KERA Implementation Primary School Primary level education in the Hardin County School addresses the developmental needs and interests of the students. Focus is not only an acquisition of basic literacy and mathematical content and skills but also on an application of problem-solving situations and contributions to group membership. Hardin County Schools fully implemented primary school during the 1992-1993 school year. Preschool The Hardin County School District serves over 400 four year olds and disabled three year olds in its preschool program housed in elementary schools throughout the county. A developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children is planned and implemented with attention to the different needs, interests and developmental levels of individual children.
Appropriate experiences provide for all areas of the child s development.
The council makes policy decisions about the school s operation. Current efforts in Hardin County center on wiring school facilities within the district to build wide area and local area networks to fully implement the KETS system. With the passage of KERA, schools came under a new and different assessment system. Testing of students knowledge and ability now focuses on several components including portfolios in writing and math, performance events in all subject areas, and transitional testing. The centers make referrals in the areas of health and social services, employment information, child care services, substance abuse, and family crisis intervention.