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SCHOOL REPORT CARD - Whitley County Schools

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Report Card Printouthttps://apps.kde.state.ky.us/src_edit/index.cfm?action=review&cmb_district=2591&cmb_sc...Page 2 of 72/7/2007Our School Growth Chart:This chart starts with our school’s baseline CATS score from 2000. It shows agoal line from that starting point to our goal of 100 by 2014. Every two years a new point will be added to thechart to show whether we are on track to meet our goal.Year Goal Line AssistanceLineSchoolIndex Score2000 56.6 57.12002 62.7 56.6 63.22004 68.9 60.4 69.22006 75.0 64.2 74.72008 81.1 68.12020 87.2 71.92012 93.4 75.72014 99.5 79.5Standard Error: 0.5How We Are DoingKentucky uses the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) to hold schools accountable forstudent progress. CATS has three parts: the Kentucky Core Content Tests, the national Comprehensive Test ofBasic Skills (CTBS), and other measures, including attendance, retention and dropout rates. These elementsmake up a school’s CATS Performance Score for every two-year period. The goal is that by 2014 nearly allstudents will score proficient or distinguished.Kentucky Core Content Tests: Kentucky’s tests rate student performance as either Novice, Apprentice,Proficient, or Distinguished. These categories translate into a scale of 0-140, with 100 being consideredproficient. This chart compares our school’s performance with the schools in our district and throughoutKentucky.

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