Tabor Placido2024-11-14T12:31:55-05:00November 14th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: District Spotlight, KAS for World Language|
Frankfort High School’s Seal of Biliteracy: A Growing Program with Big Ambitions At Frankfort High School, the Seal of Biliteracy program is thriving, thanks to supportive administration and a passionate educator at the helm. Led by Melony Martinez, a dedicated Spanish teacher and advocate for multilingual [...]
Tabor Placido2024-11-14T10:07:23-05:00November 14th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Reading and Writing, Professional Learning|
Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 3 Materials and Recording Available Now As early literacy instruction in Kentucky continues to transform with structured literacy practices, Kentucky Reading Academies’ LETRS professional learning, and the Read to Succeed Act (SB 9, 2022), the Developing Skilled Middle and High [...]
Tabor Placido2024-11-12T14:24:06-05:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: HQIR, Resource|
Supporting Quarterly Step-backs for HQIR Implementation Quarterly step-backs are designed to support district and school leadership teams as they examine progress towards their high-quality instructional resource (HQIR) implementation goals, identify key successes, learn from and solve significant challenges and make adjustments for the next quarter. These [...]
Tabor Placido2024-11-12T14:17:40-05:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: Community Resources, KAS for Science|
Day of Science Learning for Community Based Educators Are you an individual or part of an organization, outside the formal school system, who provides educational experiences that support and enhance student learning of the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science, often focusing on real-world applications? Do [...]
Tabor Placido2024-11-01T11:14:20-04:00November 1st, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: Early Literacy, KAS for Mathematics, KAS for Reading and Writing, KY Numeracy Counts|
Call for Early Literacy and Numeracy Screening and Diagnostic Assessment Submissions The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has engaged in a comprehensive process to identify valid and reliable universal screeners and diagnostic assessments for reading and numeracy as required by KRS 158:305 and KRS 158.8402. New [...]
Tabor Placido2024-11-01T11:01:16-04:00November 1st, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Reading and Writing, Kentucky Academic Standards|
Feedback Sought on Kentucky Reading and Writing Standards The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking feedback on the Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing. KRS 158.6453 calls for KDE to implement a process for reviewing all academic standards and aligned assessments beginning with the [...]
Tabor Placido2024-11-06T13:20:47-05:00November 1st, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Visual and Performing Arts|
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 [...]
Tabor Placido2024-10-28T15:36:32-04:00October 28th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: Grant Opportunity, HQIR, KAS for Reading and Writing|
Kentucky Awarded the Federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant On September 3, 2024, the United States Department of Education (USDE) awarded the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) a 5-year, $54,985,544.00, Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading and writing, [...]
Tabor Placido2024-10-18T15:02:47-04:00October 18th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Reading and Writing|
Applications Sought for Reading and Writing Standards and Assessment Review Committees The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is accepting applications for the Reading and Writing Standards and Assessment Review Committee (RC) and Advisory Panels (AP). KRS 158.6453 calls for the KDE to implement a process for reviewing [...]
Tabor Placido2024-10-18T15:07:12-04:00October 18th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: Grant Opportunity, HQIR, KAS for Reading and Writing|
FY25 Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Fund Mini Grant RFA The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Teaching and Learning has issued a request for applications (RFA) for the fiscal year 2025 Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Fund Mini-Grants. Kentucky public school districts must apply on behalf [...]
The following grade 5 health standard does not align with Senate Bill 150 (2023) and should not be included in curriculum or instruction at grade 5 or below: “5.1.6. Describe basic male and female reproductive body parts and their functions as well as the physical, social and emotional changes that occur during puberty.”
