Kentuckys Commonwealth Accountability Testing System

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Kentuckys Commonwealth Accountability Testing
System

• Overview of 2007 Results

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One Assessment, Two Accountability Requirements
State
Federal
Kentucky Core Content Tests
(CATS)
(NCLB)
Or Alternate Assessments Spring 2007
Annual Measurable Objectives Percentage of
proficient and distinguished students in reading
and mathematics (targets for all students and
populations of sufficient size)
Academic Index Percentage of novice, apprentice,
proficient and distinguished students in seven
content areas
Other Academic Indicator
Prior year

CATS classification
at elementary and
middle
graduation rate at high
Nonacademic Index Attendance, Graduation Rate
(Retention, Dropout) Transition to Adult Life
ACT High School Index PLAN for 5
Participation Rate
Test 95 of

all students and
populations of sufficient size
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2007 No Child Left Behind Results
Kentucky met 92 of its target goals.
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2007 No Child Left Behind Results
Reading Target 45.21 Proficient
and Distinguished
Graphs display performance in reading and
mathematics for all students and populations of
sufficient size.
Mathematics Target 29.62 Proficient
and Distinguished
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2007 No Child Left Behind Results
Based on the NCLB Public Release on September 12,
2007

• 904 schools met 100 of NCLB AYP goals (77.5 of
  all schools)
• 93.1 of elementary schools met 100
• 46.1 of middle schools met 100
• 52.7 of high schools met 100
• 90 of 175 school districts (51.4) met 100

The data review process officially follows the
release of CATS results. Data review can change a
schools Adequate Yearly Progress status.
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Major Changes to CATS

• Assessments in reading and mathematics were added
  to accomplish annual testing of those content
  areas in grades 3-8 as required by No Child Left
  Behind and legislative action added the ACT
  assessments (EXPLORE, PLAN and the ACT).
• The 2007 Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT) is
  new student performance standards for novice,
  apprentice, proficient and distinguished have
  changed.
• KCCT used a new test design and was based on
  revised Core Content.
• Weights of content areas, nonacademic measures,
  the norm-referenced component and multiple choice
  and open response items changed.
• CATS 2007 is a new system.

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CATS Concordance Process

• Continues accountability
• Links 2007 performance to the past system
• Relates school performance to original goal and
  assistance lines

• Reports spring 2007 scoresapplies new content
  area weights and cut scores for student
  performance
• Connects to the absolute goal of proficiency
  (100) by 2014
• Provides instructional connection to the future

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Growth Chart
2007 Adjusted Accountability Index 81.8
2008 Biennial Goal85.0
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The Adjusted Accountability Index for 2007 is
calculated with concordance tables at each level
(elementary, middle, and high) to link CATS
1999-2006 to CATS 2007.
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Number of Schools in Each Adjusted
Accountability Index Range
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2007 Nonadjusted Data by Index and Grade Span
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2007 Disaggregated Academic Index Trends
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2007 Disaggregated Academic Index Trends
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2007 ACT PLAN Index Calculation
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Recommendation regarding Concordance

• By Direction of the Kentucky Board of Education
  in October 2007
• Concordance tables should be used only for the
  two-year biennium (2006-2007 and 2007-2008).
• Starting in the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 biennium,
  districts and schools would receive Growth Charts
  with goal and assistance lines based on their
  actual Nonadjusted scores on new CATS in 2007 and
  2008.
• KDE staff will modify appropriate regulations for
  review and action.