Kentucky Department of Education

 

NEW! Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday explains the Unbridled Learning accountability model in a videotaped presention. Click here to view the presentation.

 

 

With the passage of Senate Bill 1 in the 2009 session of the Kentucky General Assembly, the Commonwealth of Kentucky is poised at the beginning of a new era in public school assessment and accountability.

 

Senate Bill 1 addresses many areas – what will be tested, how subjects will be tested, when tests are given, what should comprise the public school accountability system and more. Although the timeline for implementation seems lengthy, there is much work to be done before a new system is complete and in use by the 2011-12 school year.

 

The Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Board of Education, along with partners such as the Education Professional Standards Board and the Council on Postsecondary Education, already are beginning the work that will lead to a strong, effective system of assessment and accountability that provides valuable information to a wide range of users, from educators and parents to legislators and citizens and more.

 

This page is designed to provide information and updates on the work related to Senate Bill 1, including timelines and summaries of activities to be completed.

For summary and complete versions of the bill, click here.

For test score and other data, visit KDE's Open House.

See the links below for details on items related to Senate Bill 1, and see the documents posted at the bottom of the page for even more information.

Links

 

Assessment/Accountability

K-2 Assessments/Primary Diagnostic Testing

Norm-Referenced Testing

End-of-Course Assessments

 

College and Career Readiness

See information about Persistence to Graduation and more here.

 

Council on Postsecondary Education

CPE's work around Senate Bill 1

 

Curriculum Documents & Resources

Overview

Model Curriculum Framework

Kentucky Core Academic Standards

Crosswalk – Kentucky Core Academic Standards and Program of Studies

Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS – ACT, PLAN, EXPLORE)

Transitional Courses

Deconstructed English/language arts standards

Deconstructed mathematics standards

 

Education Professional Standards Board

Teacher training and certification

 

KDE’s Strategic Plan

Deployment Information

 

KET Senate Bill 1 Modules

Seven self-paced interactive video modules

 

Prichard Committee

Blog postings on Senate Bill 1

 

Program Reviews

Overview

Arts & Humanities

Career & Technical Education

Writing Policy Resources

Writing and the Kentucky Core Academic Standards

 

Teacher/Administrator Training

Kentucky Leadership Networks

Instructional Support Network

 

 

Commissioner Holliday’s Blogs on Unbridled Learning

February 10, 2012: Kentucky's Work Banishes the Winter Doldrums

December 2, 2011: Partnering with the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on the Three "Es"

September 2, 2011: What is Proficiency?

July 29, 2011: Heat Index is Rising on Unbridled Learning

June 24, 2011: What's the Rush?

April 29, 2011: Moving Forward with New Tools

April 1, 2011: Priorities for Children Should Drive Education Laws

Jan. 28, 2011: Don’t Slow Down on Senate Bill 1

Aug. 6, 2010: Planning for Proficiency

Apr. 9, 2010: Assessment Plans for Kentucky

Dec. 11, 2009: A New Direction for the Kentucky Board of Education

Nov. 20, 2009: Assessments and Common Core Standards

Sept. 4, 2009: A Best Practice in Kentucky Schools

 

Senate Bill 1 Presentations

June 2011 – All Eyes on Kentucky, a video related to the Common Core Academic Standards and produced by the School Improvement Network; click here to view.

 

The Hunt Institute and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) have developed a series of video vignettes that explain the Common Core State Standards in depth. An overview is available, as are individual vignettes on mathematics and English/language arts.

 

 

 

May 2011 – Superintendents' webcast on EOC, Program Reviews and more 

 

February 2011 – Next-Generation Teaching and Learning: English/Language Arts

 

February 2011 – Next-Generation Teaching and Learning: Mathematics

 

February 2011 – Webcast for Teachers

Access video and audio or a downloadable audio podcast

 

February 2011 – Webcast for Principals

Access video and audio or a downloadable audio podcast

 

February 2011 – College- and Career-Ready Commitment

 

January 2011 – Unbridled Learning, Continued

 

November 2010 – Kentucky’s Interim Assessment Results

 

November 2010 – Next-Generation Learning in Kentucky

 

Highlights of Senate Bill 1 State Agency Duties Per Senate Bill 1 True Facts About Senate Bill 1
Questions and Answers on Senate Bill 1 What's Tested and When - the Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) assessments and more
Unbridled Learning School/District Accountability Model (revised 2/9/12) Comparison Chart - NCLB and Kentucky Outreach Efforts on NCLB/ESEA Waiver
Kentucky's application for federal Race to the Top funds provides a blueprint for the work under Unbridled Learning. The applications for Phase 1 (January 2010), Phase 2 (June 2010) and Phase 3 (December 2011) of the competition are posted here.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) applied 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.   The waiver request, related appendices and responses to peer review questions are posted on this page. The ESEA Flexibility Request includes changes made and represents the actual documentation requested from the U.S. Department of Education.   This waiver was granted in February 2012.   See more details on the flexibility opportunity at http://www.ed.gov/esea/flexibility.
Addressing Achievement Gaps Among Kentucky's Public School Students - A Delivery Plan Proficiency For All Delivery Plan
This document summarizes the Unbridled Learning: College/Career-Readiness for All accountability model.
A Parent's Guide to School Accountability in Kentucky is targeted at parents, but may be useful for other audiences. The "print" document is designed to be printed on 11"x17" paper, two-sided, then folded. The "text" document contains the text of the printable brochure.
A Parent's Guide to Testing in Kentucky is targeted at parents, but may be useful for other audiences. The "print" document is designed to be printed on 11"x17" paper, two-sided, then folded. The "text" document contains the text of the printable brochure.