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The Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) is designed to improve teaching and student learning in Kentucky. CATS includes the Kentucky Core Content Test, writing portfolios and prompts, alternate assessments for students with severe to profound disabilities, the ACT, PLAN and nonacademic components.
Task Force on Assessment and AccountabilityThe Task Force on Assessment and Accountability was formed in June 2008 by Education Commissioner Jon E. Draud to review the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) and provide a blueprint for the system's progress to ensure that it meets the best interests of public school students. Members of the group ...
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Taskforce on Assessment and Accountability Meetings video ArchivesAll of the meetings of the Task Force on Assessment and Accountability were webcast, and those are archived. Click on the links below to view the proceedings of each meeting. November 7, 2008 meeting mms://video1.kde.state.ky.us/On-demand2008/AssessAccTaskForce110708.wmv October 29, 2008 meeting mms://video1.kde.state.ky.us/On-demand2008/AssessAccTaskForce102908.wmv October 14, 2008 meeting ...
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Kentucky's accountability system is a high-stakes system with rewards and sanctions attached to results. The over-riding goal of the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) is for all schools in Kentucky to reach Proficiency as defined by the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE). The accountability system provides the mechanism for measuring ... More
Advisory Groups
House Bill 53, passed into law by the 1998 General Assembly, requires that the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) include multiple measures that are sound, fair and feasible. This effort includes four advisory groups charged with helping the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) build a better assessment and accountability system. The ... More
Policies and Regulations
Below is a listing of links to current statutes, regulations and opinions of the Attorney General's office that relate directly to the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System and its operation. Included also are two documents that have been incorporated by reference into Kentucky Administrative Regulation (KAR). Kentucky Revised Statutes 158.6452. ... More