KRS § 158.842 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 158 / Section 158.842
158.842 Committee for Mathematics Achievement -- Membership, purposes, organization, staffing, and duties of committee -- Report to Interim Joint Committee on Education
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158.842 Committee for Mathematics Achievement -- Membership, purposes,

organization, staffing, and duties of committee -- Report to Interim Joint

Committee on Education.

(1) The Committee for Mathematics Achievement is hereby created for the purposes of

developing a multifaceted strategic plan to improve student achievement in

mathematics at all levels of schooling, prekindergarten through postsecondary and

adult. At a minimum the plan shall address:

(a) Evidence-based curriculum that is aligned prekindergarten through

postsecondary, including consensus among high school teachers and

postsecondary education faculty about expectations, curriculum, and

assessment;

(b) Attitudes and beliefs of teachers about mathematics;

(c) Teachers' knowledge of mathematics;

(d) Diagnostic assessment, intervention services, universal screeners, and

instructional strategies;

(e) Shortages of teachers of mathematics, including incentives to attract strong

candidates to mathematics teaching;

(f) Statewide institutes that prepare cadres of mathematics leaders in local school

districts, which may include highly skilled retired mathematics teachers, to

serve as coaches and mentors in districts and schools;

(g) Cohesive continuing education options for experienced mathematics

classroom teachers;

(h) Closing the student achievement gap among various student subpopulations;

(i) Curriculum expectations and assessments of students among the various

school levels, prekindergarten, primary, elementary, middle, and high school;

(j) Curriculum expectations and assessments for adult education centers;

(k) Introductory postsecondary education mathematics courses that are

appropriate to the wide array of academic programs and majors;

(l) Research to analyze further the issues of transition from high school or High

School Equivalency Diploma programs to postsecondary education

mathematics; and

(m) The early mathematics testing program under KRS 158.803.

Other factors may be included in the strategic plan as deemed appropriate by the

committee to improve mathematics achievement of Kentucky students.

(2) The committee shall be composed of twenty-three (23) members as follows:

(a) The commissioner of education or his or her designee;

(b) The president of the Council on Postsecondary Education or his or her

designee;

(c) The president of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and

Universities or his or her designee;

(d) The secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet or his or her designee;

(e) Four (4) representatives with a specialty in mathematics or mathematics

education who have expertise and experience in professional development,

especially with coaching and mentoring of teachers, from any of the public

postsecondary education institutions defined in KRS 164.001. The

representatives shall be selected by mutual agreement of the president of the

Council on Postsecondary Education and the commissioner of education;

(f) One (1) adult education mathematics instructor selected by the secretary of

the Education and Labor Cabinet;

(g) Two (2) elementary, two (2) middle, and two (2) high school mathematics

teachers, appointed by the commissioner of education;

(h) Three (3) school administrators or building-level mathematics instructional

coaches, with one (1) each representing elementary, middle, and high school,

appointed by the commissioner of education;

(i) Two (2) district administrators or district-level mathematics instructional

coaches appointed by the commissioner of education;

(j) The executive director of the Center for Mathematics created under KRS

164.525 or his or her designee;

(k) The executive director of AdvanceKentucky or his or her designee; and

(l) The executive director of the Partnership Institute for Math and Science

Education Reform or his or her designee.

(3) A majority of the membership present shall constitute a quorum.

(4) Each member of the committee, other than members who serve by virtue of their

positions, shall serve for a term of three (3) years or until a successor is appointed

and qualified.

(5) A chair of the committee shall be elected each calendar year. An individual may not

serve as chair for more than three (3) consecutive years. The chair shall be the

presiding officer of the committee, and coordinate the functions and activities of the

committee.

(6) The committee shall be attached to the Kentucky Department of Education for

administrative purposes. The commissioner of education shall contract with a

mathematics-trained professional to provide part-time staff support to the

committee. The commissioner of education and the president of the council shall

reach consensus in the selection of a person to fill the position. The person selected

shall have a graduate degree, a mathematics or mathematics education major, and

teaching or administrative experience in elementary and secondary education. The

person shall not be a current employee of any entity represented on the committee.

The department shall provide office space and other resources necessary to support

the staff position and the work of the committee.

(7) The committee, under the leadership of the chair, may organize itself into

appropriate subcommittees and work structures to accomplish the purposes of the

committee.

(8) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but shall be

reimbursed for necessary travel and expenses while attending meetings at the same

per diem rate promulgated in administrative regulation for state employees under

provisions of KRS Chapter 45. Funds shall be provided school districts to cover the

cost of substitute teachers for those teachers on the committee at each district's

established rate for substitute teachers.

(9) If a vacancy occurs within the committee during its duration, the vacancy shall be

filled in the same manner as set forth in the original appointment.

(10) The committee shall provide a final written report of committee activities and

progress regarding the strategic plan required under subsection (1) of this section to

the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Legislative Research

Commission by May 1, 2025.

(11) The committee shall have ongoing responsibility for providing advice and guidance

to policymakers in the development of statewide policies and in the identification

and allocation of resources to improve mathematics achievement. In carrying out

this responsibility, the committee shall periodically review the strategic plan and

make modifications as deemed appropriate and report those to the Interim Joint

Committee on Education.

(12) The committee shall collaborate with the Center for Mathematics to ensure that

there is ongoing identification of research and evidence-based intervention

programs for K-12 students who have fallen behind in mathematics, rigorous

mathematics curricula that prepare students for the next level of schooling, research

and evidence-based professional development models that prepare teachers in

mathematics and pedagogy, and strategies for closing the gap between high school

or a High School Equivalency Diploma program and postsecondary mathematics

preparation.