1. What Are States Doing to Prepare for the Next Generation of Assessments? Planning for 2014-15 and Beyond NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe KENTUCKY 1

2. BACKGROUND Senate Bill – Kentucky General Assembly March 2009 – Required revised standards and a new test by spring 2012. Common Core Standards (i.e., Kentucky Core Academic Standards) – Adopted by the Kentucky Board of Education in February 2010. Common Core instruction launched in 2010-11. New operational test administered in spring 2012. NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe 2

3. COLLEGE READY DEFINITION Kentucky’s higher education organization (Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE)) developed a college-ready definition based on students meeting benchmarks (i.e., cut scores) the ACT. 100% of Kentucky’s public universities/colleges agreed to use the benchmarks. Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) uses the CPE definition for high school college readiness. NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe 3

4. THE REQUIRED TESTS High School: The ACT (Grade 11) ACT Plan (Grade 10) ACT QualityCore® (End-of-Course – Algebra II, English 10, Biology, U.S. History) K-PREP On-demand Writing (Grades 10 and 11) Grades 3-8: K-PREP – Pearson developed test to measure Common Core (Reading and Mathematics) and Kentucky Standards (Science, Social Studies and On-demand Writing) ACT Explore (Grade 8) Grades 3-12: Alternate Assessment Program NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe 4

5. STANDARDS Kentucky anchored standards in the college readiness definition. Cut scores aligned to the ACT cut point and distributions. Grade 3-8 distributions would be similar to ACT distribution. KDE able to provide early and solid predications of new distributions for grades 3-12. Prediction model showed reading and mathematics distributions would drop significantly. NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe 5

6. THE WORK Communicate Frame the issue: Kentucky has new, rigorous college/career- ready requirements to prepare students for future education or employment. Outcome Message: Due to change, Kentucky expects to see lower percentages of proficiency than in the past. (Sample parent message to administrators) Partner Work with stakeholders to get the message out. Use Chamber of Commerce, Higher Education, district and school administrators. Support Build learning networks for teachers/leaders. NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe 6

7. LESSONS LEARNED SO FAR Develop a legal base with state laws and regulations that drive the work. Create a communication plan internally and focus messages on one or two main points. Use partnerships – legislators, high education, public stakeholders, educators and media – to get the word out. Suggest messages. Support teachers and their development with a learning community or network. NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe 7

8. Next Generation Science Standards Kentucky Board of Education adopts Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) - June 2013. Significant difference in science standards require a new type of assessment and support for implementation. Leadership Networks underway - current Classroom instruction starts 2014-15 No Science summative assessment in 2014-15 NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe 8

9. NGSS Assessments PLANS are PRELIMINARY and are Expected to Change Formative, Through Course and Summative Assessments Bottom up assessment design - not top down Performance events Technology administered Assessment phase in NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe 9

10. NGSS Assessments - Vendors Kentucky expects vendor systems to provide: Support for all technology devices BYOD – Bring Your Own Devices Security Technology Enhanced Items / Performance Events Technology accommodations for special need students Capacity to avoid network/server crashes Successful interface with KETS Network NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe 10

11. Information on KDE Website Home page: http://education.ky.gov/ http://education.ky.gov/ Search Feature General Communications http://education.ky.gov/comm/UL/Pages/default.aspx Implementing the Kentucky Core Academic Standards – Leadership Networks http://education.ky.gov/school/Pages/Leadership-Networks---Deliverables.aspx Kentucky’s Assessment and Accountability System http://education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/pres/Documents/091912%20Assessment%20and%20Accountability.pdf K-PREP Reporting – School Report Card http://openhouse.education.ky.gov/ Follow Kentucky’s implementation of NGSS (http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/sci/Pages/Next-Generation-Science-Standards.aspx)http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/sci/Pages/Next-Generation-Science-Standards.aspx NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe 11

12. Contact Information Roger W. Ervin Systems Administrator Kentucky Department of Education Office of Assessment and Accountability Capital Plaza Tower, 17 th Floor 500 Mero St. Frankfort, KY 40601 Roger.Ervin@education.ky.gov 502-564-2256 ext. 4719 NCSA 2014 – June 25, 2014 Kentucky Department of Education: OAA: rwe 12