In Unbridled Learning

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Performance Measures for Next-Generation Learners

*Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate will be used in 2011, 2012 and 2013 reporting. Reporting using Cohort will begin in 2014. **End-of-Course tests in 2011-2012 include Algebra II, English 10, Biology and U.S. History. 

Next-Generation Learners

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ACHIEVE-MENT28%

GAP28%

GROWTH28%

COLLEGE/ CAREER

READINESS16%

Middle School Weights

ACHIEVE-MENT

30%

GAP30%

GROWTH40%

Elementary School Weights

ACHIEVEMENT20%

GAP20%

GROWTH20%

COLLEGE/CAREER READINESS

20%

GRADUATION RATE20%

High School Weights

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K-PREP ASSESSMENTS

Grade 3 – 8 and On-Demand Writing (Grade 10-11)

• End of Year Tests • Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Writing

• Norm-referenced/criterion-referenced blended test

• Vendor: Pearson

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K-PREP ADMINISTRATION3-8 and 10-11 (On-Demand Writing)

• TEST WINDOW

• TEST SCHEDULE

• TIME

• ITEMS

• BLUEPRINTS

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K-PREP ADMINISTRATION 3-8 and 10-11 (On-Demand Writing)

• TEST WINDOW

• Senate Bill 1 established a five-day test window in the last 14 (instructional) days of a district’s calendar.

• Districts must set a five-day test window for each grade span (elementary and middle).

• Five-days must be consecutive.

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K-PREP ADMINISTRATION 3-8 and 10-11 (On-Demand Writing)

• TEST SCHEDULE

• Make-up testing is allowed during the five-day schedule and before materials are shipped a week after the close of the window.

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K-PREP ADMINISTRATION 3-8 and 10-11 (On-Demand Writing)

• TIME

• The K-PREP assessments (blended NRT/CRT) are timed tests.

• Extended time is allowed only for students with specific educational plans (IEPs, 504 Plans or PSPs).

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K-PREP ADMINISTRATION 3-8 and 10-11 (On-Demand Writing)

• TIME

• Each content area test is divided into multiple parts (i.e., one, two or three parts).

• Each part is a separate test session.

• Proctors must stop at the end of each part for a break.

• Breaks may be short (i.e., stand and stretch) or long (i.e., lunch) with appropriate monitoring.

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K-PREP ADMINISTRATION2011-2012 ITEM TYPES PROVIDED BY PEARSON

K-PREP ADMINISTRATION

• TIME Grade 5 Example

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Test Part

ReadingTime

Mathematics Time

Social StudiesTime

On-Demand WritingTime

A 30 minutes

30 minutes 30 minutes

30 minutes

B 50 minutes

75minutes 55 minutes

90 minutes

C 65 minutes

25 minutes 40 minutes

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K-PREP ADMINISTRATION

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Number of Items: Grade 5 ExampleTest Part

ReadingNumber of Items

Mathematics Number of Items

Social StudiesNumber of Items

On-Demand WritingNumber of Items

A 30 MC 30 MC 30 MC 1 stand-alone prompt (2 choices)

B 2 passages17 MC1 SA, 1ER

30 MC3 SA2 ER

22 MC2 ER

1 Passage-based prompt

C 3 passages24 MC2 SA,1 ER

13 MC2 SA

22 MC1 ER

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K-PREP ADMINISTRATION

• Blueprints

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Assessments are developed using a blueprint range. This reflects primarily an equal coverage of content subdomains.

Available for release soon.

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Test Accommodation Discussion

Kentucky is out of alignment with national guidance (i.e., allowing readers on the reading test and extended time for all).

The Kentucky Board of Education has reviewed the Inclusion regulation (703 KAR 5:070) which defines testing accommodations.

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Test Accommodation Discussion

Regulation revisions will not require change to student IEP for the classroom, but will restrict which classroom practices may be used in testing.

Recommended changes include: Students with Disabilities remove readers on the reading testprohibit prompting/cueing remove calculators on non-calculator portion of

tests

Limited English Proficient/English Learners remove assistive technology and student-

generated glossariesprohibit prompting/cueing

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Regulation Revision Timeline

August-September 2011 and ongoingDiscussion with stakeholders

October 2011Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) conducts

first read of Inclusion regulation.

December 2011KBE conducts second read of regulation. If approved, regulation moves forward to

public hearing and legislative committee review.

Inclusion regulation likely revised before spring 2012 testing.