Kentucky Statutes 158.6458 – Plan for implementation of state assessment and accountability system — Report
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The Department of Education shall develop a plan for implementing the state assessment and accountability system created under KRS § 158.6453 and KRS § 158.6455 and shall report quarterly to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on its progress in the following areas:
(1) Establishing a consistent structure of test components, grade-level testing distribution, and test administration procedures;
(2) Beginning a new cycle of equating procedures for which their adequacy and precision can be tested rigorously and conducting appropriate equating analyses to accommodate the new accountability system;
(3) Publishing more complete and informative guides for interpreting school accountability changes;
(4) Reviewing school accountability classifications to assure their construct validity in all cases where they are applied;
(5) Developing and implementing a validity research plan as required under KRS
158.6453;
(6) Establishing additional routine audits of key processes in the assessment and accountability program;
(7) Maintaining and cataloging a library of technical documents related to the assessment and accountability program for internal and external review purposes. In addition, the department shall produce an annual technical report for audiences that include educators, testing coordinators, parents, and legislators; and
(8) Maintaining a vigorous ongoing program of research and documentation of the effects of the assessment and accountability system on Kentucky schools.
Effective:April 10, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 5, effective April 10, 2017. — Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 5, effective March 25, 2009. — Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 598, sec. 17, effective April 14, 1998.
(1) Establishing a consistent structure of test components, grade-level testing distribution, and test administration procedures;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 158.6458
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) Beginning a new cycle of equating procedures for which their adequacy and precision can be tested rigorously and conducting appropriate equating analyses to accommodate the new accountability system;
(3) Publishing more complete and informative guides for interpreting school accountability changes;
(4) Reviewing school accountability classifications to assure their construct validity in all cases where they are applied;
(5) Developing and implementing a validity research plan as required under KRS
158.6453;
(6) Establishing additional routine audits of key processes in the assessment and accountability program;
(7) Maintaining and cataloging a library of technical documents related to the assessment and accountability program for internal and external review purposes. In addition, the department shall produce an annual technical report for audiences that include educators, testing coordinators, parents, and legislators; and
(8) Maintaining a vigorous ongoing program of research and documentation of the effects of the assessment and accountability system on Kentucky schools.
Effective:April 10, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 5, effective April 10, 2017. — Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 5, effective March 25, 2009. — Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 598, sec. 17, effective April 14, 1998.