Special Announcement:
As a result of input provided by the Educational Innovations Work Group during the development of Kentucky's new accountability system and as indicated in Senate Bill 1 (2017), the state is adopting an expanded view of instruction, assessment and accountability. That view has resulted in the launch of the Competency Education and Assessment (CEA) pilot program in winter of 2018. The pilot supports an approach to student learning and assessment that is based on several guiding principles. These principles, identified by the work group, support Kentucky's belief that competency-based learning and assessment methods can result in stronger and more positive outcomes for all students.
- Competency Based Education (CBE) allows students to demonstrate deeper learning on dimensions (skills and dispositions) not captured in current assessments that result in outcomes of success that extend beyond traditional academic performance.
- CBE supports the success of all students, especially those who are less likely to perform well in the current assessment and accountability.
- CBE shows evidence of stronger student engagement than do more traditional approaches.
- CBE allows (through student choice) the opportunity for students to make interdisciplinary connections across the curriculum through authentic projects and assessments.
- CBE can be implemented in a wide variety of districts and “customized” as needed.
- CBE provides additional measures of success beyond traditional academic performance.
This pilot started in the winter of 2018 with an initial cohort of two districts (Shelby and Trigg). The Kentucky Department of Education is pleased to announce the completion of the review process for the FY19 Competency Education and Assessment RFA. The second cohort consists of Corbin Independent, Logan Co, Mason Co, and Trimble Co.
We are thrilled to have been selected to partner with these districts and the Kentucky Department of Education to reimagine the school experience for our students to increase engagement in school and the opportunities that we are able to present to our students! This work will support what we are already doing with the implementation of personalized learning and our graduate profile.