The formation of the Kentucky Secondary Alliance in April 2005 represents the next phase of the Refocusing Secondary Education initiative. The Alliance is the engine through which the department will lead change, support local implementation and engage the public in the vision for secondary education.
The goal of the Kentucky Alliance is to mobilize the resources, knowledge, and capacities of the partners to shape policy, practice and public engagement so that all Kentucky students leave high school prepared and ready to pursue a next level of learning in college and the workforce.
To ensure that Kentucky's work is connected to and informed by promising developments and proven practices beyond her borders, the department has established a relationship between the Alliance and the National Successful Practices Network (SPN) of the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE).
The Successful Practices Network, in partnership with the Council of Chief State School Officers and with assistance from foundations and national education organizations, is conducting and ongoing initiative to share information about schools that have been most successful in providing all students with a rigorous and relevant education.
Through this national connections, Kentucky schools are being provided with instructional materials, curriculum resources, access to practitioners in national model schools and an ICLE liaison who can respond to needs for information and technical assistance.