State Assessment Results Released

From the KDE press release . .


FIRST RESULTS FROM UNBRIDLED LEARNING ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL RELEASED
COLLEGE/CAREER READINESS IS A BRIGHT SPOT IN DATA

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – The first results from Kentucky’s Unbridled Learning accountability model
indicate that, in 2011-12, slightly more than 47 percent of the state’s public high school students were
prepared for college and/or careers, the Kentucky Department of Education announced today.
This is a nine-percentage-point increase from the 2010-11 school year, for which the average
college- and career-readiness rate was 38 percent.

“This increase, which translates to more than 4,500 students, is a direct result of Kentucky’s
schools’ and districts’ focus on college and career readiness,” said Kentucky Education Commissioner
Terry Holliday. “The overriding goal of the state’s public education system is to prepare students for the
paths they want to take after high school, and these data show that we are making progress toward that
goal.”

College/Career Readiness is one of five major components of the Unbridled Learning
accountability model, which was applied to test scores and other data for the first time for the 2011-12
school year. The data released today is the first from the new model and includes information about
Achievement, Gap, Growth, College/Career Readiness and Graduation Rate.

Public schools and school districts receive overall scores on a scale of 0 to 100 in the new model.
On average, the statewide school overall score was 55.2. For elementary schools, the average was 57.3;
for middle schools, 53.5; and for high schools, 54.8.



To read more go to:
http://education.ky.gov/comm/Documents/R077data.pdf