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Public being prepared for K-Prep test scale change shock Numbers will be lower because scale will be lower. Formerly, 140 point scale used. New system will use 0-100 scale Regardless, Adair School officials vow local students will be able to compete: Our students have to compete globally now and certainly into the future. We are on a mission to improve student performance in this district. - PROF. A.W. REED Special CM story from the Adair Co., KY Schools The Adair County School system is trying to help local citizens - especially parents, prepare for the huge difference when the state releases the results from the new K-Prep testing system. Commissioner Terry Holliday and Alan Reed, Superintendent of Adair County Schools are preparing everyone for a big change in the numbers since the results were reported last year. "State-wide, the numbers will show a marked decline," said Reed." The main reason is that last year's test was based on a 140 point scale, while this year's test is based on a 100 point scale." Reed went on to say, "The new scores will range from 0 to 100 and will look more like a grade average we are all more used to. I think it will make more sense to the public and to parents as our teachers and principals attempt to explain school performance to their shareholders." Based on the results, schools and whole districts will then be ranked as "distinguished", "proficient" or "needs improvement." Adair County principals met yesterday with the district's leadership team to have a preliminary look at each school's data. Reed says the results are embargoed until early November. Across the state Commissioner of Education, Dr. Terry Holliday, is explaining that the lower scores will be legitimate. However, the Commissioner is saying that schools will need to make greater and faster progress over time. "We have been told for months that the actual numbers are going to be low in the beginning," said Reed. "Schools will be expected to improve each year and work on targeting our low income and other 'gap' students." The new assessment is based on a national set of common core standards that have been adopted in 46 states. The new standards were sought when research showed that too many high school student graduates were having to take remedial classes in college and vocational programs. Reed says that while the change in the testing system will be tough in the beginning, it better prepares us to compare the progress of Adair County schools to children in the rest of the country and the world. "Our students have to compete globally now and certainly into the future. We are on a mission to improve student performance in this district." This story was posted on 2012-10-16 07:32:17
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