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Back to School: Revisit Your Getting to Know Your Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science
The beginning of the school year is a great time to revisit the KAS for Science: An Overview Module. This module helps teachers build a deeper understanding of the KAS for Science, providing the foundation needed to effectively use High- Quality Instructional Resources (HQIRs). Whether you're onboarding teachers who are [...]
Updated KDE Literacy and Numeracy Test Structures and Reports for 2026-2027
For those districts that have been uploading universal screener data to Infinite Campus, several small changes are coming for the 2026-2027 school year. It is considered best practice to add student universal screener data to state test structures within Infinite Campus to allow for the transfer of student data should [...]
Digital KAS for Reading and Writing
The Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing are now available in a digital format through ky.satchelcommons.com. The digital version of the reading and writing standards embeds definitions and information from the Companion Glossary and Support document into standards where specific terminology is used. To support implementation of high-quality instructional [...]
Updates to Digital Kentucky Academic Standards in Infinite Campus
KRS 158.6453 calls for the Kentucky Department of Education to implement a process for reviewing all academic standards and aligned assessments beginning in the 2017-2018 school year. The current schedule calls for one or two content areas to be reviewed each year and every six years thereafter on a rotating [...]
New K-8 Kentucky Social Studies Curriculum In Development
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is launching a partnership with the Core Knowledge Foundation to develop Our Commonwealth, Our Nation, Our World, a new K-8 social studies high-quality instructional resource (HQIR) built specifically for Kentucky students and aligned to the Kentucky Academic Standards. This Social Studies HQIR is not [...]
Summer Special Editions
This summer the Standards Newsletter featured special editions designed for specific audiences, including teachers, instructional coaches and principals. If you missed an issue, take a moment to explore these targeted editions for timely updates, valuable resources and supports to help guide instruction and leadership in the coming school year. Principal [...]