Local educators, parents, students, and education stakeholders will soon see for the first time how their local schools are performing under Kentucky’s new 5-star accountability system, which takes effect on October 1st.
Caldwell County Superintendent Nate Huggins says that the new system does not rely solely on students’ proficiency on state standardized examinations but rather depends on several diverse accountability indicators including reading, math, social studies, science, and writing proficiency, students’ academic growth over an academic year, transition readiness, and graduation rate. He adds that the report for each school will show graphics displaying the overall identification of one to five stars, federal designations, the performance on indicators (from very low to very high), and any statistically significant achievement gaps.
Superintendent Huggins notes that all schools are now required, by law, to create an improvement plan based on their accountability results.
Kentucky’s new accountability system complies with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act requirements and follows the US Department of Education’s guidance on measures in each of the required indicators and for the identification of schools. More information about Kentucky’s new 5-star accountability system can be found at kyschoolreportcard.com.
