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Overview of Kentucky’s New Assessment System

Overview of Kentucky’s New Assessment System. Bullitt County Public Schools Elementary Counselors’ Meeting August 23, 2011. Close Out of 2010-2011. Last reporting of data for the Interim Assessment Period (i.e., KCCT results) Interim Performance Reports ( IPR )

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Overview of Kentucky’s New Assessment System

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  1. Overview of Kentucky’s New Assessment System Bullitt County Public Schools Elementary Counselors’ Meeting August 23, 2011

  2. Close Out of 2010-2011 • Last reporting of data for the Interim Assessment Period (i.e., KCCT results) • Interim Performance Reports (IPR) • No Child Left Behind (NCLB) • Quality Control • August- September • Public Reporting • September

  3. The Call for a New Assessment System • Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), enacted in the 2009 Kentucky General Assembly, requires a new public school assessment program beginning in the 2011-2012 school year. • The legislation allowed, with approval by the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE), an end-of-course (EOC) assessment program at the high school level.

  4. A New System Begins • Fall 2011 is the first test administration of Kentucky’s new assessment and accountability system required in legislation enacted by the 2009 Kentucky General Assembly. • Unbridled Learning: College/Career-Readiness for All replaces CATS. • Kentucky-Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) replaces the KCCT.

  5. The New Assessment in Grades 3-8 • The grades 3-8 assessment is a blended model built with criterion-referenced test (CRT) and norm-referenced test (NRT) items. • The NRT is a purchased test with national norms and the CRT portion is customized for Kentucky. • The new assessments will be called Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) tests.

  6. Who Will Provide the K-PREPAssessments? • NCS Pearson has been awarded the contract to provide all assessments for grades 3-8 and writing on-demand at high school. • NCS Pearson currently provides large-scale assessment services in more than 25 states and for the U.S. Department of Education.

  7. What K-PREP Assessments Are Required in Grades 3-8? • Content Areas: • Reading • Writing • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies • Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) portion is the Stanford Achievement Series (Stanford 10).

  8. SCHOOL/DISTRICT USE OF STANFORD 10 MATERIALS • Since Stanford 10 items will be used as part of the new K-PREP assessment for grades 3-8, the purchase of that assessment or any part of that assessment for those grades by public schools is banned in Kentucky.  • The purchase of other norm-referenced tests published by other companies is allowable.

  9. SCHOOL/DISTRICT USE OF STANFORD 10 MATERIALS • School/districts can purchase Stanford 10 practice tests and Stanford 10 assessments for K-2 and high school students, if desired.  • There are sample Stanford 10 items available for free on the KDE website at the following link: http://www.education.ky.gov/kde/administrative+resources/testing+and+reporting+/district+support/link+to+released+items/sample+assessment+items+for+k-prep.htm

  10. What Is the K-PREP Test Format? • The assessment will consist of both multiple-choice (MC) and constructed-response (CR) items. • The CR items may be 2 point (short-answer) or 4 point (open response) items. • On-Demand Writing assessments use passage-based and situational prompts.

  11. When and How Are K-PREP Assessments Administered? • The districts will administer the K-PREP assessments within a five-day testing window during the last 14 days of the district’s instructional calendar. • The assessments will be administered in a paper and pencil format.

  12. What Feedback Will Students and Schools Receive in Grades 3-8? • Schools will receive both individual student and school-based reports. • Reports will include national percentile scores from the NRT portion of the test as well as Novice, Apprentice, Proficient and Distinguished student performance levels from a combination of the NRT and CRT items.

  13. FIELD TESTING in FALL 2011 On-Demand Writing Pearson will field test prompts (passage-based and stand alone) to construct the K-PREP Writing assessment for spring 2012. • Since field testing occurs in the same school year as required testing, the field test items will be administered one grade up. • Alternate Assessment • University of Kentucky will field test new attainment tasks for the alternate assessment.

  14. TEST ACCOMMODATION DISCUSSION • Several committees and stakeholder groups are discussing revisions to the Inclusion regulation (703 KAR 5:070) which defines testing accommodations. • Kentucky is out of alignment with national guidance (i.e., allowing readers on the reading test and extended time for all). • Recommended changes include to eliminate readers on the reading test, prohibit prompting/cueing for all students, and remove assistive technology and student-generated glossaries for English learners. • Regulation revisions will not require change to student IEP for the classroom, but will restrict which classroom practices may be used in testing.

  15. Key Assessment Themes • DATA QUALITY—collaborative process between OAA and school/district staff to ensure accurate reporting of test results • TEST SECURITY—addition of new checks and processes to monitor appropriate administration of state-required tests

  16. Data Quality • Review of student level information using checklists (throughout year) • Test rosters • Student Data Review and Reporting (SDRR) Application • Pre-Quality Control Data Review (8/19-26) • Quality Control Day (9/13) • Data Review (14 days after public release)

  17. Test Security • Cheating Scandals in Atlanta, Pennsylvania, and other sites have recently raised the profile on this issue. • KDE is taking a proactive stance on this issue. • Kentucky is adding new processes and continuing several others.

  18. Test Security 1.Writing a RFP for a Test Security Audit to learn how to improve security.  The audit will review the current test security procedures and provide us with additional ideas to improve security.   2. Building into the new test vendor contracts forensic processes to uncover inappropriate activities.

  19. Test Security 3.Continuing with the regulatory steps of having all educators trained on test procedures and having all educators read and sign the Administration Code (703 KAR 5:080) document. 4.Continuing with having an investigative unit within KDE to deal with inappropriate test allegations.

  20. Test Security 5.Considering a possible legislative proposal for the 2012 session. 6.Implementing a balanced accountability model and teacher/principal effectiveness system that does NOT focus solely on test scores.

  21. Test Security • Seating charts will be required for all state-required test administrations. • Seating charts will begin with EXPLORE and PLAN administration in Fall 2011. • DAC will collect and maintain seating charts in case of potential investigations. • Templates will be provided.

  22. Seating Chart KDE: OAA: DSR: 8/1/2011

  23. Test Security • Ensuring training of appropriate school/district staff in testing regulations: • Administration Code • Inclusion Regulation • Documentation of training (i.e., sign-in sheets, time, location, content) • Collections of signature sheets from Administration Code and Appropriate Practices forms

  24. Accommodations For Fall 2011 • Guidance in current Inclusion regulation and testing manuals • Students with Individualized Education Program (IEP), 504 Plan, or Program Services Plan (PSP) may utilize current accommodations, for example: • Reader • Scribe • Prompting/Cueing • Extended Time

  25. Test Accommodation Discussion • Kentucky is out of alignment with national guidance (i.e., allowing readers on the reading test and extended time for all). • Several committees and stakeholder groups are discussing revisions to the Inclusion regulation (703 KAR 5:070) which defines testing accommodations.

  26. 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 • eliminate readers on the reading test • prohibit prompting/cueing • Limited English Proficient/English Learners • remove assistive technology and student-generated glossaries • prohibit prompting/cueing

  27. Regulation Revision Timeline • August-September 2011 and ongoing • Discussion with stakeholders • October 2011 • Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) conducts first read of Inclusion regulation. • December 2011 • KBE 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.

  28. Questions/Comments/Concerns

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