At its meeting yesterday the Kentucky Board of Education unanimously approved a new statewide evaluation system for teachers and principals and received an update on a new evaluation system for superintendents.
Just a reminder to those districts who may be considering a waiver for their 2013-14 school calendar. The first step in the process is to contact Kay Kennedy in the Division of District Support for a review of the strategies implemented in the district to maximize instructional time. If that review indicates a waiver is necessary, the district will be given [...]
Today, Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday asked Congress to continue to allow flexibility on federal education requirements to enable states like Kentucky to move forward with reform efforts to best serve the needs of all students.
The Kentucky Department of Education is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education from the requirement in Section 421(b) of the General Education Provisions Act to extend the period of availability of FY 2010 School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds for the agency and all of its school districts to Sept. 30, 2013. The requested waiver and extension of time [...]
A few short weeks ago we received the news we had been waiting for – Kentucky was selected as one of the first states granted flexibility under No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Education Commissioner Terry Holliday Since the White House announced the waiver process in September, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) team and its partners have worked [...]
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) announced today that Kentucky’s application for flexibility under federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act/No Child Left Behind (ESEA/NCLB) has been approved.
Conforming to the federal No Child Left Behind Act waiver has sent a ripple of changes through Kentucky’s Unbridled Learning assessment and accountability system.
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holiday will conduct the next superintendents’ webcast on Dec. 16 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET. The webcast will include updates on the budget and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver request. Those who have topics that should be included in this broadcast should e-mail them to Mary Ann Miller. The links for the broadcast [...]
The next superintendents’ webcast is scheduled for Dec.16 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (EST). The topic will be an update on the final version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act waiver request that was submitted to the U.S. Department of Education by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) in November. The discussion will focus on revisions that were made [...]
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has submitted the state’s application for flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, which was reauthorized in 2001 as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.