1. NCSA 2016 Presentation June 22, 2016
Seeking Ways to Align High School Graduation Standards to Common Core Curricula
NCSA 2016 Presentation
June 22, 2016

2. Presentation Overview
College and career readiness, standards and accountability
History 2011 – 2015
Future 2016 and Beyond

3. History 2011 – 2015
Kentucky does not administer a graduation examination
Kentucky students take end-of-course (ACT Quality Core®) assessments in English II, algebra II, biology and U.S. history
State recommends EOC tests contribute 20% to student’s final course grade
ACT QualityCore® assessments align to ACT College Readiness Standards and Common Core State Standards

4. College/Career Readiness Rate
College Ready:
Must meet benchmarks
on one of the following:
Career Ready: Must meet benchmarks for one requirement in Career Academic area and must meet one requirement in Career Technical area
Bonus: College AND Career Ready
must meet at least one from each area
College Ready Academic
Career Ready Technical
College Ready
Career Ready Academic
The ACT or ACT Compass
or KYOTE
KOSSA
The ACT
ACT Compass
KYOTE
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
ACT WorkKeys (Applied Math, Locating information, and Reading for Information)
Kentucky Occupational Skills Standards Assessment (KOSSA)
Industry Certificates
NOTES: (1) By meeting the College Ready Academic definition, the student does not have to take the additional tests of ASVAB or Work Keys for the bonus area. (2) For accountability purposes, the bonus shall not allow the readiness percentage to exceed 100 percent.

5. Future 2016 and Beyond
Kentucky guiding principals for the betterment of Kentucky students
Equity
Achievement
Integrity
Kentucky Academic Challenge
Public input on Kentucky English/language arts and mathematics standards

6. Future 2016 and Beyond

7. Future 2016 and Beyond

8. Future 2016 and Beyond New Accountability Model
Public Feedback on Proposed System
November
KBE 1st Reading
January Special Meeting
Regulatory Process
March-April
New System in Place
August 2017
Public Input
March-May
Education and Training
So what’s the timeline and process for this look like?
New system in place for the school year.
So we’re gathering input on what Kentucky’s system should look like.
Will take that input and with
At the same time, with the help of shareholders, USED will draw up regulations for implementation of ESSA – regs scheduled to be released in the fall
Communication
Work Groups
May-
Mid-October
Alignment with Federal Regulations
December
KBE 2nd Reading
February
System and Regulations to
U.S. Department of Education
May

9. Future 2016 and Beyond Update to Kentucky Academic Standards
High school assessments align to Kentucky Academic Standards
High school assessments (TBD)
Option 1 – Continue end-of-course but in a different assessment model
Option 2 – Summative assessment
Option 3 – Assessment modules covering student’s high school experience
Option 4 – Hybrid of Options 2 and 3

10. Contact Information Roger W. Ervin Systems Administrator Office of Assessment and Accountability Kentucky Department of Education 51