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Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 6 - Food Service Programs › Section 702 KAR 6:110 - Claim reimbursement for school and community nutrition programs

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.070(5),
				7 C.F.R.
				210.8,
				220.11,
				225.9,
				226.10,
				42 U.S.C.
				1751,
				1761,
				1766,
				1773
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.070(5) requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations governing
				the operation of programs within the Department of Education.
				7 C.F.R.
				210.8(b)(1),
				220.11(b),
				225.9(d)(6),
				and
				226.10(e)
				provides the Department of Education with the authority to establish deadlines
				for claim reimbursement for federal nutrition programs. This administrative
				regulation establishes the claims deadlines for these programs.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Online Reporting System" means the
			 Web-based computer application used for claims processing.
(2) "Sponsor" means an entity approved to
			 participate in a nutrition program that is administered by SCN.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 7 - School Terms, Attendance and Operation › Section 702 KAR 7:065 - Designation of agent to manage middle and high school interscholastic athletics

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				61.805 - 61.850, 156.070(2), 158.162,
				160.380, 160.445, 20 U.S.C.
				1681
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.070(1) requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to manage and control the common schools, including
				interscholastic athletics in the schools.
				KRS
				156.070(2) authorizes the
				board to designate an agency to manage athletics. This administrative
				regulation designates an agent for middle and high school athletics;
				establishes the financial planning and review processes for the agent; and
				incorporates by reference the bylaws, procedures, and rules of the
				agent.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Contact Drill" means that drills are run
			 at Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5.
(2) "KBE" means Kentucky Board of
			 Education.
(3) "KHSAA" means
			 Kentucky High School Athletics Association.
(4) "Level 0" or "air" means that players run
			 a drill unopposed without contact.
(5) "Level 1" or "bags" means that a drill is
			 run with a bag or against another soft contact surface.
(6) "Level 2" or "control" means that:
(a) A drill is run at an assigned speed until
			 the moment of contact;
(b) One (1)
			 player is predetermined the winner by the coach;
(c) Contact remains above the waist;
			 and
(d) Players stay on their
			 feet.
(7) "Level 3" or
			 "Control to Ground" means that:
(a) A drill is
			 run at an assigned non-competitive speed or with players pre-engaged;
(b) There is a pre-determined winner;
			 and
(c) Players are allowed to take
			 their opponent to the ground in a controlled manner.
(8) "Level 4" or "thud" means that:
(a) A drill is run at a competitive speed
			 through the moment of contact;
(b)
			 There is no predetermined winner;
(c) Contact is above the waist;
(d) Players stay on their feet; and
(e) A quick whistle ends the drill.
(9) "Level 5" or "live" means that
			 a drill is run at a competitive speed in game-like conditions.
(10) "Non-Contact Drill" means that drills
			 are run at Level 0, Level 1, or Level 2.
(11) "OCR" means the United States Department
			 of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 7 - School Terms, Attendance and Operation › Section 702 KAR 7:130 - Approval of innovative alternative school calendars

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				157.320,
				157.350,
				158.060,
				158.070,
				2010 ES Acts ch. 1, Part I,C,3(17)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: 2010 Extra. Sess. Ky. Acts
				ch. 1, Part I,C,3(17) requires the Kentucky Board of Education to establish by
				administrative regulation procedures by which the Commissioner of Education may
				approve innovative alternative school calendars, prior to the approval of
				school calendars for fiscal year 2010-2011. This administrative regulation
				establishes uniform procedures for approval of innovative alternative
				calendars.
Section 1.
(1)
(a) A
			 local board of education may request approval of an innovative alternative
			 school calendar for the 2010-2011 school year or the 2011-2012 school year by
			 submitting a written request to the Commissioner of Education.
(b) All calendars that contain less than 170
			 six (6) hour instructional days shall be considered innovative alternate
			 calendars and shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Education for
			 approval.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 7 - School Terms, Attendance and Operation › Section 702 KAR 7:140 - School calendar

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				157.320,
				157.350,
				158.060,
				158.070
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.070,
				156.160,
				157.320,
				158.060,
				and
				158.070
				define the school day and month and require the Kentucky Board of Education
				(KBE) to promulgate administrative regulations governing the make-up of school
				days missed.
				KRS
				158.070 defines the school term and requires
				the KBE to promulgate administrative regulations governing the use of school
				days and the establishment of school calendars. This administrative regulation
				establishes the requirements for school districts to follow regarding school
				calendars.
Section 1. Calendar
			 Requirements.
(1) The local board of education
			 shall adopt a school calendar on or before May 15 of each year. The calendar
			 shall:
(a) Establish the length of each
			 student attendance day, in accordance with
			 KRS
			 158.060(3); and
(b) Set the instructional time the local
			 board of education requires for kindergarten per
			 KRS
			 157.320(7).
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 7 - School Terms, Attendance and Operation › Section 702 KAR 7:150 - Home or hospital instruction

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				160.290,
				202A.011,
				314.011
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 158.033 requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations
				establishing the components of home or hospital instruction.
				KRS
				156.070 requires the Kentucky Board of
				Education to establish policy or act on all matters relating to the
				administrative responsibility of the Department of Education.
				KRS
				156.160 requires the Kentucky Board of
				Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing standards which
				school districts shall meet in student, program, service, and operational
				performance.
				KRS
				159.030 provides exemptions from compulsory
				attendance for students whose physical or mental condition prevents or renders
				inadvisable attendance at school or application to study. This administrative
				regulation establishes minimum requirements for home or hospital instruction
				programs.
Section 1. General
			 Provisions.
(1) A local board of education
			 shall establish home or hospital instructional programs for students pursuant
			 to KRS 158.033 and the criteria contained in this administrative
			 regulation.
(2) A local board of
			 education shall establish a local board policy setting forth parameters for the
			 operation of home or hospital instructional programs.
(3) A student referred for home or hospital
			 instruction and not in attendance at school shall not be counted for attendance
			 purposes prior to the date recommended by an eligible health care provider on
			 an approved application or for students with disabilities, the date determined
			 by the Admissions and Release Committee (ARC) as defined in
			 707 KAR
			 1:002.
(4)
			 Home or hospital instruction shall be used only for a student for whom there is
			 an expectation of an inability to attend regular school for more than five (5)
			 consecutive school days.
(5) For
			 students with disabilities, the ARC shall be responsible for placement
			 decisions regarding home or hospital instruction in accordance with the
			 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
			 20 U.S.C. secs.
			 1400 et. seq and
			 707 KAR
			 1:350.
(6)
			 The ARC chairperson shall provide written notice of eligibility and
			 documentation to the local Director of Pupil Personnel (DPP) for purposes of
			 program enrollment using the Notice of Home or Hospital Instruction Placement
			 by Admissions and Release Committee (ARC) Form.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 7 - School Terms, Attendance and Operation › Section 702 KAR 7:170

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The
				adopted version of this section by
				48
				Ky.R. 2139, 2760, 2971; eff.
				8/30/2022 is not yet
				available.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 703 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - BUREAU OF LEARNING RESULTS SERVICES › Chapter 3 - Assistance and Intervention Services › Section 703 KAR 3:205 - Management improvement program

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RELATES TO: KRS 158.780, 158.785
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 158.780 and 158.785
				require the Kentucky Board of Education to establish a program for management
				improvement services for school districts which demonstrate such a critical
				lack of efficiency or effectiveness in governance or administration that state
				mandated corrective action or state control of the district is required. This
				administrative regulation outlines the operational procedures for the
				management improvement program.
Section
			 1.
(1) The Kentucky Department of
			 Education shall collect data from local school districts pursuant to KRS 158.785(2). The data shall include instructional and operational data routinely
			 submitted by the districts, and other information as requested by the Kentucky
			 Department of Education.
(2) If a
			 review of the data regarding a school district indicates significant
			 deficiencies, the Department of Education staff shall conduct an on-site
			 review.
(3) The on-site review
			 shall include the examination of local school records and interviews with
			 school district officials, staff, and community leaders. The on-site review may
			 include an examination of school district operations in:
(a) Governance policy and
			 procedures;
(b) Instructional
			 programming and organization;
(c)
			 Fiscal management and accountability procedures;
(d) The maintenance and condition of the
			 physical plant;
(e) Facility
			 construction;
(f) Student
			 transportation; and
(g) Community
			 perception and support.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 703 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - BUREAU OF LEARNING RESULTS SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Assessment and Accountability › Section 703 KAR 5:070 - Procedures for the inclusion of special populations in the state-required assessment and accountability programs

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RELATES TO: KRS 158.6451, 158.6453, 158.6455,  Pub. L. 114-95
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 158.6453 requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to create and implement a statewide assessment
				program that measures the achievement of students, schools, and districts;
				complies with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015,  Pub. L. 114-95;
				and ensures accountability. KRS 158.6455 requires the Kentucky Board of
				Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a system of
				determining successful schools and a system of rewards and assistance for
				certified staff in schools and districts. This administrative regulation
				establishes procedures for the inclusion of special student populations in the
				state-required assessment and accountability programs.
Section 1. Kentucky public schools shall
			 comply with Procedures for Inclusion of Special Populations in the
			 State-Required Assessment and Accountability Programs when administering any
			 state-required assessment.
Section
			 2. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Procedures for Inclusion of Special
			 Populations in the State-Required Assessment and Accountability Programs",
			 April 2021, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
			 or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Department of
			 Education, Office of Assessment and Accountability, 5th floor, 300 Building,
			 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.
			 to 4:30 p.m.
This is to certify that the chief state school officer has
				reviewed and recommended this administrative regulation prior to its adoption
				by the Kentucky Board of Education, as required by KRS 156.070(5).
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 703 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - BUREAU OF LEARNING RESULTS SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Assessment and Accountability › Section 703 KAR 5:080 - Administration Code for Kentucky's Educational Assessment Program

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RELATES TO: KRS 158.6453, 158.6455
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 158.6455 requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to
				establish a system for identifying and rewarding successful schools and to
				establish appropriate consequences for schools failing to meet or exceed their
				assistance line. This administrative regulation establishes an Administration
				Code for Kentucky's Educational Assessment Program for appropriate testing
				practices for state required tests.
Section
			 1. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The "Administration Code for Kentucky's
			 Educational Assessment Program", February 2014, is incorporated by
			 reference.
(2) This document may be
			 inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the
			 Department of Education, Office of Assessment and Accountability, 5th Floor,
			 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. through
			 4:30 p.m.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 703 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - BUREAU OF LEARNING RESULTS SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Assessment and Accountability › Section 703 KAR 5:140 - Requirements for school and district report cards

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RELATES TO: KRS 158.031, 158.6453(17)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 158.6453(17) requires
				the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate an administrative regulation to
				define the implementation and the components of a school and district report
				card that clearly communicates with parents and the public about school and
				district performance. This administrative regulation establishes the standards
				for a school and district report card.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Average
			 student/teacher ratio" means the total enrollment of the school (end of year
			 membership) divided by the number of teachers on a full-time equivalent (FTE)
			 basis, not including administrators, guidance counselors, or media
			 specialists.
(2) "Average years of
			 experience" means the average number of years of professional experience of
			 classroom teachers excluding certified staff such as administrators, guidance
			 counselors, or media specialists.
(3) "Base year" means the academic year
			 immediately preceding the publication of the school report card
			 components.
(4) "District report
			 card" means the summary of district and school information that shall be
			 published pursuant to KRS 160.463.
(5) "Membership" means the number of
			 kindergarten through grade (12) students enrolled in a school or district as
			 reported by the local superintendent at the close of the year.
(6) "Parent" shall have the same meaning as
			 defined in KRS 160.345(1)(d).
(7)
			 "School" means an institution as defined in KRS 160.345(1)(b).
(8) "School report card" means the public
			 reporting mechanism established pursuant to  20 U.S.C. 6311(h)  and KRS 158.6453(17)(a).
(9) "School safety data"
			 means a list of components as established in Section 2 of this administrative
			 regulation, critical to providing for a safe school environment for students
			 and school staff.
(10) "Spending
			 per student - district" means the current expenditures made divided by the
			 membership in the district.
(11)
			 "Spending per student - school" means the current expenditures made divided by
			 the membership in the school.
(12)
			 "Spending per student - state" means the current expenditures made divided by
			 the membership in the state.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 703 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - BUREAU OF LEARNING RESULTS SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Assessment and Accountability › Section 703 KAR 5:225 - Continuous improvement planning for schools and districts

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RELATES TO: KRS 158.645, 158.6451, 158.6453, 158.6455, 158.649,
				158.782, 160.346,  20 U.S.C. 6301, 6311,  2 C.F.R. Part 200, 34 C.F.R.  Part  200,
				 Pub. L. 114-95
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 158.6453 requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to create and implement a balanced statewide
				accountability system that measures the achievement of students, schools, and
				districts; complies with the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act,  20 U.S.C. 6301  et seq., as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA),  Pub. L. 114-95; and ensures accountability. KRS 158.6455 requires the Kentucky Board
				of Education, following the revision of academic standards and development of a
				student assessment program, to create an accountability system to classify
				schools and districts, including a formula for accountability, goals for
				improvement, and rewards and consequences. This administrative regulation
				establishes the comprehensive school and district improvement plan process,
				which are key components of the continuous improvement process in Kentucky and
				ultimately fulfillment of school, district, and state goals under the Kentucky
				State Plan as required by the ESSA.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Charter
			 school" means a "public charter school" as defined by KRS 160.1590(12).
(2) "Charter school
			 board of directors" or "governing board" means "charter school board of
			 directors" as defined by KRS 160.1590(6).
(3) "Comprehensive District Improvement Plan"
			 or "CDIP" means a plan developed by the local school district with the input of
			 parents, faculty, staff, and representatives of school councils from each
			 school in the district, based on a review of relevant data that includes
			 targets, strategies, activities, a time schedule to support student achievement
			 and student growth, and to eliminate achievement gaps among groups of
			 students.
(4) "Comprehensive School
			 Improvement Plan" or "CSIP" means a plan developed by the school council, or
			 successor, and charter schools with the input of parents, faculty, and staff,
			 based on a review of relevant data that includes targets, strategies,
			 activities, a time schedule to support student achievement and student growth,
			 and to eliminate achievement gaps among groups of students.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 703 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - BUREAU OF LEARNING RESULTS SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Assessment and Accountability › Section 703 KAR 5:240 - Accountability administrative procedures and guidelines

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RELATES TO: KRS 158.150, 158.6451, 158.6453, 158.6455
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 158.6453(3)(a) and KRS 158.6455(2)(a) require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate
				administrative regulations to create and implement a balanced statewide
				assessment and accountability program that measures the achievement of
				students, schools, and districts; complies with the federal Every Student
				Succeeds Act of 2015,  20 U.S.C. 6301  et seq.; and ensures accountability. This
				administrative regulation establishes administrative procedures and guidelines
				for Kentucky's assessment and accountability program.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "A1" means a school that is:
(a) Under administrative control of a
			 principal and eligible to establish a school-based decision-making council;
			 and
(b) Not an alternative
			 education program operated by, or as a part of, another school.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 704 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF LEARNING PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 3 - Office of Instruction › Section 704 KAR 3:015 - Kentucky All STARS for Preschool Programs

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				157.3175,
				199.8943,
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.160 requires the Kentucky Board of
				Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing guidelines for
				the preschool program.
				KRS
				199.8943 requires the Kentucky Department of
				Education, in consultation with the Early Childhood Advisory Council, to
				promulgate administrative regulations that implement a quality-based graduated
				early childhood rating system for public-funded preschool. This administrative
				regulation establishes the Kentucky All STARS Program, a quality based
				graduated early childhood rating system established in
				KRS
				199.8943, for the state-funded preschool
				program.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Administrative and Leadership Practices"
			 means a domain of standards related to the planning, implementing, and
			 evaluating of early childhood program services.
(2) "Classroom and Instructional Quality"
			 means a domain of standards related to develop-mentally appropriate teaching
			 and learning practices in early childhood program settings.
(3) "Environment assessment" means a rating
			 scale to assess quality in a preschool program setting and consists of the
			 following evaluated items:
(a) Physical
			 environment;
(b) Basic
			 care;
(c) Curriculum;
(d) Interaction;
(e) Schedule and program structure;
			 and
(f) Parent and staff
			 education.
(4)
			 "Expiration date" means the date the quality rating certificate issued by the
			 Department of Education or its designee is no longer valid.
(5) "Family and community engagement" means a
			 domain of standards related to involving parents, families, and communities in
			 the early childhood program.
(6)
			 "Issue date" means the date the quality rating certificate was issued by the
			 Department of Education or its designee.
(7) "Kentucky All STARS Rating System" or
			 "STARS" means the quality based-graduated early childhood rating system
			 established in
			 KRS
			 199.8943 and the Kentucky All STARS Quality
			 Rating Level requirements established in 922 KAR 2:270.
(8) "Preschool" means program services as
			 established in
			 KRS
			 157.3175.
(9) "Preschool site" means a location with a
			 school ID code assigned by the Kentucky Department of Education providing
			 program services as established in
			 KRS
			 157.3175.
(10) "Renewal year" means the year that a
			 preschool site renews its quality rating certificate with the Department of
			 Education.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 704 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF LEARNING PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 3 - Office of Instruction › Section 704 KAR 3:035 - Annual professional development plan

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.095,
				158.070
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.095 requires the Kentucky Board of
				Education to establish, direct, and maintain a statewide program of
				professional development to improve instruction in the public schools.
				KRS
				158.070(5) requires the
				state board to promulgate administrative regulations establishing guidelines
				and procedures to be followed for the approval of the days utilized for four
				(4) days of the minimum school term required to be utilized by each local
				school district for professional development activities for the professional
				staff. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for the
				annual professional development plan.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1)
			 "Comprehensive District Improvement Plan" is defined by
			 703
			 KAR 5:225, Section 1(3).
(2) "Comprehensive School Improvement Plan"
			 is defined by
			 703
			 KAR 5:225, Section 1(4).
(3) "Needs assessment" means the gathering,
			 sorting, and analysis of student, educator, and system data that lead to
			 conclusions regarding the need for content and learning designs for
			 professional development in identified areas related to educator performance
			 and student achievement.
(4)
			 "Professional development" means professional learning that is an individual
			 and collective responsibility, which fosters shared accountability among the
			 entire education workforce for student achievement that:
(a) Aligns with the Kentucky Academic
			 Standards in
			 704 KAR
			 3:303 and 704 KAR Chapter 8, educator effectiveness
			 standards, individual professional growth goals, and school, school district,
			 and state goals for student achievement;
(b) Focuses on content and pedagogy, as
			 specified in certification requirements, and other related job-specific
			 performance standards and expectations;
(c) Occurs among educators who share
			 responsibility for student growth;
(d) Is facilitated by school and district
			 leaders, including curriculum specialists, principals, instructional coaches,
			 competent and qualified third-party facilitators, mentors, teachers or teacher
			 leaders;
(e) Focuses on individual
			 improvement, school improvement, and program implementation; and
(f) Is on-going.
(5) "Professional development program" means
			 a sustained, coherent, relevant, and useful professional learning process that
			 is measurable by indicators and provides professional learning and ongoing
			 support to transfer that learning to practice.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 704 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF LEARNING PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 3 - Office of Instruction › Section 704 KAR 3:095 - The use of response-to-intervention in Kindergarten through Grade 3

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				158.305
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				158.305(2) requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for the
				district-wide use of a response-to-intervention system for students in
				Kindergarten through Grade 3. This administrative regulation establishes the
				requirements for a district-wide response-to-intervention system for students
				in Kindergarten through Grade 3.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Core
			 instruction" means instruction based on the state's academic standards as set
			 forth in
			 704 KAR
			 3:303 and provided to all students.
(2) "Differentiated core academic and
			 behavioral instruction" means the tailoring of curriculum, teaching
			 environments, and practices to create appropriately different learning
			 experiences for students to meet each student's needs while recognizing each
			 student's learning differences, varying interests, readiness levels, and level
			 of responsiveness to the standard core instruction.
(3) "Evidence-based" means classroom
			 practices for which there is strong evidence of success.
(4) "Implemented with fidelity" means the
			 accurate and consistent provision or delivery of instruction as it was
			 designed.
(5) "Intensive academic
			 and behavioral intervention" means that, in addition to core instruction and
			 targeted intervention instruction, a student is provided additional
			 intervention services that are tailored to the student's individualized
			 academic or behavioral needs.
(6)
			 "Intervention" means an educational or behavioral instruction, practice,
			 strategy, or curriculum that is provided to meet a student's academic and
			 behavioral needs, in addition to core instruction.
(7) "Response-to-intervention" means a
			 multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and social and
			 behavioral competencies through an integration of assessment and
			 intervention.
(8) "Targeted
			 intervention" means the use of screening data to design appropriate
			 interventions provided, in addition to core instruction, if a student's
			 universal screening and other data results indicate that the student has not
			 mastered a benchmark skill or grade level expectation in mathematics, reading,
			 writing, or behavior.
(9)
			 "Universal screening" means screening that uses specific criteria to evaluate
			 the learning and achievement of all students in academics and related
			 behaviors, that may include learning differences, class attendance, tardiness,
			 and truancy, to determine which students need closer monitoring or an
			 intervention.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 704 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF LEARNING PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 3 - Office of Instruction › Section 704 KAR 3:292 - Education of migratory children

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.010,
				156.035,
				156.070,
				20 U.S.C.
				6391-6399
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: Section 1306 of the
				Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by the Every
				Student Succeeds Act requires migratory education programs receiving funding
				under Title I, Part C to ensure the unique educational needs of migratory
				children are identified and addressed. This administrative regulation
				establishes, in accordance with Kentucky's consolidated State plan under ESEA,
				how the Kentucky Department of Education (department) and its local operating
				agencies comply with ESEA Section 1306.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1)
			 "Comprehensive needs assessment" means a systematic set of procedures that are
			 used to determine needs, examine their nature and causes, and set priorities
			 for future action.
(2) "Migrant
			 staff" means any individual that is fully or partially paid using migrant
			 funds.
(3) "Migratory child" or
			 "migratory student" is defined in
			 20
			 U.S.C. 6399(3).
(4) "Out-of-school youth" means an individual
			 who:
(a) Has not attained the age of
			 twenty-one (21) years old;
(b) Has
			 not completed high school or the equivalent thereof; and
(c) Is not currently enrolled in an
			 elementary or secondary school.
(5) "Qualifying move" is defined in
			 20
			 U.S.C. 6399(5).
(6) "Service delivery plan" means a set of
			 principles, standards, polices, and constraints to be used to guide the
			 designs, development, deployment, operation, and retirement of
			 services.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 704 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF LEARNING PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 3 - Office of Instruction › Section 704 KAR 3:303 - Required academic standards

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RELATES TO: KRS 156.070, 156.160, 158.645, 158.6451, 158.6453,
				160.290
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 156.160 requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to establish courses of study for the different
				grades and kinds of common schools, with the courses of study to comply with
				the expected goals, outcomes, and assessment strategies developed under KRS 158.645, 158.6451, and 158.6453. KRS 158.6453 requires the revision of academic
				content standards. KRS 156.070(1) requires the Kentucky Board of Education to
				manage and control the common schools and all programs operated in the schools.
				KRS 160.290 authorizes local boards of education to provide for courses and
				other services for students consistent with the administrative regulations of
				the Kentucky Board of Education. This administrative regulation incorporates by
				reference the required academic standards, which contain the general courses of
				study and academic content standards for use in Kentucky's common schools
				unless specifically incorporated in another administrative regulation in 704
				KAR Chapter 8.
Section 1. Before
			 graduating from a Kentucky public high school, a student shall meet the minimum
			 content requirements established in the required academic standards.
Section 2. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The "Kentucky Academic Standards",
			 December 2022, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
			 or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Division of Program
			 Standards, Department of Education, 300 Sower Boulevard, 5th Floor, Frankfort,
			 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. This material may be
			 reviewed at:
https://education.ky.gov/districts/legal/Pages/Kentucky-Revised-Statutes.aspx
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 704 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF LEARNING PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 3 - Office of Instruction › Section 704 KAR 3:305 - Minimum requirements for high school graduation

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RELATES TO: KRS 156.160(1)(a), (d), 158.140(6), 158.142,
				158.645, 158.6451
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 156.160 requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations relating
				to the courses of study for the different grades and the minimum requirements
				for high school graduation. KRS 158.142(3)(b) requires the board to promulgate
				administrative regulations establishing requirements for early graduation from
				high school. The content standards for the courses of study are established in
				the Kentucky academic standards incorporated by reference in  704 KAR 3:303 and
				704 KAR Chapter 8. This administrative regulation establishes the minimum
				requirements necessary for entitlement to a high school diploma.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Continuity of services plan" means a
			 plan that outlines the ways in which a student will receive access to essential
			 services that will end if the student graduates early.
(2) "Early Graduation Certificate" means a
			 certificate, awarded by the district and signed by the principal and
			 superintendent, that shall qualify the recipient to be awarded a high school
			 diploma and a scholarship award equal to one-half (1/2) of the state portion of
			 the average statewide per pupil guaranteed base funding level, to be used at a
			 Kentucky public two (2) year community and technical college or a Kentucky four
			 (4) year public or non-profit independent institution accredited by the
			 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
(3) "Early Graduation Program" or "EGP" means
			 an optional, criteria-based program in which a student may receive a diploma
			 from the school district, an Early Graduation Certificate, and a scholarship
			 award upon successful completion of all program requirements provided in
			 Section 5 of this administrative regulation in three (3) academic years or
			 less.
(4) "Graduate early" means a
			 student is awarded a diploma from the district, in under four (4) academic
			 years from the start of grade 9, based upon meeting the minimum credit
			 requirements of this administrative regulation and additional requirements as
			 may be imposed by a local board of education.
(5) "Individual Learning Plan" or "ILP" is
			 defined in  704 KAR 19:002.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 704 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF LEARNING PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 3 - Office of Instruction › Section 704 KAR 3:306 - Kentucky Academic Standards for Historical and Cultural Influences of the Bible Elective Social Studies Course

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Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 704 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF LEARNING PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 3 - Office of Instruction › Section 704 KAR 3:307 - Recognition of credits when transferring without transcript

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.031,
				156.160,
				158.140
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.031 requires that administrative
				regulations relating to statutes amended by the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform
				Act be reviewed, amended if necessary and resubmitted to the Legislative
				Research Commission prior to December 30, 1990;
				KRS
				156.160 requires the State Board for
				Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt administrative regulations setting
				forth the courses of study for the different grades and the minimum
				requirements for high school graduation; and
				KRS
				158.140 mandates the assignment of a pupil to
				the class or grade to which the pupil is best suited. This administrative
				regulation prescribes procedures for recognition of credits for graduation from
				a public secondary school upon transfer from a nonaccredited secondary school
				and for the awarding of credit upon transfer to a public secondary school
				without a proper transcript being reasonably available.
Section 1. For the purposes of this
			 administrative regulation, a "nonaccredited secondary school" is a school
			 enrolling students for secondary school instruction when that school is not
			 recognized as accredited, or voluntarily complying with accreditation
			 standards, by one (1) of the fifty (50) state departments of education or one
			 (1) of the seven (7) independent regional accrediting associations. A
			 "nonaccredited secondary school" in Kentucky shall be any private school not
			 certified pursuant to
			 KRS
			 156.160(3).
Section 2.
(1) The local school district shall be
			 responsible for the appropriate assignment of a student transferring from a
			 nonaccredited secondary school to the class or grade best suited for the
			 student. Previous credit earned by a student in a nonaccredited secondary
			 school shall be awarded by the local school district by one (1) of the two (2)
			 following methods:
(a) Pass an examination of
			 similar nature and content to the examination used for other students receiving
			 credit for a particular course within the school district and graded on a
			 comparable basis; or
(b) Successful
			 performance of the student in a higher level of the course when the courses are
			 sequential in nature such as English, mathematics, history, and science.
			 Successful performance shall consist of achieving at least a C grade in the
			 course by the 12th week of school.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 704 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF LEARNING PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 3 - Office of Instruction › Section 704 KAR 3:325 - Effective Instructional Leadership Act

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.101
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.029(7) requires the
				Board of Education to develop policies and to promulgate administrative
				regulations by which the Department of Education shall be governed.
				KRS
				156.070 authorizes the Board of Education to
				promulgate administrative regulations necessary for the efficient management,
				control, and operation of the schools and programs under its jurisdiction.
				KRS
				156.101 requires the Kentucky Board of
				Education to establish specific criteria for implementing a statewide
				instructional leader improvement program for employees of the public schools
				holding valid certificates and performing responsibilities in a position for
				which administration certification is required by the Education Professional
				Standards Board pursuant to 704 KAR Chapter 20. This administrative regulation
				establishes criteria for the program.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Conference"
			 means a scheduled professional training opportunity, sponsored by a state or
			 national educational organization or a training provider, at which a variety of
			 instructional leadership topics are available for participant
			 attendance.
(2) "School year" means
			 a twelve (12) month period beginning July 1 and ending June 30.
(3) "Training provider" means an established
			 educational organization, local school district, or private educational
			 consultant who sponsors training programs.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 704 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF LEARNING PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 3 - Office of Instruction › Section 704 KAR 3:410 - Preschool education program for four (4) year old children

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				65.250,
				156.160,
				157.3175,
				158.032(3),
				214.034,
				34 C.F.R. Part 99
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.160 authorizes the Kentucky Board of
				Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing standards which
				school districts shall meet in student, program, service and operational
				performance.
				KRS
				157.3175 authorizes preschool education
				programs for "at risk" four (4) year old children and authorizes that
				administrative regulations be promulgated to establish eligibility criteria,
				program guidelines, and standards for personnel. This administrative regulation
				establishes the criteria for the preschool education program for "at risk" four
				(4) year old children, including procedures for a grant allocation system,
				eligibility criteria for children to be served, guidelines for program
				operation, and standards for personnel.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Day care"
			 means a program which is designed to supplement but not substitute for the
			 parent's responsibility for the child's protection, development and
			 supervision, when it is necessary or desirable for the parent or child to be
			 out of the home for all or part of the day or night.
(2) "Developmentally appropriate preschool
			 program" means a program as defined by
			 KRS
			 157.3175(2).
(3) "Double session" means a variation of the
			 program that operates with one (1) teacher who works with a group of children
			 in a morning session and a different group of children in the afternoon
			 session.
(4) "Screening" means a
			 systematic process for determining which children from the general population
			 may need further evaluation in a particular area.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 704 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF LEARNING PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 3 - Office of Instruction › Section 704 KAR 3:420 - Preschool associate teachers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: 156.160, 157.3175
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.160 authorizes the Kentucky Board of
				Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing standards which
				school districts shall meet in student, program, service and operational
				performance.
				KRS
				157.3175 authorizes preschool education
				programs and authorizes that administrative regulations be promulgated to
				establish eligibility criteria, program guidelines, and standards for
				personnel. This administrative regulation establishes the criteria for
				paraprofessional instructional personnel, including a differentiated job
				description from certified teachers, qualifications for the position, and
				responsibilities for certified personnel providing supervision of preschool
				associate teachers.
Section 1.
			 Definitions.
(1) "Curriculum oversight" means
			 supervision of a preschool associate teacher by a qualified
			 professional.
(2) "Preschool
			 associate teacher" means a classified employee employed by a local school
			 district in a paraprofessional role to organize, manage and provide direct
			 instruction to children below primary school age under the supervision of a
			 qualified professional.
(3)
			 "Qualified professional" means a person who:
(a) Meets one (1) of the criteria established
			 in Section 3(2) of this administrative regulation; and
(b) Is responsible for the curriculum in an
			 early childhood classroom or program operated by a paraprofessional preschool
			 associate teacher.