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Question of the Week
Q: How can schools, districts and other stakeholders offer feedback on draft Kentucky Academic Standards for Science?
A: (FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking feedback on the draft Kentucky Academic Standards for Science. The draft was developed by the Science Advisory Panel and Review Committee, each made up of science educators from around the state.
KRS 158.6453 calls for KDE to implement a process for reviewing all academic standards and aligned assessments beginning in the 2017-2018 school year. The schedule calls for one or two content areas to be reviewed each year and every six years after that on a rotating basis. For the next year, science documents will be reviewed, and the process of standards adoption will take place.
To provide feedback on the draft Kentucky Academic Standards for Science document, please use the public feedback comment form. The public comment period will last until July 27.
Due to the amount of text within the survey, it is recommended that surveys be completed on a full-size computer or laptop screen. Feedback will be collected by the American Institutes for Research.
School Reconfiguration Changes for 2022-2023 School Year
The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) asks that District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) submit information on A1 schools with service area changes for the 2022-2023 school year by June 30. Changes to school service area (reconfiguration) requests need to be made if any of the following situations apply:
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the grade range in an A1 school changes
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a new A1 school is opened
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an A1 school is closed
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an A1 school boundary changes
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a shift in student population of more than 40% occurs
The School Reconfiguration Spreadsheet, School Reconfiguration Spreadsheet instructions and School Reconfiguration Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) can be found on the Forms page located on the Assessment and Accountability section of the KDE website.
In addition, changes must be submitted through the District and School Collection Repository (DASCR) application. Please see the DASCR User Guide, if unfamiliar with this web application. The district Web Apps Admin Point of Contact (WAAPOC) handles access. WAAPOCs may contact the KETS Service Desk with questions/issues with DASCR at (866) 538-7435. with questions/issues with DASCR at (866) 538-7435.
ACT/OAA Fall 2022 Administration Training
The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) and ACT are collaborating to provide school and district testing staff the opportunity to participate in a training session. The training will focus on KDE policy, ACT technology and administration information to ensure a successful fall 2022 senior retake administration. The training session will be hosted from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on Wed., July 27, 2022, via a Microsoft Teams Live event. The session will feature live questions and answers and will provide an opportunity to learn more about the fall test administration and online testing.
Participants must register using the registration form by July 25 close of business. All registered participants will receive a link to access the event via email on July 26. Please share this invitation with appropriate school and district testing and technical staff. The session will be recorded and posted to the ACT-hosted website in early August. In addition to this training, the test administration, the accommodations training webinars, and resources will be available on the ACT-hosted website later this summer. Additional information regarding the training will be communicated in upcoming DAC Emails. If you have any additional questions, please contact Shara Savage.
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In This Issue
ACT/OAA Fall 2022 Administration Training
KDE seeking feedback on draft Kentucky Academic Standards for Science
School Reconfiguration Changes for 2022-2023 School Year
Previous Topics
ACT State Spring 2022 Testing Data and Report Availability
School Reconfiguration Changes for 2022-2023 School Year
2022-2023 WIDA Screener Online Administration
WIDA Non-Disclosure and User Agreement
Important Dates
June 30:
Deadline for entering G-Codes into IC
June 30:
Deadline for submitting School Reconfiguration Changes for 2022-2023 School Year
June 30:
Deadline for scoring all 2021-2022 WIDA Screener Speaking and Writing Responses
July 1:
Deadline to complete the participation survey for the new Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs
July 1:
2022-2023 WIDA Screener Online Administration Opens in WIDA AMS
July 22:
K Screen Training of Trainers Event
July 25:
ACT/OAA Fall 2022 Administration Training registration deadline
July 27:
ACT/OAA Fall 2022 Administration Training
July 27:
ACT/OAA Fall 2022 Administration Training from 10 am to 12 pm EST
July 31:
Deadline for G-Code end status and Graduation Tab in IC for Summer School Graduate
Applications
SDRR
Secure Web App
SRD
PearsonAccessnext
ACT
KSA
@KDE
ACCESS for ELLs
ACT
KSA
Alternate KSA
Kindergarten Screen
DAC Emails
School Report Card
Open House
Helpful Links
ACT
Admin Code Training Registration
KAAC
NAEP
Pearson
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office of Assessment and Accountability
Division of Assessment and Accountability Support
(502) 564-4394
KDE DAC Information
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