Assessment Materials ArchivesThe links on these pages have been retained for historical purposes, since Kentucky's assessment and accountability system changed with the 2011-2012 school year.
ACT Inc. Assessments
As mandated by Senate Bill 130, beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, all Kentucky public school students are required to take the Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) tests from ACT. Eighth grade students will take Explore, tenth grade students will take the PLAN, and eleventh grade students will take the ... More
Assessment Calendar
Important events throughout the assessment and accountability calendar. Includes dates established by statute and regulation as well as suggested best practices for district and school personnel charged with implementing the state testing system. TEST WINDOWS FOR 2011 - 2012 FALL TESTING: September 19 - 30, 2011 EXPLORE (grade 8) and PLAN (grade ... More
Assessment Regulations and Training
The Commonwealth of Kentucky has several regulations which govern the administration of Kentucky's Assessment and Accountability Program. These regulations are supplemented with guides and manuals specific to each assessment. Annually, those persons who administer any part of the assessment must complete training sessions regarding the assessments. The main regulations are the Administration Code ... More
Communications
The Division of Assessment Support is charged with supporting the efforts of the District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) and school level personnel as they implement the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System. From the logistics of testing, to the Administration Code, the interpretation of the Kentucky Performance Reports and the application of test results to the improvement ... More
End-of-Course Information
Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), enacted in the 2009 Kentucky General Assembly, requires a new public school assessment program beginning in the 2011-12 school year. The legislation allowed, with approval by the Kentucky Board of Education, an end-of-course (EOC) assessment program at the high school level. Kentucky has completed ... More
English Language Proficiency Testing
To meet No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Title III requirements, states are mandated to identify and annually administer a standards-based English language proficiency test to all English Language Learners (ELLs) in grades K-12. In order to comply with the NCLB requirement of an annual English Language Proficiency Assessment for ELLs, Kentucky ... More
Forms
The Division of Support and Research has created a number of forms that can be downloaded for use by schools and districts in implementing the state's Assessment and Accountability Program. These forms are applicable to Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) K-PREP Alternate Assessment EXPLORE PLAN ACT K-PREP End-of-Course (QualityCore) COMPASS ... More
K-2 Assessments
With the passage of Senate Bill 1 in the 2009 session of the Kentucky General Assembly, the Commonwealth of Kentucky is poised at the beginning of a new era in public school assessment and accountability. Senate Bill 1 addresses many areas – what will be tested, how subjects will be ... More
Kentucky Alternate Assessment Program
The Kentucky Alternate Assessment Program was developed in 1990 as a result of the Reform Act of 1990 to provide schools and programs with a valid and reliable means of assessing the instruction provided to students with moderate and significant disabilities (i.e., for the less than 1% of the total student ... More
Kentucky Core Content Test
The KCCT was a major component of Kentucky's Assessment and Accountability Program through 2010-2011. The results of this test were used to evaluate the school program in the state accountability system. The results from the reading and math content areas are also used to meet federal testing and reporting requirements of the No Child ... More
K-PREP Assessments
Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), enacted in the 2009 Kentucky General Assembly, requires a new public school assessment program beginning in the 2011-12 school year. These assessments are collectively named the Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) tests. The new assessment for grades 3-8 is a blended model built ... More
Link to Released Items
Items from prior administrations of the Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT) are available in each content area and grade assessed. These items reflect current assessment items and can be used to provide students practice with the format and type of items found in the KCCT. The items are released to provide ... More
Meetings and Trainings
Norm-Referenced Test
Beginning with the 2011-12 school year, the norm-referenced test (NRT) will be incorporated into the K-PREP assessments for grades 3-8, 10 and 11. Students will receive a CRT score and a NRT score on the new K-PREP. Please go to the K-PREP Assessments page for additional details regarding the current ... More
Tools and Resources
Materials that are developed in association with meetings and trainings, as well as additional resources implementation of the statewide assessment system are available for use by districts, schools and individuals. These have been designed so that district and/or building staff can use them in teacher/staff training. Materials include spreadsheets, Power Point ... More