Senate Bill 1

Kentucky selects assessment vendor

Kentucky has contracted with NCS Pearson Inc. to provide content-area tests for public school grades 3 through 8 and for writing assessments at the high school level. Pearson provides large-scale assessment services in more than 25 states and for the U.S. Department of Education. The company will provide project management; test development; administration materials; test scoring and resolution; data files; [...]

By |2011-04-20T14:17:30-04:00April 21, 2011|

Performance Excellence Connection Project

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will provide tools to analyze resource decisions to improve school districts’ operational processes and free resources to invest in the work of Senate Bill 1 through the Performance Excellence Connection Project. The “Kentucky Best Practices” website is a component of the project, and it will enable school districts to share solutions to common operational [...]

By |2011-04-20T13:40:48-04:00April 21, 2011|

Kentucky school districts pledge improvement

All P-12 public school district superintendents and local boards of education have signed a pledge to improve college and career readiness in their high schools by 2015.

By |2018-12-18T15:33:30-05:00April 14, 2011|

Pledging to improve college- and career-readiness

Education Commissioner Terry Holliday I recently sent a letter to Kentucky superintendents and board of education chairs asking them to pledge to increase the rates of college and career readiness in their high schools by 50 percent by 2015. This is critical to the success of our students, communities and the economy of the entire state. Our legislative [...]

By |2020-09-16T10:52:51-04:00February 17, 2011|

Self-paced training helps teachers see where ‘Kentucky is going in education’

By Matthew Tungate matthew.tungate@education.ky.gov The General Assembly’s 2009 Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) overhauled education in Kentucky, ending the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) and requiring the state Department of Education to establish new, clearer curriculum standards that are better aligned for college readiness and global competition, among other things. However, even superintendents had trouble digesting all the changes – [...]

By |2020-09-10T10:51:05-04:00January 11, 2011|

New accountability model begins to take shape

The Kentucky Board of Education took steps to establish a new ssessment and accountability system will drive schools and districts to improve to make sure students graduate college and career ready at its December meeting.

By |2018-08-16T11:36:51-04:00December 14, 2010|

Proposed CATS replacement unveiled

The state's proposed new accountability system would encompass more than how students perform on tests, according to a proposal presented to the Kentucky Board of Education.  The proposed model incorporates all aspects of school and district work and includes measures of principal and teacher effectiveness and school and district support.

By |2018-08-16T11:40:31-04:00November 2, 2010|

SB 1 modules available

KET, in collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Education, has launched Transforming Education in Kentucky: A free, media rich introduction to Senate Bill 1. Seven informational interactive modules are designed for educators, students and parents who want to understand the educational effects of 2009’s Senate Bill 1 (KRS 158.6453). Each module includes readings, videos and interactive exercises. The modules are: [...]

By |2010-11-18T14:03:36-05:00September 1, 2010|

New school year brings transition for teachers, KDE

Education Commissioner Terry Holliday A new school year is beginning for Kentucky teachers and students. Here at the Department of Education, we’ve kept busy watching a special legislative session to pass a new two-year budget, submitting the state’s application for Phase 2 of Race to the Top and preparing for this transitional year before changes are implemented as [...]

By |2020-01-28T12:10:23-05:00August 1, 2010|
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