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Schools send Test Score Pre-Release story Scores embargoed until Friday, November 2, 2012. The scores are based on a different scale than in the past. State's school leaders want parents, public to be prepared for the big changes By Phyllis Curry, Instructional Supervisor Adair County, KY, School District Adair County's first assessment results under the new Unbridled Learning accountability model will be released Friday, November 2 when the Kentucky Department of Education lifts the embargo on scores. Dr. Terry Holliday, Kentucky Commissioner of Education, has been traveling around the state making sure parents, leaders, schools, and the media understand that lower scores can be expected with much higher standards being in place now with Common Core Standards. Dr. Holliday told a civic group recently, "The scores won't be pretty. They won't." In a press release that contained quotes from KDE spokesperson Lisa Gross, she likened trying to compare this year's scores to previous years' scores by using the basketball to football analogy. She stated, "There is no way to compare scores from those two sports-the numbers are the same, but they mean different things." All schools and districts in the state will get one of three performance ratings-distinguished, proficient, or needs improvement. Distinguished are those schools and districts above the 90th percentile statewide, while proficient indicates the school or district was in the 70th to 89th percentile. The needs improvement schools and districts are those that are below the 70th percentile. This first year's score will set the baseline for subsequent years and will determine improvement goals for the next five years. As in years past, the overall goal is still for all students to reach proficiency. Proficiency just has a different look and a different set of expectations under this model adopted by Kentucky in 2009 as a result of Senate Bill 1 and the state's application for a waiver from the No Child Left Behind guidelines. Since the new accountability system is based on a 100 point scale and not a 140 point scale, there is no way to compare this test to any previous year's results. And, this new model measures so much more than just achievement that it is going to take some time for parents, teachers, administrators, and the public to fully grasp the full implications of meeting the expectation of getting all students College and Career Ready. When parents receive their child's test score report, they will still see terminology such as novice, apprentice, proficient and distinguished. In addition, there will be information as to how the student fared in comparison to other students in their school, district and in the nation. Measures included in the new assessment scoring, which is called Next-Generation Learners, are achievement, gap, growth, college and career readiness and graduation rate for high schools. Each of these subgroups carries a different weight, depending on the grade level. At the elementary level, achievement and gap both count as 30% of the overall score and growth counts as 40% of the final score. Middle school scores are derived from calculating achievement, gap, and growth at 28% and college and career readiness at 16%. The CCR percentage comes from the Explore test given to all eighth graders each year. High schools are judged based on achievement, gap, growth, college and career readiness and graduation rate all counting 20%. The one variable that has remained constant from last year to this year is the method by which College and Career Readiness is calculated. In order to be college ready at the high school level, a student must meet all three ACT benchmarks (reading, math and English) when they take the ACT as an 11th grader or meet Compass or KYOTE benchmarks in those same subjects by the end of their senior. Career ready involves students taking preparatory classes in vocational, business, or health career clusters and passing the KOSSA test associated with their chosen career cluster. There are some other tests such as the ASVAB and WorkKeys that may count toward career readiness. Students can earn bonus points by being both college and career ready. Last year was the first time College and Career Ready figures were released by the state. That data showed 32% of the 2011 graduating class at ACHS was college or career ready. Other accountability measures, labeled Next-Generation Instructional Programs and Supports, will be phased in over the next two years, with Program Reviews in arts and humanities, writing, and practical living/career studies being added to the formula in 2012-13. In 2013-14, a Program Review score will be included that evaluates how well elementary schools do on a K-3 Program Review. The final piece of the Unbridled Learning accountability model will be implemented in 2014-15 when the Effective Teachers/Effective Leaders percentages are used in the calculation of overall school and district scores. Adair County will pilot the new evaluation system next year, with full implementation the following year. This third component is referred to as Next-Generation Professionals. Once the embargo is lifted, all the information for all schools and districts in the state will be released publicly via the School Report Card. There will be a direct link to the School Report Card on the Adair County district website, as well as links on the KDE website. This story was posted on 2012-10-29 15:06:37
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