SB 59 — AN ACT relating to the statewide education accountability system.

UNOFFICIALCHAPTER COPY137 221 RSCHAPTER 137 ( SB 59/GA59 ) AN ACT relating to the statewide education accountability system.

(b) "Constructed-response items" or "performance-based items" means individual test items that require the student to create an answer rather than select a response and may include fill-in-the-blank, short-answer,short- answer, extended-answer, open-response, and writing-on-demand formats;

Formative assessments may include the use of commercial assessments, classroom observations, teacher-teacher-designed designed classroom tests and assessments, and other processes and assignments to gain information about individual student learning;

(g) "Summative assessment" means an assessment given at the end of the school year, semester, or other period of time to evaluate students' performance Page 1 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA against content standards within a unit of instruction or a course;

The department shall establish four (4) standards and assessments review committees, with each committee composed of a minimum of six (6) Kentucky public school teachers and a minimum of two (2) representatives from Kentucky institutions of higher education, including at least one (1) representative from a public institution of Page 2 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA higher education.

Each committee member shall Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY teach in the subject area that his or her committee is assigned to review and have no prior or current affiliation with a curriculum or assessment resources vendor.

(e) The commissioner of education and the president of the Council on Postsecondary Education shall also provide consultants for the standards and assessments review committees and the advisory panels who are business and industry professionals actively engaged in career fields that depend on the Page 3 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA various content areas.

The department shall ensure the public's assistance in reviewing and suggesting changes to the standards and alignment Page 4 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA adjustments to corresponding state assessments by establishing a Web site dedicated to collecting comments by the public and educators.

After completing its CHAPTER 137 3 review, each advisory panel shall make recommendations for changes to the standards and alignment adjustments for assessments to the appropriate standards and assessments review committee.

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Page 6 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA (j) The Department of Education shall provide or facilitate statewide training sessions for existing teachers and administrators on how to:

The Education Professional Standards Board shall ensure that each teacher preparation program includes use of the academic standards in the pre-pre-service service education programs and that all teacher interns will have experience planning classroom instruction based on the revised standards.

(3) (a) The Kentucky Board of Education shall be responsible for creating and implementing a balanced statewide assessment program that measures the students', schools', and districts' achievement of the Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY goals set forth in KRS 158.645 and 158.6451, to ensure compliance with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Pub.

(b) The board shall revise the annual statewide assessment program as needed in accordance with revised academic standards and corresponding assessment alignment adjustments approved by the board under subsection (2) of this Page 7 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA section.

Ensure school and district accountability for student achievement of the goals set forth in KRS 158.645 and 158.6451, except the statewide assessment program shall not include measurement of a student's ability Page 8 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA to become a self-sufficient individual or to become a responsible member of a family, work group, or community.

A criterion-referenced test in social studies that is valid and reliable for an individual student as necessary to measure the depth and breadth of Kentucky's academic content standards to be administered one (1) time Page 9 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA within the high school grades;

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The Kentucky Board of Education may change the testing window to allow for innovative assessment systems or other online test administration and shall promulgate administrative regulations that minimize the number of days of testing Page 10 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA and outline the procedures to be used during the testing process to ensure test security, including procedures for testing makeup days, and to comply with federal assessment requirements.

Nothing in this section precludes teachers from using ongoing teacher-teacher-developed developed formative processes.

(b) If funds are available, the Kentucky Department of Education shall provide a Page 11 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA college admissions examination preparation program to all public high school juniors.

and (c) Accommodations provided to a student with a disability taking the college admissions assessmentassessment[assessments] [assessments] under this subsection shall consist of:

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(a) Measure grade appropriate core academic content, basic skills, and higher-higher-order order thinking skills and their application;

(13) The results from assessment under subsections (3) and (5) of this section shall be reported to the school districts and schools no later than seventy-five (75) days Page 12 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA following the last day the assessment can be administered.

Page 13 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA (17) The Kentucky Board of Education, after the Department of Education has received advice from the Office of Education Accountability;

For Advanced Placement, Cambridge Advanced International, and International Baccalaureate, the courses offered, the number of students enrolled, completing, and taking the examination for each course, and the percentage of examinees receiving a score of three (3) or better on AP CHAPTER 137 7 examinations, a score of "e" or better on Cambridge Advanced International examinations, or a score of four (4) or better on IB examinations.

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The Page 15 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA guidelines shall address program length and time, courses offered, staffing, resources, and facilities.

The department shall include a link to Page 16 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA each school's profile report on its Web site.

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Meeting or exceeding a college readiness benchmark score on the college admissions examination used as the statewide assessment Page 17 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA in KRS 158.6453(5)(b)5.

Achieving[Achievement of college credit, postsecondary articulated credit, apprenticeship time toward a credential or associate degree, or] any industry-recognized certifications, licensures, or credentials, with more weight in accountability for industry-recognized certifications,licensures,certifications, licensures, or credentials identified as high demand in accordance with the process described in paragraph (e) of this subsection.

Eligible industry-industry-recognized recognized certifications, licensures, or credentials shall not be limited to those earned in conjunction with a minimum sequence of courses.

Each high school shall publicly report the credits, Page 18 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA hours, and credentials on an annual basis;

114-95,114- 95, or its successor.

For all students as a group and separately for individual subgroups, status shall be determined, beginning with the data from the 2020-2021 academic year, by using the current year performance and change shall be determined, beginning with the data from the 2021-2022 academic year, by using the difference in performance from the prior to current year, except change shall be based on the CHAPTER 137 9 difference in performance for the prior three (3) years for the purpose of determining the lowest-performinglowest- performing five percent (5%) of schools under KRS 160.346(2) and (3).

Page 19 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA 114-95, or its successor.

The Kentucky Department of Education shall pay for the cost of an assessment taken by a high school student for attaining an industry-industry-recognized recognized certification, credential, or licensure if the student consecutively completes at least two (2) related career pathway courses approved by the department prior to taking the assessment.

of this paragraph but meets performance-based experience eligibility and passes an assessment, the department shall provide a weighted reimbursement amount to the school district for the cost of the assessment based on the level of Page 20 of 23 SB005910.100 - 1282 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA demand of the certificate, credential, or license earned.

The consequences shall be designedLegislative toResearch improveCommission PagePDF 21Version ofACTS 23OF SB005910.100THE -GENERAL 1282ASSEMBLY -designed XXXXto GAimprove UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS SB 59/GA the academic performance and learning environment of identified schools and may include but not be limited to: