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Adair School District releases ACT test scores for 2013 From Adair County School District ACT scores for the 2013 graduates of Kentucky have been released and while the state scores are up slightly over the 2012 scores, the Adair County numbers do not reflect an increase for the graduating class of 2013. As noted by Commissioner Holliday in his report to the media on August 21, changes made by ACT make it difficult to compare this year's data to previous years because we are "comparing apples to oranges," stated the commissioner. The changes he was referring to are: students who get accommodations were included in this year's report and that had not been the case in the past and the reading and science benchmarks were changed. The reading benchmark went up a point (from 21 to 22) and science went down a point (from 24 to 23). English (18) and math (22) remained the same. MBR "We are certainly not pleased with our 2013 results," stated Phyllis Curry, Supervisor of Instruction for Adair County. "Anytime your scores go down, there is a great deal of concern, but we feel like we are going to see positive results when the scores for this year's seniors are released in late September as a result of changes that have been made." 
The 2013 scores are based in large part on the ACT these students took as juniors because unless students took the ACT again during their senior year, paid for it themselves, and improved their score, their junior score is their final score. School leadership and staff recognized soon after the March test was completed last year that significant changes needed to be made to improve the scores for this year's graduating class. As a result, a much greater emphasis has been placed on interventions and looking at each individual student and his/her level of preparedness for the ACT. Students who did not meet the ACT benchmark in math as a junior have been placed in a transitional math class this year in an effort to ensure all students meet the ACT or another measure such as the college readiness score on either the Compass or KYOTE test. English classes were restructured to place a greater emphasis on language and mechanics and all courses are reassessing the material taught to make sure the course is aligned to Quality Core standards. A schedule structure change was put into place at Adair County High School for 2013 to give students more time in yearlong classes. "The staff at all our schools will be very focused on data this year as a part of the Race to the Top initiative. Each school will have a Data Team that looks intently at all our data. In addition, we are implementing MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing in all schools. Research shows MAP is an excellent predictor of whether students will eventually meet the ACT benchmarks in reading and math," said Curry. This story was posted on 2013-08-26 11:52:09
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