Question of the Week
Q: Are new spreadsheets available to include unsuppressed data for Quality of School Climate and Safety (QSCS) for schools?
A: Based on requests from districts for additional QSCS data for instructional planning, the Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) is providing updated spreadsheets. These additional data have no impact on public reporting in the School Report Card (SRC).
The spreadsheets will include three additional columns in red, Columns O, P and Q. Under the Suppressed Results, the headings for each column are, Column O (Strongly Disagree/Disagree), Column P (Agree/Strongly Agree), and Column Q (Question Index). To maintain the security, responses for the suppressed data were combined, (Strongly Disagree/Disagree) and (Agree/Strongly Agree).
To comply with FERPA laws and protect students’ confidentiality, individual student level data will not be included in the spreadsheets. Where possible, data previously suppressed are now available in the revised spreadsheets. The spreadsheets will not include the counts for the QSCS.
Note: Data may still be suppressed if the following three conditions exist;
- If Column H (Suppression) has “N/A”, no student responded to the question, so all fields are blank.
- < 10 students responded, so all 3 of the suppressed fields will have “---”
- All students responded with the same response; the suppressed percentages will have “---” but the Question Index will be shown.
Districts may access the updated spreadsheets in the Secure Web Application portal.
For questions about data release or assistance accessing reports please contact DACinfo@education.ky.gov.
ACT Spring 2024 Administration: Webinar #1 Pre-Test Activities
ACT is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. ET to help testing staff conduct key tasks associated with the spring 2024 Junior administration. Please ensure attendees register for the event using the appropriate link.
Test Administration Training Webinar #1 Pre-Test Activities
Date: December 5, 2023
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
Target Audience and Content: Any staff who will be involved in the completion of key pretest activities associated with the spring Junior administration of the ACT. This content will be recorded and posted to the ACT website if staff are unable to join during the scheduled date/time.
If you have any questions, please contact Shara Savage or Christen Roseberry.
Brand-New ‘What is WIDA Alternate ACCESS?’ Handout is Now Available
There’s a brand-new handout hot off the WIDA presses: What is WIDA Alternate ACCESS? Available in multiple languages, this new handout is a resource educators can send home with students to give families an introduction to Alternate ACCESS. The handout explains what Alternate ACCESS is and why students take this kind of assessment. Find the handout and related resources on the Family Engagement page.
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