Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 701 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 5 - Office of Chief State School Officer
Section 701 KAR 5:110 - Use of local monies to reduce unmet technology need
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 156.670, 157.650, 157.655, 157.660, 157.665, 160.160
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 156.160(1)(c) requires the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations governing the acquisition and use of educational equipment for the schools. KRS 156.670(1) requires the development of the master plan for education technology to outline Commonwealth activities related to the purchase, development, and use of technology. The master plan requires a district to submit a plan and report describing its educational initiatives that have technology components and their unmet technology need. KRS 157.655 authorizes a local public school district to participate in the education technology funding program based on the unmet technology need described in the local district plan and approved by the Kentucky Board of Education. Based on review of the unmet technology need, it has been determined that full implementation of the Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) cannot be funded based solely on offers of assistance from the Education Technology Trust Fund. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements governing the use of local monies to reduce unmet technology need to ensure that all school district technology procurements, in categories for which KETS standards for unmet need have been established, will reduce the unmet technology need regardless of source of funds.
Section 1. Definitions.
Section 2. Determination of Unmet Need. A local school district shall determine its unmet technology need as part of the education technology planning process. Unmet technology need shall be audited by the department and subject to the approval of the Kentucky Board of Education as part of the state review and assistance calculation process in accordance with the master plan.
Section 3. Reducing Unmet Need.
Section 4. Alternative Technology. For technology components having no established KETS standards, a local school district may propose alternative technologies (waivers) in the local district education technology plan, particularly if the technology is proposed to achieve innovation. The department shall respond to the waiver within a three (3) week time period. If denied, the local school district may appeal to the Commissioner of Education.
Section 5. Incorporation by Reference.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 156.070, 156.160