Last Updated on Friday, October 30, 2009 at 5:01 AM
School Improvement provides a data-driven, research-based framework for defining goals and objectives for improving student learning and for selecting and implementing strategies to improve the instructional and organizational effectiveness of every school.
Assistance to Schools
Intensive, long-term intervention and resources are provided to schools and districts who are in need of assistance pursuant to 703 KAR 5:120.
Comprehensive Improvement Planning for Districts & Schools
The process of Improvement Planning in Kentucky is used as the means of determining how schools and districts will plan to ensure that students reach proficiency and beyond by 2014. The process focuses school and district improvement efforts on student needs by bringing together all stakeholders to plan for improvement, by ... More
Instructional Support Network
The purpose of the Instructional Support Network (ISN) is to build the capacity of district administrators to provide leadership in making connections between planning for instruction and planning for professional development. It is these connections that provide the foundation for continuous school improvement.
Leadership & Evaluation
Contained on this page are links to the following: Certified Personnel Evaluation, Effective Instructional Leadership, Gates Phase II Summary, eWalk, State Action for Educational Leadership Project and Superintendent Training and Testing
School & District Audits/Reviews
The Kentucky Department of Education is required by KRS158.6455 to conduct audits/reviews of schools that fail to meet their achievement goals for each biennium. Additionally, audits/reviews fulfill the requirements for SEA technical assistance to districts in Tier 3 consequences in accordance with NCLB Section 1116 (c)(9) and the Kentucky Consolidated State ... More
Standards & Indicators for School Improvement
The Standards and Indicators for School Improvement define the elements of whole school improvement that schools can put into effect at the elementary, middle and high school levels in order to produce desired learning results. The nine standards are organized within three sections - Academic Performance; Learning Environment; and Efficiency. The School Level Performance Descriptors ... More