next-generation standards and accountability terry holliday, ph.d. kentucky education commissioner...
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Next-Generation Standards and AccountabilityTerry Holliday, Ph.D.Kentucky Education Commissioner
Quality New MexicoJune 9, 2011
Kentucky Senate Bill 1 (2009)• New content standards
in English/language arts; mathematics; science; social studies
• New balanced assessments• Program Reviews in writing;
arts/humanities; practical living /vocationalstudies
• New state accountability system
Common Core State Standards
• Kentucky first state to adopt CCSS in February 2010
• Cooperative effort: Education Professional Standards Board (teacher certification),
Kentucky Board of Education (K-12), andCouncil for Postsecondary Education (higher ed) chairs and their agency leaders all signed on
Standards Implementation• SB 1 states that teachers
and administrators receive training in how to:
integrate the standards into classroom instruction
better integrate performance assessment of students
help all students use higher-order thinking and communication skills
District Leadership Team
Regional Leadership Networks
Cohort facilitated by :KDE content specialists
Regional educational co-op consultantFaculty member from higher ed
•Break down or deconstruct standards into clear learning targets•Design/recognize high-quality formative and summative assessments•Plan/identify rigorous and congruent learning experiences for instruction•Select evidence-based strategies and resources to enhance instruction•Facilitate and support professional learning at the local level based on district needs
Leadership Network Work
CAPACITY BUILDING vs. Train the Trainer
•Participants develop skills, increase knowledge and build capacity•Participants make connections between their learning and district needs and develop a specific plan•District teams customize a plan to help teachers improve instructional practice•Delivery through PLCs
•Participants receive materials and knowledge to be passed on to others•Participants duplicate rather than create•Trainings are not customized to address the needs of every school, classroom or teacher•Usually whole group rather than job-embedded
•Dynamic, searchable Web-based tool
•Available 24/7 though any computer
•Connects and aligns KCAS with deconstructed standards and Core Content for Assessment 4.1 with a wide range of instructional resources from SAS and Discovery Education
•Statewide rollout at the end of the summer
•Later phases include:additional instructional resourcesstudent demographic datastudent assessment results from KCCT
(core content tests), ACT, PLAN and EXPLOREformative assessmentsprofessional development management;
teacher/leader effectivenessschool/district improvement planning
New Accountability System
•Balanced approach that incorporates all aspects of school and district work
•Based on continuous improvement
•Emphasizes high standards and drive the goal of college/career readiness for all students
•Quick look at school/district performance
• In-depth details about academic growth, achievement gaps, academic progress, college/career readiness and graduation rates
•First based on spring 2012 testing
Proposed Accountability Model
Next-GenerationLearners
Next-Generation
Instructional Programs
and Support
Next-Generation
Professionals
Next-GenerationSchools/Districts
Next-GenerationLearners
Next-GenerationInstructionalPrograms andSupport
Next-Generation Professionals
Next-GenerationSchools andDistricts
•Achievement (Proficiency)
•Gap
•Growth
•Readiness for College/Career
•Graduation Rate
•Program Reviews
•Percent Effective Teachers
•Percent Effective Leaders
•Revised Report Card
•New Accountability System
Proposed Accountability Model
Grade Range
Achievement Gap Growth College/Career Readiness
Graduation Rate
Elementary
Tests: reading,mathematics.Science, social studies, writing
Tests: reading,mathematics.Science, social studies, writing
Reading and mathematics
N/A N/A
Middle
Tests: reading,mathematics.Science, social studies, writing
Tests: reading,mathematics.Science, social studies, writing
Reading and mathematics
EXPLORE(College Readiness)
N/A
High
End of Course Tests (English II, Algebra II, Biology, U.S. History); On-demand writing
End of Course Tests (English II, Algebra II, Biology, U.S. History); On-demand writing
PLAN to ACT(reading and mathematics)
College/CareerReadiness Rate
AFGR*/Cohort Model
Next-Generation Learners Testing