Kentucky Technical Advisory Committee (KTAC) will meet on Jan. 17-18

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Technical Advisory Committee (KTAC) will meet on Jan. 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET and Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.

The purpose of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations relating to the development and modification to the assessment and accountability system, development of administrative regulations governing the assessment and accountability system, and the setting of standards used in assessment and accountability.

A livestream of the meeting will be available on the KDE Media Portal.

A full agenda follows:

Kentucky Technical Advisory Committee (KTAC)
Jan. 17-18, 2024, 11 a.m. ET
Watch Meeting Live on the KDE Media Portal

AGENDA

Jan. 17

• Welcome and Introductions
  • Rhonda Sims, Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education
• Review Agenda and Approve Minutes from June 13 Meeting
  • Brian Gong, Senior Associate, The Center for Assessment
• KDE Update
  • Rhonda Sims, Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education

• Remote/Virtual Testing and Test Security

  • Walt Drane, Director of Education Services, Caveon

  • Marc Weinstein, Vice President, Caveon Audit and Response Solutions

  • Joe Kamell, Director, Caveon Audit and Response Solutions
    

• Kentucky United We Learn Council Updates

  • Karen Dodd, Chief Performance Officer, Kentucky Department of Education

  • Penny Christian, Vice Chair, Kentucky United We Learn Council
    
    

• Future Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Planning
  • Brian Gong, Senior Associate, The Center for Assessment
• Adjournment

Jan. 18

• Greeting and Introductions
  • Rhonda Sims, Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education
• Review Agenda
  • Brian Gong, Senior Associate, The Center for Assessment

• 2023 Data Results-Post Equating/Future Pre-Equating Plans

  • Likun Hou, Senior Research Scientist, Pearson

• Constructed Response Scoring (Evidence and Options)

  • Andrew Thompson, Portfolio Manager, Pearson

  • Ed Wolfe, Director of Automated Scoring, Pearson

• 2023 Accountability Standard Setting Recap

  • Brian Gong, Senior Associate, The Center for Assessment

  • Chris Domaleski, Associate Director, The Center for Assessment

  • Laura Pinsonneault, Associate, The Center for Assessment

• Summary and Next Steps

  • Brian Gong, Senior Associate, The Center for Assessment

• Adjournment