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2025 Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) Results for

Proficient Reading:

Elementary: 29%

Middle: 26%

High: 28%

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Distinguished Reading:

Elementary: 24%

Middle: 26%

High: 22%

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Proficient Math:

Elementary: 31%

Middle: 28%

High: 25%

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Distinguished Math:

Elementary: 17%

Middle: 19%

High: 17%

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Dance (Grades 3 - 5)

Audition Tasks

  1. Choreography Performance: 

During a 45-minute in-person audition, students will learn and rehearse provided choreography via video and perform and record the given choreography with the GT resource teacher at their school. Choreography will include movements from a variety of dance styles and genres.

  1. On-Demand Skills Video and Guided Improvisation Video: 

Guided dance skills, technique, and improvisation tasks for all dance genres to be performed and recorded at the audition. 

Rubric

 

Exceptional

5 Points Each

Outstanding

4 Points Each

Above Average

3 Points Each

Average

2 Points Each

CHOREOGRAPHY:

Advanced comprehension of choreography

Able  to connect movements in  smooth and cohesive phrases and transitions 

Excellent comprehension of  

choreography

Ability to connect movement phrases with transitions  

Comprehends choreography with little assistance 

Connects movement phrasing, some transitions not cohesive 

Developing recall and choreography skills

Smooth and cohesive transitions are developing 

MUSICALITY:

High degree of musicality in interpretation of sequence, demonstrating full range of dynamics, and moves whole body to underlying beat.

Able to replicate most of the sequence with appropriate musicality, demonstrating a range of dynamics, and moves body to underlying beat.

Inconsistent in ability to replicate musicality of the sequence, demonstrates some dynamics, amd moves to underlying beat.

Developing musicality constantly within the sequence, with developing dynamics and ability to match body to beat and timing.

Dance Skills and Body Awareness


 

Demonstrates advanced skill to appropriate to dance genre(s) including alignment, turnout and  control,  flexibility and strength

Presence- consistently performs w/ fluidity, readiness, coherence, integration

Advanced level of body and spatial awareness by self and in group

Demonstrates appropriate skills in appropriate dance genre(s) including alignment, turnout, and control,  flexibility and strength

Presence- successful performing w/ some  fluidity, readiness, coherence, or integration

High level of body and spatial awareness by self and in group

Demonstrates occasional skill in appropriate dance genre(s) including  alignment, turnout, control and strength,  flexibility and strength

Presence- performs w/ fluidity, readiness, coherence, or integration

Demonstrates  body and spatial awareness by self and in group

Emerging skills in appropriate dance genre(s) including  alignment, turnout, control, strength, and flexibility

Presence - developing in performance w/ fluidity, readiness, coherence, or integration

Developing skill of  body and spatial awareness by self and in group

Energy Level and Confidence

Advanced ability to  communicate ideas and  feelings through  expressiveness and  intensity of movements.

Ability to communicate ideas  and feelings through movement with added expressiveness.

Ability to communicate ideas and  feelings through movement.  

Evolving ability to communicate ideas and  feelings through movement.

Guided Improvisation

Demonstrates advanced skill and understanding of the elements of dance through movement choices. Embraces spontaneity and originality

Demonstrates skill and understanding of the elements of dance through movement choices. Demonstrates spontaneity and originality

Demonstrates skill and understanding of the elements of dance through movement choices at times. Demonstrates some spontaneity and originality

Emerging skill and understanding of the elements of dance through movement 

choices. Emerging spontaneity and originality

Overall Execution

Clarity of movements, poise, confidence and  expression

Outstanding  artistry, full commitment to  movement. Dances with focus, confidence, energy and artistry.

High level of execution of movements and poise  

Demonstrates artistry  and commitment 

to movement with focus and confidence.

Consistent ability in execution of movements and poise

Artistry and commitment to movement with focus and confidence demonstrated at times.

Emerging performance quality in execution of movement and poise

Developing artistry and commitment to movement, focus and confidence is emerging.

FINAL TOTAL: __________/50

 

PERCENTAGE:  _____%