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Emporia district officials outline next steps after Kansas recalibration of assessment cut scores
Summary
District staff reviewed the 2025 Kansas assessment changes, explained new cut-score bands and performance-level descriptors, and described plans to use KITE mini tests and interim assessments to align instruction and support students.
District staff presented initial 2025 Kansas State assessment results and described changes to cut scores and how the district plans to use assessment tools to guide instruction. The board heard that Kansas recalibrated cut scores after a KSDE review found previous standards were misaligned with other indicators of student success.
Cheryl Lehi, interim assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, said KSDE concluded the previous cut scores “didn't reflect the actual student success” and that new cut scores produce a…
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