As a reminder, we will have our meeting next Friday in person at the board office to discuss the testing window for KPREP and schedule for these days.
Here is some information for you:
COHORT GRADUATION RATE ACCOUNTABILITY CHANGE
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) now requires that foreign exchange students must be included in the cohort 4-year and 5-year graduation rate like all other students. Students who were previously exempted in the 2018 4-year cohort will be included in the 2018 5-year cohort unless they have an ending withdrawal status in Infinite Campus (IC) of:
· W07 (Withdrawn for health reasons)
· W08 (Withdrawn due to death)
· W20 (Withdrawn to home school)
· W21 (Withdrawn to private school)
· W29 (Moved, out of state or out of Country)
Please make sure to update these students in IC from a C01 (Close of Year) or W22 (Moved, re-enrolled in another Kentucky public school) to the appropriate withdrawal status as needed; otherwise these students will count against your cohort graduation rate. Foreign exchange students who graduate from your district will be included in your accountability in the same way other graduates count. Foreign exchange students who dropout or fail to re-enroll in school will be included in cohort and will count against the school where they were last enrolled.
Coming soon, Cohort students will be available in the Student Data Review and Rosters (SDRR) application for viewing purposes only. No changes or ticket will be allowed until data review time with other parts of accountability. A helpful Cohort Accountability Resource Tool is available
Please e-mail KDE Assessment with questions about cohort.
AVAILABLE CALCULATORS FOR THE 2019 ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS
Desmos Graphing and Scientific calculators will be available for high school students to use in TestNav for the Grade 10 mathematics field test, and the Grade 11 science (graphing calculator only) operational test. Either a scientific or graphing calculator will appear on the online screen on certain questionsthat allow a calculator when the Calculator button is selected. To move the calculator, students will select the calculator and drag it. Students can select the buttons or use their keyboard to use the calculator. Selecting the Calculator button again closes the calculator.
The Desmos online calculators are available for free to all students now and throughout the school year. They may be used by students during instruction to plot functions, create tables, make graphs, etc. at Desmos.com.
Providing the online calculators within the TestNav system further standardizes the assessment. All students using the same calculator adds to the validity of Kentucky’s state test. Valid inferences about students’ knowledge and/or skills can be made.
Accommodated students taking assessments offered on paper (e.g. large print) may use an approved handheld calculator from the high school calculator policy. Accommodated students needing a handheld calculator not on the high school calculator policy, may apply to use an unapproved calculator.
Tutorial videos are available for practice and guidance on the Desmos site.
Tutorial videos are available for practice and guidance on the Desmos site.
ACT TRAINING FOR ROOM SUPERVISORS, PROCTORS AND ACCOMMODATIONS PROVIDERS
All ACT testing staff, both new and experienced, must attend a training session conducted by the Test Coordinator before test day.
Near the end of the ACT Test Administration Manuals is a section titled, “Training Session Outline and Topics for Discussion.” Subjects include Security of Test Materials, Room Preparation, Pretest Activities, Test Day and After the Test.
During a training session, the Test Coordinator is expected to discuss the topics described in each section with testing staff. The Test Accommodations Coordinator must also attend and share any relevant topics with accommodations staff in a separate training session.
The following resources are available for training:
Test Administration
Arrange For Accommodations
Manuals
Supplements
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ACT TEST MATERIALS ARRIVE THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK
Materials for ACT Initial Test Day Standard Time and Accommodations Testing will arrive this week for schools that selected the first shipping date. Schools that selected the second shipping date will receive materials next week.
It is important that Test Coordinators check in materials within 24 hours of receiving them from ACT. Contact ACT immediately if contents do not match packing lists or if there is evidence of tampering.
Materials must be kept in secure storage at all times before and after testing. The Test Coordinator is responsible for the security of all test materials from the time the materials are delivered to the time they are returned to ACT. The Test Coordinator must protect the materials from damage, theft, or conditions that could allow prior access to the tests.
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ACT ACCOMMODATIONS AND ENGLISH LEARNER (EL) SUPPORTS LATE CONSIDERATION REQUESTS
In a limited number of circumstances, Test Coordinators can submit requests for ACT-approved accommodations and EL supports after the published request deadline for the initial test date.
The deadline for late consideration requests is March 8. To request late consideration, Test Coordinators must complete the Late Consideration form and upload with any supporting documentation in the Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system.
Late Consideration is applicable only to:
· Students new to the school or in a newly classified grade level
· Students who have a newly defined disability
· Students with medical emergencies or sudden medical onset
· Transfer students with previously approved accommodations from another school in Kentucky
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