STUDENTS IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT, 10 AND 11 IN KENTUCKY PUBLIC SCHOOLS…..TOOK THE “KENTUCKY SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT” IN SPRING OF 20-26….. WHICH
SERVES AS THE COMMONWEALTH’S ANNUAL SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR STUDENTS…..
THOSE RESULTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED AND ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL’S SUPERINTENDENT TRAVIS HAMBY TELLS NEWSWATCH THE RESULTS ARE NOT WHAT THEY EXPECTED
THEM TO BE AND THE DISTRICT IS USING THE FINDINGS TO DETERMINE WHAT OCCURRED, WHY IT OCCURRED AND WHAT MUST CHANGE IN INSTRUCTIONAL AND LEADERSHIP
PRACTICE......
ACCORDING TO DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR….CHELLY TAYLOR-STAMPS…..ALLEN COUNTY’S GRADUATION RATE HAS INCREASED FROM 93-PERCENT IN 20-23 TO 96-
POINT-SEVEN IN 20-26…..ACADEMIC AND CAREER READINESS HAS INCREASED FROM 25-PERCENT IN 20-23 TO 97-PERCENT IN 20-26….AND GRADUATES CURRENTLY ENROLLED
IN COLLEGE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS HAS INCREASED FROM 42-POINT-TWO PERCENT TO 56-POINT-SIX PERCENT….
WE NEED TO REMEMBER….K-S-A IS ONE MEASURE OF STUDENT LEARNING…..CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE, GRADES, LOCAL ASSESSMENTS, STUDENT WORK AND OTHER
EVIDENCE ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDINGOF EACH STUDENT’S PROGRESS…..