Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
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.
Section
2. School Report Card. In addition to the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 6311(h) and KRS 158.6453(17)(a), a school report card shall include the
following information:
(1) The name and
address of the school, the name of its principal, telephone, and email contact
information, all of which shall be current at the time the card is
published;
(2) The membership of
the school;
(3) The school level
results of all components of Kentucky's accountability system to classify
schools and districts, which is established in 703 KAR 5:270, Section
2;
(4) Teacher qualification
information, including:
(a) Average years of
teaching experience;
(b) The number
of teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Standards;
and
(c) The professional
qualifications of all teachers expressed as percentages, including bachelors,
masters, Rank I, specialist, and Ph.D. or Ed.D. degrees;
(5) School safety data including:
(a) Whether visitors are required to sign
in;
(b) Whether all parents receive
the district discipline code;
(c)
The percentage of classrooms with telephones able to access outside lines;
and
(d) Data detailing school
safety incidents reported pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 6311(h) and KRS 158.444 as well
as additional safety violations required to be reported as part of the Civil
Rights Data Collection or another reporting mechanism mandated by state or
federal law.
(6) Student
resource data including:
(a) Spending per
student at the school, district and state level;
(b) Average student to teacher ratios at the
school, district, and state level; and
(c) Student to internet connected
instructional computer ratios.
(7) Measures of parental involvement pursuant
to KRS 158.6453(17)(a) including:
(a) Number
of students whose parent or guardian had at least one (1) teacher
conference;
(b) Number of parents
and guardians voting in school based decision making council elections;
and
(c) Number of parents and
guardians serving on the school based decision making council.
(8) The names of school based
decision making council members at the end of the base year.
Section 3. District Report Card.
In addition to the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 6311(h) and KRS 158.6453(17)(a), a
district report card shall include the following information:
(1) A district level summary of all school
data required on the school report card and shall be the aggregation of the
school report cards by level (elementary, middle and high);
(2) The name and email address of the current
superintendent at the time the card is published;
(3) The names of the members of the local
board of education at the end of the base year; and
(4) The professional qualifications of
teachers shall be aggregated.
Section
4. Data Verification and Publication.
(1) Prior to publication the principal and
the superintendent or a designee shall review and approve the data included in
the school and district report cards. Each school report card and district
report card shall be published on the Kentucky Department of Education Web site
and the applicable school and district Web sites.
(2) If a school or district falsifies data or
publishes incorrect information in a component of the report card, it shall
supply corrected information to the Department of Education in accordance with
timelines set for publication of the School Report Card.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 158.6453(17)