KY Alternate Assessment DoSE Update December 2017

Overview 1% Cap on Alternate Assessment Participation Waiver Request & Requirements Online Learning Modules KY Alternate Assessment Participation Guidelines Definition of Significant Cognitive Disability –Kentucky Learner Characteristics Inventory (LCI) Regional training and support

1% Cap on Alternate Assessment Participation (ESSA) The Kentucky Department of Education requested a waiver on the number of students who can be tested using an alternate assessment on annual statewide Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) tests.  The limit set by federal regulation states there shall be no more than 1 percent of the total number of students who are taking the alternate assessment assessed in each subject area tested. The most recent data on the percentage of students taking Kentucky’s alternate assessments in all subject areas stands just over 1 percent. You may read a copy of the submitted waiver online.

1% Cap on Alternate Assessment Participation (ESSA) Previous 1% Cap required reporting of no more than 1% scoring proficient or distinguished on reading and math New ESSA requires that the total number of students assessed using alternate assessments does not exceed 1%

State waiver To provide support to ARC teams the Defined significant cognitive disab Reviewed/clarified KY Alternate Assessment Participation Guidelines Created online modules for stakeholder training Regional follow-up support and coaching

State Waiver: District Requirements Districts exceeding the 1% cap submit justification for their need to exceed 1% by December 1, 2017 (Extended to December 15, 2017) Directors of special education, Admissions and Release Committee (ARC) chairpersons and MSD teachers must complete online training modules and quizzes related to the waiver and the participation guidelines All other stakeholders (general and special education teachers, administrators, related services personnel, school psychologists, assessment coordinators, etc.) must be made aware of the updated participation guidelines forms/process and may also complete online training modules

Determining District 1% Cap Use school report card and the calculation spreadsheet to determine percentage per content/subject area If the district is over in any area, the DoSE received an email from KDE to request completion of the justification survey

Justification Survey

Justification Survey-Due December 15

Online learning modules

SPDG 1% Training Administrators Track Focuses on: How my LEA fits into the bigger picture. (Modules 1 and 5) How my LEA stays compliant with state expectations. (Modules 2 and 4) Educators Track Focuses on: How what I see and collect in the classroom informs how my student participates in KY assessments. (Module 3) How what I see and collect in the classroom informs the completion of the LCI (Module 4)

Learning Management System: SPDG 1% Training Modules Module 5 -Coming Soon The KY 1% Alternate Assessment Waiver Change in Reporting Requirement Communicating w/ District Staff Completing the Participation Guidelines Defining a Significant Cognitive Disability How students participate in KY Assessments Accommodation vs. Modification How to use the Participation Guidelines for determination Preparing for ARC - Participation Guidelines Defining a Significant Cognitive Disability How students participate in KY Assessments Accommodation vs. Modification How to prepare to answer the Participation Guidelines’ 4 Criterions Completing the Learner Characteristics Inventory Purpose & Use Guidance on answering each question Understand Your LEAs Alternate Assessment Population in Relation to the Cap Data Sources that could be used LEA comparisons Red Flags to explore

Each DOSE in the state must successfully complete (modules in green): Learning Management System: SPDG 1% Training Modules Each DOSE in the state must successfully complete (modules in green): Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5- Coming Soon The KY 1% Alternate Assessment Waiver Change in Reporting Requirement Communicating w/ District Staff Completing the Participation Guidelines Defining a Significant Cognitive Disability How students participate in KY Assessments Accommodation vs. Modification How to use the Participation Guidelines for determination Preparing for ARC - Participation Guidelines Defining a Significant Cognitive Disability How students participate in KY Assessments Accommodation vs. Modification How to prepare to answer the Participation Guidelines’ 4 Criterions Completing the Learner Characteristics Inventory Purpose & Use Guidance on answering each question Understand Your LEAs Alternate Assessment Population in Relation to the Cap Data Sources that could be used LEA comparisons Red Flags to explore January 31, 2018 Completion Deadline *Keep Certificates of Completion for your records

Learning Management System: SPDG 1% Training Modules Each ARC chair in the state must successfully complete (all modules in yellow): Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 - Coming Soon The KY 1% Alternate Assessment Waiver Change in Reporting Requirement Communicating w/ District Staff Completing the Participation Guidelines Defining a Significant Cognitive Disability How students participate in KY Assessments Accommodation vs. Modification How to use the Participation Guidelines for determination Preparing for ARC - Participation Guidelines Defining a Significant Cognitive Disability How students participate in KY Assessments Accommodation vs. Modification How to prepare to answer the Participation Guidelines’ 4 Criterions Completing the Learner Characteristics Inventory Purpose & Use Guidance on answering each question Understand Your LEAs Alternate Assessment Population in Relation to the Cap Data Sources that could be used LEA comparisons Red Flags to explore Must complete to chair an ARC after January 31, 2018 Completion Deadline *Keep Certificates of Completion for your records

Learning Management System: SPDG 1% Training Modules Each SPED Teacher in the state must successfully complete (all modules in purple): Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 - Coming Soon The KY 1% Alternate Assessment Waiver Change in Reporting Requirement Communicating w/ District Staff Completing the Participation Guidelines Defining a Significant Cognitive Disability How students participate in KY Assessments Accommodation vs. Modification How to use the Participation Guidelines for determination Preparing for ARC - Participation Guidelines Defining a Significant Cognitive Disability How students participate in KY Assessments Accommodation vs. Modification How to prepare to answer the Participation Guidelines’ 4 Criterions Completing the Learner Characteristics Inventory Purpose & Use Guidance on answering each question Understand Your LEAs Alternate Assessment Population in Relation to the Cap Data Sources that could be used LEA comparisons Red Flags to explore Must Complete prior to attending the Spring Regional Simulation (Face to Face Training @ Coop) – may participate in ARC without it January 31, 2018 Completion Deadline *Keep Certificates of Completion for your records

Training Link https://learn.hdi.uky.edu/product-category/k-12-special-education/spdg-1-training/ Complete required modules prior to January 31, 2018 Retain a copy of each training certificate for district file Begin use of the new participation guidelines after completing the trainings (ARC Chairperson must have completed the training in order to use the new guidelines)

Guidance for Annual Review Committees on Participation Decisions for the Kentucky Alternate Assessment Download/print for access completing the modules completing the guidelines during an ARC meeting Key Terms defined in the Glossary

KY Alternate Assessment Participation Guidelines Documentation Form

KDE Definition of a student with significant cognitive disability Meet eligibility criterion in one or more of the existing categories of disabilities under IDEA (e.g., intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, multiple disabilities), Have cognitive and adaptive behavior functioning preventing them from attaining grade level achievement standards, even with program modifications and accommodations, Require extensive individualized instruction across multiple settings to access and make progress in the Kentucky Academic Standards, and to maintain, generalize and demonstrate learning, Have a significant cognitive disability that is not primarily the result of: excessive or extended absences disability related to visual or auditory disabilities, emotional-behavioral disabilities, specific learning disabilities, speech and language impairment native language, social, cultural, and economic differences, those identified as English Language Learners (ELL) pre-determined poor performance on the grade-level assessment the student displays disruptive behaviors or experiences emotional duress during testing administrator decision Educational placement or instructional setting

Learner Characteristics Inventory (LCI) The LCI has two primary purposes: to describe the range of the characteristics of learners who participate in the alternate assessment to describe the extent to which patterns of those characteristics emerged within and across states.

Learner Characteristic Inventory (LCI) Attached to the participation guidelines Complete annually 12 questions

Follow-up Regional Support Regional trainings January 18, 2018 Ashland Office 9-3 January 23, 2018 MCC 9-3 February/March Follow-up as needed District trainings and support 1.5-2 hour training with student scenarios and practice Upon request beginning in February Participants must have completed online modules prior to attending face-to-face training