Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 703 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - BUREAU OF LEARNING RESULTS SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Assessment and Accountability › Section 703 KAR 5:270 - Kentucky's Accountability System

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 158.645, 158.6451, 158.6453, 158.6455, 158.649,
				160.346,  20 U.S.C. 6311
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 Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015,  20 U.S.C. secs. 6301  et seq., or its successor; and ensures accountability. KRS 158.6455 requires the Kentucky Board of Education to create an accountability
				system to classify schools and districts, including a process for annual
				summative performance evaluations and goals for improvement. This
				administrative regulation establishes the statewide system of accountability,
				and meets requirements set forth in the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of
				2015 at  20 U.S.C. 6311.
Section 1.
			 Definitions.
(1) "English learner progress
			 indicator" means the combination of individual student growth for status and
			 the difference in school performance for change of English learners toward
			 English language proficiency. For all other indicators, English learners means
			 students currently identified and those who continue to be monitored as English
			 learners.
(2) "Full academic year"
			 means 100 or more instructional days of student enrollment within the school
			 year.
(3) "Grade 12 non-graduates"
			 means all students enrolled in grade 12 at the end of the school year who do
			 not graduate.
(4) "Graduation rate"
			 means the percentage of students who enter high school and receive a diploma
			 based on their cohort in four (4) and five (5) years, adjusting for transfers
			 in and out, f©migrf©s, and deceased students.
(5) "Indicator performance rating" means one
			 (1) of five (5) color-coded performance levels on each state indicator that is
			 determined by combining status and change.
(6) "Individual education program" or "IEP"
			 means an individual education program as defined in  707 KAR 1:002.
(7) "Local education agency" or "LEA" for the
			 purposes of this administrative regulation shall mean a local school district
			 as provided in KRS 160.010 and KRS 160.020 or a charter school board of
			 directors as provided in KRS 160.1590.
(8) "Overall performance rating" means one
			 (1) of five (5) color-coded performance levels that aggregates all available
			 state indicator data that is determined by combining status and
			 change.
(9) "Postsecondary
			 readiness" means the attainment of the necessary knowledge, skills, and
			 dispositions to successfully transition to the next level.
(10) "Proficient" or "proficiency" means
			 reaching the desired level of knowledge and skills as measured on academic
			 assessments.
(11) "Quality of
			 school climate and safety indicator" means the measures of school
			 environment.
(12) "State assessment
			 results for reading and mathematics indicator" means the measure of academic
			 performance for reading and mathematics on state assessments.
(13) "State assessment results for science,
			 social studies, and writing indicator" means the measure of academic
			 performance for science, social studies, and writing on state
			 assessments.
(14) "State indicator"
			 means a component of the accountability system as defined in KRS 158.6455.
(15) "Value table" means
			 a set of numbers that are used to attribute scores to different performance
			 levels.
(16) "Writing" means the
			 content area that includes on-demand writing, and editing and
			 mechanics.