Key Core Work Process (KCWP) 1: Design and Deploy Standards - This resource supports educators in strengthening standards implementation and curriculum coherence. It provides clear guidance, a diagnostic entry point for learning, and a structured pathway for developing an actionable plan supported by high-quality tools. When applied thoughtfully, the resource promotes aligned systems and instructional practices that elevate teaching and learning across educational settings.
Reference Potential Activities Aligned to Key Core Work Process 1: Design and Deploy Standards as a supporting document.
Kentucky Academic Standards
The Kentucky Academics Standards Review Process outlines the minimum required standards that all Kentucky students should have the opportunity to learn before graduating from high school. These standards define what students are expected to learn but do not prescribe how learning experiences should be designed or what resources should be used. The KY Academic Standards (KAS) help ensure that all students across the Commonwealth focus on a common set of standards and have opportunities to learn at high levels.
Standards and Curriculum Support
The Kentucky Academic Standards and Career and Technical Education Pathway Standards define rigorous learning expectations for all students. Curricular coherence depends on aligning standards, curriculum, and instructional resources through continuous review and refinement. This work begins by translating standards into a local curriculum grounded in high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs). While standards establish expectations, districts design learning experiences and select resources, supported by clear systems and processes that ensure alignment, fidelity, and effective implementation.
The Kentucky Model Curriculum Framework provides guidance for building local curriculum, with a core focus on adopting High-Quality Instructional Resources (HQIRs) aligned to the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS). If you have an HQIR, the MCF supports its effective implementation. Without an HQIR, the KDE provides guidance to create a locally developed, compliant curriculum. The primary goal of the MCF is to ensure curricular coherence across all schools in the district.