School Report Card – Embargo Period Opens Thursday
The district embargo period opens Thursday, Oct. 13.
During this embargo period (Oct. 13-17), districts and schools may discuss results internally or with media, but not in public meetings. This release provides an opportunity for districts to see all final School Report Cards before the public release and to access the Research Data sets for all districts.
During the embargo period, no data can be changed. Data has been previously reviewed in the SRC approval tool or SDRR; however, this is the first opportunity to review Assessment (Academic Performance) and Accountability data in the School Report Card.
A secure URL/password will be shared with district assessment coordinators (DACs) and School Report Card contacts. They are asked to share this access information with superintendents, school and district leaders that understand this is an embargo period.
The release of data to media under embargo will be Friday, Oct. 14. KDE is coordinating the media's access to the data. The media release period provides media time to review and prepare stories prior to public release. All data is embargoed until Oct. 18; however, it may be discussed with media during this period to prepare for a local press release.
During the last few days before embargo release, schools and districts should:
- Prepare for media and community questions. Updates can still be made to the collector items or superintendent message through Tuesday, Oct. 11; however, no changes can be made during the embargo period. The embargo period will be the first opportunity to see Assessment (Academic Performance) and Accountability data in the SRC website.
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Develop a local plan for sharing the SRC, including updating school and district websites. Previously posted URLs may need to be updated to reflect a direct link to 2022 data. School Report Card sharing requirements are available on the SRC Resource webpage.
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Ensure that signed School Profile Reports are available for each school in the district board office. This was due by Oct. 1. Once the SRC is public, the School Profile Report is available from the school’s Report Card landing page (bottom right).
During any discussion with staff, please emphasize the data are embargoed. The Office of Assessment and Accountability recommends district assessment coordinators (DACs) and principals ask colleagues discussing the data to read and sign an Embargoed Data Nondisclosure Agreement to emphasize the embargo. DACs should keep signed forms on file at the district office for one year.
Tuesday, Oct. 11, is the final day to review data, update superintendent message or other collector data before public release. This is also the last day to print the School Profile Reports from the approval tool before public release. The School Profile Report can be printed from the Embargo Preview website during the embargo period if need.
The SRC data will become public in accordance with the schedule below, regardless of the approval status or completion of collection entries.
The Kentucky SRC Data Approval and Collection Tool remains open through Tuesday to review or update refreshed data in the Overview, Education Opportunity and Transition to Adult Life domains. The last day for KDE to refresh data is Tuesday, Oct. 11. At this point, data is updated only if districts advise there is a need, and data has been updated in the source system. If changes are needed to the superintendent message or collection items, those items can still be updated by district staff in this tool.
Public release dates for the 2022 School Report Card, including assessment, accountability and federal classification data, are:
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Thursday, Oct. 13: District embargo opens
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Friday, Oct. 14: Media embargo opens
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Monday, Oct. 17: KDE media opportunity mid-day; embargo ends 11:59 p.m. ET
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Tuesday, Oct. 18: Public release
