Jennifer Stafford, Director Chris Williams, Consultant Monthly DAC Webcast January 14 KDE:OAA:DSR:

Topics ▪ACCESS Testing ▪PearsonAccess ▪Data Quality ▪Legislative Update ▪ESSA Update ▪February DAC Training KDE:OAA:DSR:

ACCESS for ELLs ® Testing KDE:OAA:DSR:

ACCESS ▪Testing Window: January 4-February 12 ▪Writing-Testing Online ▪Additional Material Orders ▪Student Transfers During ACCESS Window ▪Technical Issues ▪ACCESS Rosters in SDRR KDE:OAA:DSR:

ACCESS Contact Information: KDE: Chris Williams Phone: (502) ext DRC: Customer Service Phone: (855) KDE:OAA:DSR:

PearsonAccess Open for K-PREP Testing KDE:OAA:DSR:

PearsonAccess Open for K-PREP Testing The enrollment window is currently open for 2016 K-PREP spring testing. PearsonAccess is available for districts and schools to: ▪View student enrollment counts for K-PREP. Please contact KDE if there is a 15-20% discrepancy in the enrollment counts; otherwise, no action is needed. ▪Order accommodated testing materials (Braille, large-print, audio and text reader) ▪Update district and school profiles (addresses, Building Assessment Coordinators) KDE:OAA:DSR:

PearsonAccess Shipping Options Choose an option to have district test materials delivered. When choosing a delivery option, please refer to your district calendar to choose a date that will not interfere with spring break. –Shipment Option 1: Jan. 11-Feb. 19 (testing Apr ) –Shipment Option 2: Jan. 11-Mar. 4 (testing May 2-13) –Shipment Option 3: Jan. 11-Mar. 18 (testing May 16-June 6) KDE:OAA:DSR:

PearsonAccess Open for K-PREP Testing ▪New DACs should have a User ID and password; if not, please contact KDE. ▪When KDE informs Pearson of a DAC update, an account is created and an E- mail is sent from If experienced DACs do not have a User ID and password, please contact the Pearson Customer Service Center at or ▪Training for PearsonAccess will be available from the K-PREP page ( KDE:OAA:DSR:

Data Quality KDE:OAA:DSR:

Data Quality ▪It is vital to keep Infinite Campus (IC) up-to-date. ▪Instead of providing KDE a list of courses that the school/district uses for English II, Algebra II, Biology, and U.S. History, school/district staff are required to add the EOC assessment to the course (course master) in the Assessment Tab. Completing this action will allow student accounts to be created in ACT QualityCore platform as well as creating student testing rosters in SDRR for testing/accountability. KDE:OAA:DSR:

Legislative Update KDE:OAA:DSR:

Legislative Update The 2016 Regular Session began on Tuesday, January 5 at noon and continues until April 12. KDE:OAA:DSR:

Legislative Calendars Below are links to the various legislative calendars: –The Regular Session Calendar can be found here: –The LRC’s Daily Legislative Calendar can be found here: –A link to the LRC’s online access to legislation and the Legislative Record is found here: KDE:OAA:DSR:

Legislative Standing Committee Meetings ▪House Education Committee – Tuesdays at 8:00 a.m. ▪Senate Education Committee – Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. ▪House Budget Review Subcommittee – Wednesdays at noon ▪Revenue Committee – Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. ▪Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee – Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. ▪The Standing Committee Schedule also can be found here: KDE:OAA:DSR:

ESSA Update KDE:OAA:DSR:

Every Student Succeeds Act Update January 11 ▪U.S. Department of Education (USED) held the first of two public hearings to provide advice and recommendations concerning issues related to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)Every Student Succeeds Act January 19 ▪The second public hearing is at the University of California-Los Angeles. ▪The deadline to register for this meeting was January 12 at 5:00 p.m. ET. KDE:OAA:DSR: Purpose of these hearings is to clarify statutory ambiguities or to provide appropriate flexibility.

Every Student Succeeds Act Update USED is accepting written comments through January see the Federal Register notice for instructions on submitting comments.Federal Register notice KDE:OAA:DSR:

February DAC Training KDE:OAA:DSR:

February DAC Training ▪February 8, KEDC in Ashland ▪February 9, Pike County Central High School in Pikeville ▪February 12, Madison County Extension Office in Richmond ▪February 16, Ralph Rush Professional Building in Florence ▪February 18, Russell County Natatorium in Russell Springs ▪February 22, GRREC in Bowling Green - Correction ▪February 23, Owensboro Board of Education in Owensboro ▪February 24, KY Dam Village in Gilbertsville - Correction ▪March 3, KY Transportation Building in Frankfort KDE:OAA:DSR:

Information Coming Soon ▪2016 Accountability Measures ▪End-of-Course Student Upload KDE:OAA:DSR:

▪Please send questions or comments to ▪Next DAC Webcast is February 11 Questions? KDE:OAA:DSR: