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.
The Office of Assessment and Accountability’s Division of Assessment Support provided information related to SB 1 through online meetings in the spring of 2009. Click here to access that information.
An Arts and Humanities Program Review Pilot Project was conducted in the 2007-08 school year. Click here for the draft tools used for the project.
Click here to see the list of individuals who will develop the K-12 standards for English/language arts and mathematics in the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI). CCSSI is sponsored by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
The Kentucky Department of Education invites educators and the public to review and provide feedback on the draft Common Core State Standards for English/language arts and mathematics. This feedback will be collected via surveys and submitted to the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association for their consideration as they finalize the standards. The surveys will be open until March 29. Click on the links to access the English/language arts and mathematics surveys. The Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center provided Kentucky with facilitation for the group work related to standards review. Reports from those three meetings are posted on this page for further background on the process used.