Unbridled Learning
State testing
State law required Kentucky to launch a new assessment and accountability system in 2011-2012 called Unbridled Learning: College/Career Readiness for All. It replaces the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS).
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Video of Education Commissioner Terry Holliday explaining the model
New tests called K-PREP, designed to measure how well students are learning the required material, replace the Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT). K-PREP stands for Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress.
The state also adopted a new set of nationally developed standards, the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, on which to assess students in math and reading.
Accountability
Under the Unbridled Learning model, schools and districts will be accountable for five areas of student performance:
- Achievement (proficiency)
- Closure of learning gaps
- Academic growth or annual progress
- Graduation rates
- College and career readiness
The Kentucky Department of Education will classify districts and individual schools as distinguished, proficient, needs improvement or persistently low achieving.
Outcomes
Score reports will be sent home to families and posted online in the fall.
About this page
- Author: Tammy Lane
- Updated: April 30, 2012