703 KAR 5:230. Next Generation
Instructional Programs and Support.
RELATES
TO: KRS 158.6451, 158.6453, 158.6455
STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: KRS 158.6453, 158.6455
NECESSITY,
FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 158.6453 requires the Kentucky Board of Education
to create and implement a balanced statewide assessment program that measures
the achievement of students, schools and districts, complies with the federal
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. secs. 6301 et seq., or its
successor and ensures accountability. This administrative regulation
establishes the program review requirements for district and school
accountability.
Section
1. Definitions.
(1) "Demonstrator" means a statement that illustrates what is happening
in a school.
(2)
"Field tested" means that districts use the program review tools in
their schools for the purpose of establishing reliability and validity.
(3)
"Next-generation instructional program and support" means the
component of the accountability model that contains program reviews in arts and
humanities, practical living skills and career studies, writing, K-3, and world
language.
(4)
"Standards" means the four (4) program review standards of curriculum
and instruction, formative and summative assessment, professional development
and support services, and administrative leadership support and monitoring.
Section
2. Next-Generation
Instructional Programs and Support. Data from program reviews administered as
required in KRS 158.6451 and 158.6453 shall be included in the next-generation instructional
programs and support component.
Section
3. Field Testing and Public Reporting of Raw Scores. (1) Program reviews shall
be field tested for the purpose of establishing validity and reliability and
the results publically reported before inclusion in the accountability model.
(2)
Beginning in the 2011-2012 academic year, field testing and public reporting shall
be conducted in the following program review areas:
(a)
Arts and humanities;
(b)
Practical living skills and career studies; and
(c)
Writing.
(3)
In the 2012-2013 academic year, field testing and public reporting shall be
conducted in the area of kindergarten through 3rd grade program
evaluation.
(4)
In the 2014-2015 academic year, field testing and public reporting shall be conducted
in the area of world language.
Section
4. Accountability. (1) After program reviews have been field tested to
determine reliability and validity, program review scores shall be included in
the accountability model.
(a)
Beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year, the following program reviews shall
be included in accountability:
1.
Arts and humanities;
2.
Practical living skills and career studies; and
3.
Writing.
(b)
Beginning in the 2013-2014 academic year, the following program reviews shall be
included in accountability:
1.
Kindergarten through 3rd grade program evaluation; and
2.
The areas identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(c)
Beginning in the 2015-2016 academic year, the following program reviews shall
be included in accountability:
1.
World language; and
2.
The areas identified in paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(2)
Performance on program reviews shall be reported in next generation instructional
programs and support as follows:
(a)
Elementary, middle and high schools shall receive points at the demonstrator
level within each of the four (4) standards of the program review;
(b)
Each elementary, middle, and high school’s points earned for each demonstrator shall
be added together to achieve a total number of points for each standard;
(c)
Each elementary, middle, and high school’s points earned for each standard
resulting from adding all points earned across demonstrators shall be added
together to achieve an overall raw score for each program review; and
(d)
A school’s points shall be multiplied by the appropriate weight to determine
program classification, in accordance with Section 5(1) of this administrative
regulation.
Section
5. Weights. (1) The total number of points earned for each program review shall
be weighted in the following manner:
Beginning
with the 2012-2013 academic year:
Grade Range
Arts/
Humanities
Practical Living
Writing
Year 1 Total
Elementary
33.3
33.3
33.3
100
Middle
33.3
33.3
33.3
100
High
33.3
33.3
33.3
100
Beginning
with the 2013-2014 academic year:
Grade Range
Arts/
Humanities
Practical Living
Writing
K-3
Year 2 and
beyond Total
Elementary
25
25
25
25
100
Middle
33 1/3
33 1/3
33 1/3
NA
100
High
33 1/3
33 1/3
33 1/3
NA
100
Beginning
with the 2015-2016 academic year:
Grade Range
Arts/
Humanities
Practical Living
Writing
K-3
World Language
Year 2 and beyond Total
Elementary
20
20
20
20
20
100
Middle
25
25
25
NA
25
100
High
25
25
25
NA
25
100
(2)
If data cannot be calculated for any program review, the weights shall be
redistributed proportionally.
Section
6. Classification of Schools. (1) The appropriate weights, in accordance with
Section 5(1) of this administrative regulation, shall be applied to the
school’s raw score calculated to determine the school’s classification in the instructional
programs and support component of the accountability model as established in
accordance with 703 KAR 5:200, Section 2(2).
(2)
In
accordance with KRS 158.6455, the Kentucky Board of Education shall amend this
administrative regulation or promulgate a new administrative regulation to
determine the placement of schools and districts into one (1) of three (3)
classifications and the establishment of goals using a standard-setting process
utilizing results from the first operational administration of new assessments
in 2011-2012. The process shall:
(a)
Be advised by the National Technical Advisory Panel on Assessment and
Accountability; School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council; and
the Office of Education Accountability;
(b)
Use accepted technical procedures and involve Kentucky school and district
administrators and teachers; and
(c)
Be reviewed by the Kentucky Board of Education. Following its review, the
Kentucky Board of Education shall approve the final cut scores and goals that
determine placement in one (1) of the three (3) classifications by
administrative regulation.
(3)
The final cut scores established for next-generation instructional programs and
support shall classify schools and districts into one (1) of three (3)
classifications:
(a)
Distinguished;
(b)
Proficient; and
(c)
Needs improvement. (38 Ky.R. 711; 1332; eff. 2-3-2012.)
