Kentucky Teacher

Associate Commissioner Larry Stinson speaks to the Kentucky Board of Education during its meeting
April 13, 2011 about proposed recognition and assistance
for schools and districts under the new
assessment and accountability system.
Photo by Amy Wallot

By Matthew Tungate
matthew.tungate@education.ky.gov

State end-of-course assessments for high school students will count at least 20 percent of a student’s overall course grade or school districts will have to explain why not as part of the state’s new assessment and accountability system that starts next school year.

The Kentucky Board of Education approved the measure at its April meeting as one of the final decisions about how student data will be used to evaluate schools and districts – the Next-Generation Learners component of the accountability model. Schools and districts will be accountable for five areas: student achievement; closing achievement gaps; showing growth/
progress; college and career readiness (middle and high schools); and graduation rates (high schools). Read the full story