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Announcing Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment New Website
The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) has launched a new webpage for the Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) and has archived the webpages for an unspecified amount of time that house all information for the retired Alternate K-PREP. The landing page for the new website can be found from the main OAA website by following the links titled the Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment or by following and bookmarking the following link to the AKSA webpage. All information for the 2021-2022 AKSA will be communicated on the new webpage. More documents and resources will be added as they become available.
Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Calendar Released
The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) has finalized and released the 2021-2022 Alternate Kentucky Assessment Calendar. Please note that all dates are subject to change due to circumstances outside the control of the Kentucky Department of Education.
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Please note the Transition Attainment Record (TAR) is scheduled to open September 27, 2021. The training will be made available at that time.
Kentucky Alternate Assessment – CWEC Training / Quiz Opened Sept. 8
The Career Work Experience Certification (CWEC) qualified CWEC administrator training and quiz opened in the Online Training System (OTS) Sept. 8. Please visit the Kentucky Alternate Assessment Program (KAAP) website for access to the CWEC training and quiz. Districts and schools should continue to maintain supporting evidence for the Employability Skills Attainment Record (ESAR) and CWEC in the Career Ready Alternate Assessment Folder (CRAAF). Refer to the Working with Exceptional Children in CTE web page on the KDE website for additional resources, including the CWEC Administration Guide and District CWEC Checklist. The updated 2021-2022 ESAR Administration Guide, training and qualified ESAR quiz will be available in October. More details will be forthcoming. The CWEC and ESAR trainings and quizzes are scheduled to close Dec.22. The Career Readiness Database (CRD) is scheduled to officially open Nov. 15. The CRD is used for score entry for the ESAR and status of completion or attainment entry for the CWEC. The CRD will close June 3.
For any questions regarding the career readiness opportunities for students in an alternative high school diploma course of study or alternate assessment, please contact Sherri Craig in the Office of Career and Technical Education.
REMINDER: Summative Assessment Name Changes
As Kentucky transitions to a new assessment and accountability system that meets the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS), the current names of K-PREP and Alternate K-PREP are being sunsetted. Moving forward, the 2021-2022 summative assessments will be called: Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) and Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA).
REMINDER: Alternate KSA Combined Overview-Attainment Task Training/Quiz to Open
The 2021-2022 Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Combined Overview/Attainment Task (AT) training and online quiz will be available Monday, Aug. 23. The Administration Guide will be available to print or download on the Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Resources page. The Overview/AT Quiz is scheduled to open the afternoon of Aug. 23 and will close Monday, Nov. 15. The actual training will remain posted to the Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Training site.
For any questions please contact Jason Howard by email or by phone at (502) 564-4394.
REMINDER: Alternate Assessment Students Marked Blind/Visually Impaired (VI) On Individualized Education Program (IEP): Deadline Sept. 15
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will provide tactically-enhanced supplemental materials (e.g., maps, graphs) for some grades on the Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Attainment Tasks (AT) to students who have visual impairments. KDE must verify that the student has VI marked on their IEP. If a student qualifies for these materials, please complete the following tasks:
Verify a visual impairment has been clearly marked in the current IEP, and the student is identified as participating in Kentucky’s Alternate Assessment.
Include any alternate assessment students in the district who will qualify for VI services in the 2021-2022 Window 1 VI Listing. Save and submit the spreadsheet as the district name-2021-2022 Window 1 VI Listing. Only one list containing all students who qualify for this accommodation should be provided per district.
All submissions must be made to Jason Howard no later than Wednesday, Sept. 15, to receive these VI materials for the first Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Attainment Task window. Districts who submit late information will not receive these materials for Test Window 1 (Nov. 15 – Dec. 20). For any additional questions or concerns please contact Jason Howard or by phone at (502) 564-4394.
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