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Supporting Quarterly Step-backs for HQIR Implementation
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 [...]
Day of Science Learning for Community Based Educators
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 [...]
Call for Early Literacy and Numeracy Screening and Diagnostic Assessment Submissions
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 [...]
Feedback Sought on Kentucky Reading and Writing 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 [...]
Revised Kentucky Academic Standards for Visual and Performing Arts adopted into Law
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 Awarded the Federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant
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, [...]