Kentucky Department of Education

 

NONACADEMIC DATA TO BE RELEASED

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 5:01 AM

News Advisory 08-040 - May 27, 2008

            (FRANKFORT, Ky.) –The Kentucky Department of Education will release 2006-07 nonacademic data for public schools on Wednesday, May 28.

            The data will be available on the department’s Web site here at 8 a.m. EDT.

            Nonacademic data is comprised of dropout, graduation, retention, attendance and successful transition to adult life rates. Each rate contributes a specific percentage to a school's overall accountability index.

            The release of nonacademic data is one component of the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS). The other component -- the Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT) results -- will be released in early fall. Reading and mathematics information from the KCCT will be released in August to comply with federal NCLB mandates.

 

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For more information contact:

Lisa Gross
500 Mero Street, 6th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-2000
Lisa.Gross@education.ky.gov