Recording of 2026 March Leadership Meeting Now Available

Recording of 2026 March Leadership Meeting Now Available 

In order to provide vibrant learning environments for all students, it is important for schools and districts to translate the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) into a guaranteed and viable curriculum. The regional educational cooperatives, in partnership with the KDE, hosted in-person meetings in March for district and school leaders. This year’s session focused on the trajectory‑changing practices of consistency and coherence and how leaders can leverage new KDE tools, revised academic standards and aligned instructional systems to provide vibrant learning experiences for every student.

Key Topics 

• Revised KAS for Reading & Writing
  Learn what’s changed, why it matters and how to prepare for local implementation.
• Curriculum Implementation Monitoring Toolkit
  New tools to help leaders monitor HQIR use, professional learning and classroom instruction.
• Aligning Tier 2 Intervention to Tier 1 Instruction
  Practical guidance for creating instructional coherence across MTSS.
• Standards Review Update
  Hear what’s next in the statewide standards review cycle.

New resources support: 

• Effective MTSS Implementation  

• Effective Curriculum Implementation Monitoring 

• • Core Processes of Intellectual Preparation 

• Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing Implementation

•  Academic Standards Update 

A recording of the March 2026 Leadership Meeting is now available, including access to the accompanying materials in the March 2026 Participant Folder.