Tabor Placido2024-12-18T12:53:52-05:00November 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 Placido2024-12-18T12:54:15-05:00November 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 Placido2024-12-18T12:54:43-05:00October 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 Placido2024-12-18T12:55:06-05:00October 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 Placido2024-12-18T12:55:39-05:00October 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 [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T12:55:58-05:00October 18th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Reading and Writing, Professional Learning|
Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 2 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 Placido2024-12-18T12:56:22-05:00October 17th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KAS for Mathematics, KAS for Reading and Writing, KAS for Science, KAS for Social Studies, Kentucky Academic Standards|
Content Area Implementation Guides The purpose of the standards implementation guides is to help schools and districts identify resources available from the Kentucky Department of Education to support standards implementation. Schools and districts may be in various stages of the standards implementation process and the standards implementation guides provide a list of resources by the [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T12:56:48-05:00October 17th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: Professional Learning|
Evidence-Based Instructional Practices The quality of the day-to-day classroom instruction students receive significantly impacts their overall achievement. As you implement your local standards-aligned curriculum, it is important that you strategically and intentionally use evidence-based instructional practices that support students in reaching the intended learning outcomes. The Evidence-Based Instructional Practices (EBIPs) resources include an overview document providing background [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T12:57:17-05:00October 17th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: Professional Learning|
Professional Learning Bulletin Board (PLBB) The Professional Learning Bulletin Board (PLBB) is a resource for Kentucky educators to explore a wide range of professional development opportunities. Featuring sessions from the Kentucky Department of Education and various learning providers, the platform offers both asynchronous and in-person options [...]
Tabor Placido2024-12-18T12:57:49-05:00October 16th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: KY Numeracy Counts|
Kentucky Numeracy Counts Act Implementation Timeline Released With the passage of HB 162 (2024), sponsored by Representative James Tipton, the Kentucky Numeracy Counts (KYNC) Act has been established and is now in its first phase of implementation. The law establishes mathematics proficiency is essential for all Kentucky students [...]
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.”
