Dear District Assessment Coordinators,
Havoc and chaos have once again touched precious Kentuckians. The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) sends sympathy to those whose lives have been affected by the recent flooding of eastern Kentucky. Our thanks go to the education community, emergency services and volunteers who are providing assistance and leadership during these difficult circumstances. Gov. Andy Beshear has established the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund to assist those impacted by floods and the severe weather that began on July 26. All donations to the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund are tax-deductible, and donors will receive a receipt for tax purposes.
The Kentucky Department of Education will work with the impacted districts and superintendents in the coming days and months to assist in the recovery efforts. OAA is focused on the needs of those impacted and stands ready to assist.
I want to express my sincere gratitude to each of you for always helping and supporting each other. Though the waters have destroyed so many things, it cannot wash away the strength and resiliency Kentuckians have. We are truly #TeamKentucky. Please stay safe and stay healthy!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Stafford, Ed.D.
Back-to-School Training Series
The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) is proud to release the Back-to-School training series. This set of PowerPoint presentations and videos include an overview of Kentucky’s school accountability system, in-depth explanations of each indicator, and details of upcoming assessments.
The OAA has developed training materials for each indicator and overall performance.
Please visit the KDE Media Portal to view the training videos for 2022-2023 Back to School Trainings .
Additionally, training materials are available for the following assessment programs:
New High School Feedback Reports are Available for Review
The Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYStats) is providing High School Feedback Reports (HSFR) for the graduating class of 2020 for district review. The review window is through August, with the public release planned for September.
This year, districts are asked to review the report on college going and success for the high school graduating class of 2020. The report compares: student outcomes including college-going rates, types of schools attended, how students performed in their first year at in-state public colleges and universities and financial aid received by students.
Superintendents were notified that these reports are available today, in the August 1st Superintendent Message. Access to these reports is through a KYStats weblink provided below. District assessment coordinators (DACs) will be sent a url and password in a separate email to access reports and are asked to download these reports and share with principals and superintendents for review.
These reports should be considered DRAFT; all district reports are currently viewable through the link but reports may change if data issues are found. These draft reports are for internal review only and should not be shared until public release.
If you have questions, please contact Barrett Ross at KYStats.
The Brigance Online Management System is Live
The Brigance Online Management System (OMS) is live for the 2022-2023 school year.
Username Guidance: The username is the district email address with the district or school location ID as an appendix. If the user has a district-level role, the appendix will be underscored followed by the three-digit district code. If the user’s role is at the school level, the appendix will be underscored followed by the six-digit school code.
- District level: last@district.kyschools.us_012
- School level: last@district.kyschools.us_012345
If a user does not know their district and school codes, they can be found in the School Report Card.
Accessing Your Account
Users will not receive login credentials automatically. To log in, use the “Forgot Password” feature on the Brigance OMS Login Screen.
The user will be prompted to enter his or her username and email address; enter the district email address with appendix in both boxes. The system will send an email to the user with temporary login credentials. If the message is not found quickly, check junk and clutter folders.
If users have any difficulties accessing their account, please contact Brigance Technical Support at (800) 225-0248, option 6, or email OMS Support.
ACT Fall 2022 Senior State Administration- Select Test Date - Deadline Aug. 26
The deadline to complete the Select the Test Date for the fall senior administration is Aug. 26. DACs or BACs need to complete the Select a Test Date Task in PearsonAccessnext (PAN). This is a required task and should only take a few minutes to complete.
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Select test dates and shipping dates in PAN.
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Verify the shipping address in PAN.
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Submit an Address Change Request Form if the address needs to be updated. This form can be located in the PAN user guide.
The selection of online testing provides more testing flexibility during the fall 2022 administration of the ACT. Online Testing offers six testing days in each administration window. The online administration option allows schools/districts more flexibility in bringing in small groups for testing.
Important Note: the deadline to complete these tasks is Friday, Aug. 26 If a school/district does not select a test date, the school/district will be marked as not participating and will not receive future email communications or materials from ACT.
Please contact Shara Savage with any questions. For questions on this topic or any additional questions related to the Fall 2022 Administration, please feel free to join the OAA/ACT Office Hour on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 11 a.m. EST.
ACT – Fall 2022 Senior State Administration Training Materials and Resources
KDE and ACT have collaborated on new resources for the Fall 2022 Senior State ACT administration. The KY ACT Fall 2022 State Administration Guidance Document can be found on the KDE ACT page. This guidance document covers KDE policy and frequently asked questions pertaining to KDE policy. In addition to the guidance document, the ACT/OAA Fall 2022 State Administration Training from July 27 is now available, including the training video and PowerPoint slide deck. Please contact Shara Savage with any questions.
Office of Assessment and Accountability Contacts 2022-2023
There have been some changes over the past year in the Office of Assessment and Accountability. Please reference the updated 2022-2023 OAA Helpful Contacts to ensure you reach the correct person.
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