2. Kentucky’s New Accountability Model
Office of Assessment and Accountability
Rhonda Sims, Associate Commissioner

3. Proposed Accountability System 703 KAR 5:270
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4. Potential Influences on the Final System
National
State
Awaiting feedback on the state ESSA plan from U.S. Department of Education
Content area emphasis/weights
Whole child supports in opportunity/access
Reviews from other education groups
Public comment period ends Oct. 31
education.ky.gov
Public hearing Oct. 26
Statement of Consideration to Kentucky Board of Education (tentative December)
KY legislative committee feedback
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5. The Accountability System
The new accountability system has students at its center – ensuring they are well-rounded, transition-ready, and prepared with the knowledge, skills and essential dispositions to successfully pursue the pathway of their choice after graduating high school.
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6. Focus of System Indicators
Proficiency
Separate Academic Indicator
Growth
Graduation Rate
Transition Readiness
Individual Student Success
Achievement Gap Closure
Student Group Performance
Opportunity and Access
Support for Student Success
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7. Proficiency (reading/writing & math) Separate Academic (science & social studies)
Sets a high-level academic benchmark with the same rigorous expectations for all students
Reaching the desired level of knowledge and skills as measured on academic assessments
Achievement status will be Novice (N=0), Apprentice (A=.5), Proficient (P=1), and Distinguished (D=1.25)
All four content areas contribute equally
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8. Growth
Recognizes a student’s continuous improvement toward the goal of proficiency
Growth will be measured at elementary and middle school levels in reading and mathematics
English Learners (EL) progress on English will be evaluated
Each student’s growth is projected into the future and evaluated as to whether the student is “catching up,” “keeping up,” or “moving up”
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9. Growth Value Table
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10. Graduation Rate
Reports successful completion of Kentucky graduation requirements
The graduation rate is the percentage of students completing the requirements for a Kentucky high school diploma compared to a cohort of students beginning at grade 9
Kentucky will use a four and five year adjusted cohort rate in accountability, averaged for accountability
Graduation rate calculations will be based on the students’ final enrollment
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11. Transition Readiness
Demonstrates individual student’s acquisition of the necessary knowledge, skills and dispositions to successfully move to the next level of education, work or life
Elementary and middle schools are expected to help students show they are ready to transition to the next stage in their education
At high school, transition readiness is more than earning a high school diploma. It requires that students demonstrate academic, career or military readiness
EL students will also be included in the transition ready indicator. EL’s in high school are expected to demonstrate English language proficiency before leaving high school
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12. Transition Readiness – Elementary and Middle Schools
Successful transition will be defined by having an acceptable composite score that combines all academic test performance for each student
The most recent test result in each content area are used (i.e., reading/writing, mathematics, science, and social studies)
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13. Transition Readiness – Student Expectations
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14. Achievement Gap Closure
Highlights the disparity between the performance of student groups
Kentucky’s new accountability system will include two types of comparisons:
“Gap to Group” (33%) is a comparison of performances between a comparison student group and a reference student group
“Gap to Proficiency” (67%) refers to comparison of performance between a student group and a performance criterion (i.e., proficiency)
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15. Achievement Gap Closure
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16. Opportunity and Access
Encourages equitable availability to research- based student experiences and school factors that impact student success
Measures are organized in terms of providing
rich curriculum
equitable access to gifted talented/advanced courses
school quality/safety
support for the whole child
Includes required and selected measures
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17. Rich Curriculum
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18. Equitable Access
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19. School Quality and Safety
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20. Local Measure
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21. Whole Child Supports
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22. Whole Child Supports
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23. Proposed Measure
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24. Overall Accountability Rating
Each school will be assigned an Overall Rating of one to five stars, based on strengths of performance on school-level measures and indicators of Proficiency, Separate Academic Indicator, Growth, Achievement Gap Closure, Transition, Graduation Rate and Opportunity and Access.
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25. Elementary/Middle Overall Rating
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26. High School Overall Rating
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27. LEA Overall Rating
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28. Overall Accountability Weights
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29. Future School Report Card
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