11/26/18 DAC EMAIL - ALL LEVELS

Good morning.  Here is some information regarding the ACT.

Manage Participation - ACT

2018 FINAL ACCOUNTABILITY DATA IN OPEN HOUSE

The final 2018 data is available in the Open House Supplemental Data. Staff in the Office of Standards, Assessment and Accountability (OSAA) have completed the data review process that follows public reporting, applied necessary changes to student level data and regenerated the data files.

If you have questions, please e-mail Jennifer Stafford or contact the Division of Assessment and Accountability Support by phone at (502) 564-4394 or by e-mail at KDE DAC Information.

2017-2018 ASSESSMENT DATA AVAILABLE IN INFINITE CAMPUS (IC) The following 2017-2018 assessment data is available in IC to all districts.  Advanced Placement (AP)   ACT (published to districts that requested junior or national assessments)  Kentucky Online Testing (KYOTE)   K-PREP  (Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress) Alternate K-PREP  SAT  (new) ACCESS for EL Alternate ACCESS for EL Pending updates, the following 2017-2018 assessment data will be published and available in Campus.  Transition Ready (new) Kentucky Occupational Skills Standards Assessment (KOSSA) with Articulation Agreement (new) Alternate Transition Ready (new) International Baccalaureate (new) Cambridge Advanced International (new) Valid Industry Certification (new) Apprenticeship (new) KYHS (Kentucky High School) (new) Kindergarten Readiness (2018-2019) Social Self Help (2018-2019) If you have questions about the availability of assessment data in IC, contact Raymond Carter by e-mail.			Top of Page
ASSESSMENT SCORES IN INFINITE CAMPUS (IC) The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) strives to publish assessment data in IC as it becomes available. In this spirit, ACCESS, International Baccalaureate, Transition Ready and Alternate Transition Ready scores for the 2017-2018 school year have been imported in the State Edition of IC. KDE will begin publishing these scores and templates to all districts beginning on Tuesday, November 20. Please e-mail Raymond Carter with any questions on this matter.

11/12/18 DAC Email - ALL LEVELS

Good morning-

A few things for you.  Please make sure to share with your principals.

PLEASE NOTE:
1. 10th grade students will field test new graduation requirement assessments in reading and math.  These will be based on English I & II standards and Algebra I and Geometry standards.

2. The science tests in 4th, 7th, and 11th grades are operational this year, meaning they will be a part of the accountability measures.

3.  Funding is not yet secured for a 10th grade ACT.  If funding is secured, it will be given on the same day as the 11th grade. 



PLEASE NOTE:
1. Writing will be included in a separate academic indicator for high school accountability.

FINALLY:
KDE has released a blueprint for the assessments.  Please pay particular attention to the science assessments.  Here is the LINK for the blueprint.

11/5/18 DAC Email - Alternate

Good morning.  See below.

GRADE 6 MATHEMATICS TASK B SUPPLEMENTAL PAGE (ATTENTION)

District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) should expect to receive a single shipment early next week (Monday-Wednesday), November 5-7, that will enclose a supplemental page for Grade 6 Mathematics, Task B.  The change identified applies to specific information represented on the resource page. Schools are encouraged to wait on the grade 6 mathematics assessment until the corrected version of the supplemental page arrives. This change only impacts the supplemental page (page 13) for Grade 6 Mathematics Task B. All test items are correct. For any questions, please contact Kevin O’Hair. 

 

ATTAINMENT TASK (AT) ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE PROVIDED 

The first Alternate K-PREP Testing Window for the 2018-2019 school year begins on Monday, November 5. Jaci Norman and Karen Guettler have provided the video below as a resource to assist in the administration of the Attainment Tasks. Changes to the administration new this year are that there will only be three answer choices instead of four. Also, you will want to check out the example provided in the video as it displays how you may administer the assessments as they are no longer printed in landscape orientation, but now in portrait to accommodate the three answer choice items displayed on the page.

 

AT Administration Video

 

FIRST ALTERNATE K-PREP TESTING WINDOW ADMINISTRATION BEGINS MONDAY (NOVEMBER 5)

The first Alternate K-PREP testing window to administer Attainment Tasks (AT) will begin Monday, November 5. This will be the first of two windows set to assess content standards for reading, mathematics, science, social studies, and writing. No tasks may be administered before Monday, November 5.

 

Instruction may continue into the testing window as long as the content provided is not derived from the actual Attainment Tasks being administered. Once the task administration begins, all instruction for that standard should cease until after the task administration has been completed. The first testing window will end December 14.

 

STUDENT REGISTRATION DATABASE (SRD) OPENS FOR SCORE ENTRY MONDAY (NOVEMBER 5)

Teachers who have received notification about the SRD opening November 5 will be able to access the system for score entry. No teachers will have access to the SRD before November 5. Anyone denied access to the SRD on or after November 5 should contact their DAC, DoSE or District Alternate Assessment representative to request activation into the system. Activation to enter scores must be completed at the district level. For teachers who have received access to the SRD, a PowerPoint has been provided with details about working in the system.

11/5/18 DAC Email - Elementary and Middle

Good morning.  See below.

INPUT REQUESTED FOR POSSIBLE ONLINE TEST ADMINISTRATION

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is gathering information to explore the possibility of online test administration at the elementary and middle school levels. The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) is trying to determine the amount of time elementary and middle schools will need to administer state assessments online. Building Assessment Coordinators (BACs) are asked to complete a Survey Monkey about the assessments purchased for their district’s elementary and middle schools. Also, provide the types and number of electronic student devices available. This is a similar survey that DACs completed in July. BACs are asked to complete the survey on or before Wednesday, November 21.

11/5/18 DAC Email - High

Good morning.  See below.

ACT FACE-TO-FACE TEST ADMINISTRATION TRAININGS

District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) should share the following information with high school principals and ACT school test coordinators.

ACT school test coordinators or district and school administrators that are assisting with ACT test administration should plan to attend one of the annual face-to-face ACT Test Administration Trainings.

The training sessions will be:

November 27 (8:30 a.m. – 12 noon ET) at Embassy Suites Lexington (new location)

November 28 (8:30 a.m. – 12 noon CT) at Holiday Inn University Plaza in Bowling Green

The half-day training is an opportunity to learn how to successfully administer the ACT in the spring of 2019. Representatives from ACT and KDE will be present to provide information and answer questions regarding all aspects of the ACT test administration.

Topics will include:

• KDE policies
• Key Dates
• Important Pre-test tasks
• Events surrounding test day
• Post-test responsibilities
• Testing with accommodations

If you have any questions please contact statetesting@act.org.

Register for Training.

ACT ACCOMMODATIONS Q&A WEBINAR ACT is hosting an accommodations Q&A webinar on Tuesday, November 20 at 2 p.m. ET. The session is scheduled to last one hour. School Test Coordinators and Test Accommodations Coordinators are encouraged to attend. District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) are also welcome to attend. Webinar Registration
EXPECT E-MAIL FROM ACT: PEARSONACCESSnext AND TAA OPENING This week, ACT Test Coordinators (TCs) will receive an e-mail from NoReplyTestAdmin@act.org announcing the Monday, November 5 opening of PearsonAccessnext and the Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) System. District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) will be copied on the e-mail. The e-mail message will include directions for accessing the systems and completing required tasks within the systems. It will also include links to system user guides with more detailed information. After logging in to the system, TCs will be able to submit participation information (deadline: November 30). Test Coordinators will use the TAA system to request ACT-approved accommodations and manage the status of those requests. The deadline to request ACT-approved accommodations is January 25, 2019. Additional resources can be found at www.act.org/stateanddistrict/kentucky. If School Test Coordinators have changed since 2018 testing, DACs should forward the ACT e-mail to the current Test Coordinator and then make the change to TC contact information in PAN when it opens on November 5. Directions for changing TCs can be found in the PAN User Guide for ACT or the Managing Contacts video. New DACs that do not have an account in PearsonAccessnext for ACT should e-mail Jenni Larkins or call 502-564-4394. 2018-2019 CTE END-OF-PROGRAM (CTE EOP ) ASSESSMENT / TRACK TESTING WINDOW: FEBRUARY 1 - MARCH 29 Each school participating in the Career Technology Education (CTE) EOP Assessment is required to identify the school’s consecutive two-week testing window by December 1, by completing the survey request e-mailed to each DAC and registered CTE EOP Assessment Coordinator on October 15. Additionally in 2018-2019, the Tech Ready Apprentices for Careers in Kentucky (TRACK) skilled trades (TRACK Electrical and TRACK Carpentry assessments) testing window* is also February 1 - March 29. Schools participating in TRACK will administer TRACK in E-SESS during their same two-week testing window as CTE EOP Assessment. *TRACK skilled trades testing (TRACK Electrical and TRACK Carpentry) only pertains to schools with students enrolled in specified TRACK pathways. Not all schools participate in the TRACK program. For questions or assistance with CTE EOP Assessment administration, contact Sherri Craig at (502) 564-4286 Ext. 4226.