Race To The Top peer review set
On Tuesday, August 10, five individuals will be in Washington, D.C. to present Kentucky’s plan to the Race to the Top peer reviewers. See news release for more information.
Kentucky Board of Education to Meet
The Kentucky Board of Education will meet Wednesday, August 4 and Thursday, August 5, in the State Board Room of the Capital Plaza Tower in Frankfort. A live Webcast of the meeting will be available here beginning at approximately 9:00 a.m. each day. See news release for agenda and more information.
Early Childhood State Advisory Council to be created
To facilitate the development and enhancement of high-quality early childhood care and education systems, Kentucky is creating a State Advisory Council on Early Childhood. See news release for more information.
Education Department reorganizes
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is embarking on a new model of organization that is designed to make the agency more streamlined and efficient and to help provide services more effectively. See news release for more information.
Crosswalk - Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Comparison to Kentucky State Standards
To help as schools and districts begin to implement the Kentucky Core Academic Standards for mathematics and English/language arts, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has produced a crosswalk resource that will present the alignment of the Common Core State Standards, which were used to develop the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, and the current Kentucky standards found in the Program of Studies. See the crosswalk here.