Presenters Jill Griffiths, UK-HDI Kevin O’Hair, KDE-OAA Debbie Seider, KDE-OCTE Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR for Student Participating in the Alternate Assessment

Unbridled Learning Accountability Model: Next Generation Learners College and Career Readiness Measures

Implementation Timelines Four CCR Usability Sites begin implementation All LEAs engage in CCR readiness activities Statewide pilot Usability Sites continue Accountability begins – first year points can be earned under the revised measures Usability Sites complete activities

Unbridled Learning Accountability Model: Next Generation Learners Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Career Ready: Academic Employability Skills Attainment Record Checklist of skills and knowledge in career awareness and development Formative and summative assessment Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

ESAR as Formative Assessment Beginning 8 th Grade – Baseline Year Transition Assessment Instrument Used for formative assessment and instructional planning annually ESAR and evidence reviewed annually by team Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

ESAR as Summative Assessment The year the student exits with a graduation code ESAR and evidence reviewed by a team Highest score used for accountability Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Career Ready: Academic Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Career Ready: Academic Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

ESAR Areas Personal Qualities and People Skills Foundational Academic Skills Workplace Knowledge Skills Positive Work EthicSpeaking and ListeningTechnical Literacy IntegrityReading and WritingCritical Thinking and Problem Solving TeamworkMathematicsHealth and Safety Self-RepresentationJob Acquisition and Advancement Time, Task, and Resource Management Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

KOSSA ESAR Reviewed Kentucky Occupational Skill Standards (KOSSA) and pulled those skill standards that appeared salient for population of youth participating in Alternate Assessment Cross-walked identified, salient KOSSA with US Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy’s Skills to Pay the Bills research and curriculum (2012) Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Career Ready: Technical Kentucky Career Work Experience Certification Provides opportunity for student demonstrations of practical knowledge and skills Utilizes community based school-business partnerships Includes three phases: Career Exploration Person Centered Planning Work-based Learning Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Career Work Experience Certification Outline of Process by Grade Level Middle School Grade 6 Middle School Grades 7-8 High School Grades 9-12 Grade 14 ILP Process begins Interest Inventories conducted Career Exploration begins Supports for Community Living Application for individual students submitted Continue Interest Inventories Continue Career Exploration Determine baseline of skill levels on Employability Skills Attainment Record - 8 th Grade Transition Planning begins at age 14 or 8 th grade, whichever comes first Person Centered Planning begins at Grade 9 ESAR formative assessment continues on annual basis Annually Continue Transition Planning Plan Course of Study Develop a minimum 3 year work-based learning (career pathway) for individual students In accordance with course of study In accordance with LRE Referral to OVR at age 16 Referral to Community Based Work Transition Program (CBWTP) prior to last two years of school or to district developed work-based learning program Determine postsecondary decision to employment at prior to exit Summary of Performance given to student upon year of exit Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Bonus Points

Structure for Developing the Instructional Model Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

EFAS-AA Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

EFAS-AA Progressions Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Career Work Experience Certification Outline of Process by Grade Level Middle School Grade 6 Middle School Grades 7-8 High School Grades 9-12 Grade 14 ILP Process begins Interest Inventories conducted Career Exploration begins Supports for Community Living Application for individual students submitted Continue Interest Inventories Continue Career Exploration Determine baseline of skill levels on Employability Skills Attainment Record - 8 th Grade Transition Planning begins at age 14 or 8 th grade, whichever comes first Person Centered Planning begins at Grade 9 ESAR formative assessment continues on annual basis Annually Continue Transition Planning Plan Course of Study Develop a minimum 3 year work-based learning (career pathway) for individual students In accordance with course of study In accordance with LRE Referral to OVR at age 16 Referral to Community Based Work Transition Program (CBWTP) prior to last two years of school or to district developed work-based learning program Determine postsecondary decision to employment at prior to exit Summary of Performance given to student upon year of exit Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR EFAS-AA & Progressions

Structure for Developing the Instructional Model Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Career Work Experience Certification Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Career Work Experience Certification Non-Negotiable Components Flexibility: Work-Based Learning Opportunities Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Non-negotiable components: Process begins in alignment with the ILP at the 6 th grade District programs align with the Kentucky Taxonomy for Transition Programming Process includes Person Centered Planning, with district choice for which particular planning method(s) to use Career work experiences for students are Individualized and implemented in accordance with the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Components of the CWEC are aligned with the Course of Study for Alternate Assessment and meet the requirements of course descriptions (in development) Students receive instruction in skills in Employability and Foundational Academic Skills-Alternate Assessment and opportunities to generalize the skills in community and work environment(s) Placement in work-based learning environments is based on the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) for each student Interagency Collaboration is utilized for work-based learning opportunities Evidence-based practices are utilized in school, community and work settings, for both instructional and transition practices Universal Design for Learning (UDL) practices are incorporated within instruction Experiences are in alignment with KDE-CTE Work-Based Learning Manual Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Flexibility: Work-Based Learning Options Cooperative Education Entrepreneurship Internship (Paid-Unpaid) Mentoring School-based Enterprise Service Learning Shadowing Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Courses of Study Purpose: To document a course of study, based upon student needs, leading to an Alternative High School Diploma To document the completion of the Career Work Experience Curriculum To provide fidelity with completion of Courses of Study statewide

Career Work Experience Certification KY CTE Work-Based Learning Options: Include in Cooperative Education Entrepreneurship Internship (Paid- Unpaid) Mentoring School-based Enterprise Service Learning Shadowing Course of Study Descriptions: Alternate Assessment The student’s multi-year Course of Study documents the completion of the CWEC Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR Work-Based Learning Programs Vehicles for implementing a % of the work-based learning options CBWTP District Develop Program Combination

Career Ready for Students Participating in the Alternate Assessment GradeInstruction in the Employability and Foundational Academic Standards Career Ready: Academic Employability Skills Attainment Record (ESAR) Career Ready: Technical Career Work Experience Certification (CWEC) 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X ILP process begins; interest inventories conducted; career exploration begin; Supports for Community Living application submitted for individual students, as needed 7X Continue interest inventories; continue career exploration; transition planning begins at age 14 or 8th grade, whichever comes first 8XESAR Baseline 9XGrade 9 ESAR Person centered planning begins at Grade 9 Annual transition planning o Plan Course of Study Develop a minimum three year work-based learning (career pathway) for individual students o In accordance with course of study o In accordance with LRE 10XGrade 10 ESARReferral to OVR at age 16 11XGrade 11 ESAR Referral to Community Based Work Transition Program (CBWTP) prior to last two years of school, or Referral to district developed work-based learning program 12X Grade 12 ESAR - final administration if student graduates with an exit code Determine postsecondary decision to employment at prior to exit Summary of Performance given to student upon year of exit 14X Year 5 HS ESAR - final administration if student graduates with an exit code 14X Year 6 HS ESAR - final administration if student graduates with an exit code 14X Year 7 HS ESAR - final administration

Draft CCR WIKI Components Assessment & Accountability Resources Curriculum ResourcesInstructional Resources KY Unbridled Accountability Model Next Generation Learners Component Next Generation Learners CCR CCR for Students Participating in the Alternate Assessment College Ready – TAR Career Ready Academic – ESAR Career Ready Technical – CWEC Career Development Assessment & Accountability Folder Components Alternate K-PREP Standards Alternate K-PREP Progressions EFAS-AA EFAS-AA Progressions Course of Study Descriptions Activities for EFAS-AA by Primary, Intermediate, Middle School and High School Use academic as part of examples Ways students can demonstrate the skills for each activity Resources for each activity Units of Study – teachers can upload examples Lesson Plans – teachers can upload examples Links to other instructional WIKIs

College & Career Ready Documentation College Ready: – Transition Attainment Record: Alternate Assessment and Accountability Folder (AAAF) Career Ready: – Employability Skills Attainment Record: Career Ready Alternate Assessment Folder (CRAAF) – Career Work Experience Certification (CRAAF)

Career Ready Alternate Assessment Folder (CRAAF) Draft CRAAF Components: 1.Student Information Page 2.Code of Ethics-Confidentiality Agreement 3.Quiz of Certification (specific to standards) 4.Employability Skills Attainment Record 5.Career Work Experience Certification Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

CRAAF: 4. Employability Skills Attainment Record Section 1: Grade 8 Baseline ESAR and Evidence Sections 2-7: ESAR Annual Formative Assessment Results for Grades 9-12, Grade 14, as needed Section 8: Completed ESAR and Evidence from Exit Year Section 9: Anecdotal Notes (supporting notes regarding specific student information on ESAR Section 10: Documentation concerning meeting to complete the record (i.e., who, where, and when). Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

CRAAF: 5. Career Work Experience Certification – Section 1: Multiple year course of study (career pathway), indicating a minimum of 3-years in work-based learning courses – Section 2: Copy of Transition Page of Student’s IEP – Section 3: Anecdotal Notes (Summary of Performance including specific student information related to attainment of the CWEC) Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Platforms for Alternate Assessment Student Registration Database (SRD): Technology platform for Transition Attainment Record scores Online Training System (OTS): Platform for TAR, ESAR and CWEC quizzes Career Ready Database (CRD): Platform for ESAR scores and CWEC status Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Process for CCR Implementation Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Usability Sites Selection & Initial Training Campbell County High School – June 2-3 Christian County High School – July Franklin-Simpson High School – May Spencer County High School – August 5-6 Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR

Cooperative CCR Roll-Out Planning September – October (Initial Steps) Districts organize CCR team Districts that do not have CBWTP or own program – begin planning for mechanism to provide work-based learning Contact Meada Hall, HDI for CBWTP training

District Team Required Membership HS school level administrator (principal or assistant principal) HS guidance counselor HS classroom teacher of students with low incidence disabilities MS classroom teacher of students with low incidence disabilities District level administrator (Instructional Supervisor, District Assessment Coordinator) Director of Special Education Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor * CBWTP Employment Coordinator/Job Coach

District Team Membership Optional Representatives from the Kentucky Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DDID), the Kentucky Centers for Independent Living, or the Kentucky Career and One-Stop Centers* Representative from Office for the Blind * Related service providers District consultants

District Self-Assessment

CCR Roll-out- Targeted Level October - December Proposal – plan training for one district team. CCR staff will conduct training Cooperative Consultant(s) will participate as team member and “trainer in training”

CCR Roll-out Planning – Universal Level January - May Cooperative Consultants begin training plan for other district teams (universal level) Training Options – Train multiple teams in cooperative sub-area – Train CCR Cadre of District Core Team Members Take information back to full district team – Webinars for Core Teams/ Full Teams Beginning and basic information NOTE: All Districts May Not Be Trained by End of

CCR District Team Coaching Cooperative consultant will provide coaching to district CCR teams after training Organizational coaching – support and coaching to team – not instructional coaching to individual Coaching based on CCR Action Plan PD needs determined based on CCR Action Plan

Next Steps for Project Update Usability Sites on recent product/processes changes Continue Usability Site coaching sessions Continue CCR Coaching Community of Practice/Assist Cooperative Consultants with planning regional roll-out Complete CCR WIKI Complete Career Ready Database to collect ESAR/CWEC data Benchmark ESAR Continue development of presentation modules Develop ESAR and CWEC Administrator Guide(s) Develop CCR Quizzes for ESAR and CWEC CEC presentations Continue presentations to regional groups

Questions Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant/CCR