Standards and Instruction

​​​​The Kentucky Low Incidence Consultants from the Special Education Regional Technical Assistance Centers (SERTACs), in partnership with consultants from the Literacy and Math Task groups and input from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) consultants, developed a Kentucky Academic Standards - Alternate Assessment (AA) Targets instructional resources site. 

The focus is to provide instructional resources and supports for teachers and administrators who support students participating in the Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (Alt-KSA). The site includes:

General Standards Information

• Alternate Assessment Targets Information
  
• Kentucky Alternate Assessment Program Online Training System (OTS) (to access teacher training, teacher quizzes, student data base, and manuals)
• Kentucky Academic Standards - Alternate Assessment Targets Release PPT with updates from Kevin O'Hair for Alternate Assessment Targets (May 2020)
• Online Overview KAS Alternate Assessment Targets Training (June 2020)
• Kentucky Academic Standards - AA Targets Progressions Document (September 2020)
• Kentucky Academic Standards - AA Targets Progressions at a Glance (September 2020)
• Math Standard and Target Instructional Resource Documents
• Reading and Writing Standards and Target Instructional Resource Documents
• Social Studies Resources
  
• Science Resources
  
• Kentucky Special Education Cooperatives Information
• The Kentucky Low Incidence Instructional Resources and Support​

All of Kentucky's current academic standards can be found on the Kentucky Academic Standards webpage.  

For questions concerning the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) please email the Standards team.

For questions concerning the administration of state assessments including an overview of the assessment components, training requirements, testing windows, forms and other resources, please contact the Office of Assessment and Accountability at (502) 564-4394.

For questions concerning the Admissions and Release Committee (ARC) decision for students to participate in the Alt-KSA , please contact the Office of Special Education and Early Learning at (502) 564-4970.

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