Kentucky Department of Education

​KOSSA Benchmark Papers provide released items from selected KOSSA tests from previous years.  These papers provide an annotated guide based on the rubric to explain why a paper received the score it did.  In addition there are teaching strategies designed to help teachers better prepare students for this type of assessment.  Note:  All KOSSA areas do not currently have the KOSSA Benchmark Papers.  This is an involved process and takes a great deal of time.

​This webcast discusses the Kentucky Occupational Skill Standards Assessment (KOSSA).  Pamela Moore, KDE Systems Consultant IT for KOSSA, provides detailed information regarding the assessment and its impact on college and career readiness during this webcast.

​The College/Career Readiness Rate depends on ACT scores, college placement scores and for the Career component, Industry Certificates, KOSSA, WorkKeys, and ASVAB.  Industry Certificates for Career Pathways are reviewed and updated on an annual basis so that Career and Technical Education programs will know what Industry Certificates are approved for inclusion in the High School Graduate College/Career Readiness Percentage.  Industry Certificate data must be reported in the Technical Education Database System (TEDS).