Kentucky Department of Education

 

2010 District & Building Assessments - "DOCUMENT UNDER CONSTRUCTION"
Building assessments explain the relative building conditions for each facility using the following descriptors: Category 1 - Excellent (new, generally less than 10 years)Category 2 - Better (generally 10-20 years old)Category 3 - Good/Average (20-30 years old)Category 4 - Fair/Poor (30-40 years old, needs renovation or replacement)Category 5 - Poor (older ... More

 

2011 Facilities Assessment Project
The Kentucky Facilities Inventory and Classification System (KFICS) project was undertaken as mandated by 2010's Senate Bill 132 to assess the physical condition, educational suitability, and technology readiness of the schools relative to Kentucky's regulations and standards. Per the legislation, KDE contracted with a third-party vendor. Parsons Commercial Technology Group partnered ... More

 

Amendments to AIA Documents
Kentucky Department of Education Amendments to American Institute of Architects (AIA) documents describe current revisions to Kentucky Administrative Regulations regarding construction agreements, contracts, bidding forms, etc. General Contractor Amendments to Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect (AIA B101 -2007) Pages 1 - 5  KDE Amendment AIA B101-2007 - Page ... More

 

Capital Construction Funding
The intent of this page is to provide schools and districts with information that may facilitate local financial decision making.

 

Construction Forms and Processes
Forms and processes relating to construction projects. KET Building and Wiring Checklist

 

Energy Management
Our mission is to provide training and assist in developing energy management plans for K-12 public schools, develop programs that educate local districts regarding the benefits of sustainable school buildings, and assist school districts in ways to finance energy efficient projects, including guaranteed energy savings performance contracts. Alliance to Save Energy ... More

 

Expanded Regulations for Facilities
The expanded version of each regulation is available here for download.

 

Kentucky Green Ribbon Schools Application Process
Participation in Kentucky's Green Ribbon Schools Program is a THREE step process. The first step will be to complete and submit a "letter of intent" to KDE to indicate your school's desire to submit an application.  Deadline:  February 10, 2012. The second step will be to complete and submit an application ... More

 

Kentucky Green Ribbon Schools Program
This page is intended to inform districts and schools about the Green Ribbon Schools (GRS) Project.  NEW INFORMATIONCLICK HERE for Kentucky's Green Ribbon Schools Application Process webpage.  It includes the "letter of intent" indicating your school's desire to participate.  It also includes a link to the surveygizmo tool used to submit ... More

 

Links and Partners
Agencies and/or programs that provide relevant information on school facilities.

 

Statutes & Regulations
Administrative regulations and statutes related to school facilities and grounds.

  Facility Plans
Provides individual executive summaries of District Facility Plans including organizational structure, facilities, capacities, and status of capital construction priorities, which are the mechanism to use restricted capital funds.

  Statewide Needs Assessments
Assessments of construction costs specified in the District Facility Plans are approved by the Kentucky Board of Education in each odd year preceding the budget session of the General Assembly.