Revised Kentucky Academic Standards for Visual and Performing Arts adopted into Law 

After undergoing a rigorous revision process that began in the winter of 2021, the revised Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Visual and Performing Arts have been adopted into law. 

The process included revisions by Kentucky educators and community members, public input and review by the Kentucky Board of Education before undergoing final legislative review and adoption. 

The newly adopted standards are effective in law and shall be implemented in Kentucky public schools no later than the second academic year following the review process. The KAS for Visual and Performing Arts can be accessed on KYstandards.org. Archived academic standards shall be used until new standards are implemented. During the 2024-2025 school year, teachers and leaders should begin professional learning to get to know the new standards, consider instructional resources where needed and make plans for classroom implementation in 2025-2026. Resources to support effective implementation will be available on Kystandards.org beginning in winter 2025. 

Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 158.6453 calls for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to implement a process for reviewing all academic standards and aligned assessments beginning in the 2017-2018 school year. For more information regarding the standards revision process, please visit the Kentucky Academic Standards Revision Process webpage.  

Please contact the KDE Standards Team with any questions regarding the newly adopted standards or the standards revision process.