Instructional | KEDC Special Education Cooperative

Below is information about the roll out of the CCR for Alternate Assessment from KDE.  A registration form is attached in pdf. 

v  CCR for Students Participating in the Alternate Assessment

Within Kentucky’s Unbridled Learning Accountability Model, the College- and Career-Ready (CCR) measures for students with significant cognitive disabilities have been revised. The CCR measures now align more closely with those for students participating in the general assessment. The assessment instruments were expanded beyond the Transition Attainment Record (TAR) and Career-Ready accountability was strengthened.

·    The TAR has been retained as the measure for College Ready.

·    A new assessment, the Employability Skills Attainment Record, will assess Career Ready: Academic.

·    A Career Work Experience Certification process was developed for Career Ready: Technical.

·    A student participating in the alternate assessment now has the opportunity to be both College and Career Ready.

Students will be awarded Career-Ready status by the Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE).

Team should include:

• District Admin
• HS Admin
• HS Counselor
• HS Special Ed Teacher
• MS Special Ed Teacher
• DoSE
• Employment Specialist
• Other Relevant Member

Trauma-Informed Care

• Trauma-informed care is an approach to engaging people that recognizes the potential presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role that trauma may play in an individual’s life.
• When a human service agency becomes trauma-informed, every part of its organization, management and service delivery system is assessed and potentially modified to include a basic understanding of how trauma affects the lives of individuals.
• The National Center for Trauma-Informed Care states that it changes the “paradigm from one that asks, 'What's wrong with you?' to one that asks, 'What has happened to you?'”
• Responding to the behavioral health care needs of all individuals in a trauma-informed manner is crucial to overall health and recovery, and therefore must be a priority and incorporated within an integrated health care system. Trauma is a pervasive issue that impacts all levels of health care and requires specialized knowledge and training, and collaboration among policymakers, providers and consumers/family members. Trauma-informed principles must be incorporated into all practices, with the ultimate goal to create trauma-free environments.
• Health care professionals need to understand the effects of traumatic events on individuals in order to maximize the efficacy of behavioral and physical health care interventions. This understanding will ensure that all supports and services are provided in a manner that reflects trauma-informed principles and practices and that facilitates recovery in a person-centered manner.