Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
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.
Section 2. Monitoring.
(1) The department shall review and approve
all submissions required by this administrative regulation based on compliance
with KRS 158.649, 158.6455, 158.782, 160.346, 703 KAR 5:280, the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq., 2 C.F.R. Part 200, 34 C.F.R. Part 200, and this administrative regulation.
(2) The department shall monitor
implementation of each CDIP or CSIP and shall provide guidance based upon
information, which may include the following:
(a) Progress reports from the school through
the district;
(b) Data
reviews;
(c) On-site observation;
and
(d) Other information supplied
at the option of the district or school.
(3) In addition to the activities undertaken
by the department, each school district or governing board shall monitor
compliance of its respective schools.
Section 3. Comprehensive School and District
Improvement Plan Process.
(1) Each school or
district shall, develop, review, and revise a comprehensive school or district
improvement plan.
(2) The structure
of a school or district comprehensive improvement plan shall include:
(a) Completion of a narrative summary of the
current state of the school between August 1 and October 1 of each school
year;
(b) Completion of the needs
assessment between October 1 and November 1 of each school year which shall
include:
1. A description of the data reviewed
and the process used to develop the needs assessment;
2. A review of the previous plan and its
implementation to inform development of the new plan;
3. Perception data gathered from the
administration of a valid and reliable measure of teaching and learning
conditions; and
4. Any additional
requirements made necessary by the receipt of federal funds authorized by the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.;
(c) Process for development of the
CSIP or CDIP, to be completed between November 1 and January 1 of each school
year, which shall include:
1. Analysis of data
to determine causes and contributing factors;
2. Prioritization of needs; and
3. Development of goals, objectives,
strategies, and activities based on the needs assessment and root cause
analysis that shall include targets or measures of success, timelines, persons
responsible, a budget that includes resources needed and source of funding, and
a process for meaningful stakeholder communications and input;
(d) A set of assurances, approved
by and on file with the local board of education. The assurances shall contain
a signed declaration by the superintendent that all schools in the district are
in compliance with the necessary federal and state requirements for school
improvement, including KRS 158.649, 158.6455, 158.782, 160.346, 703 KAR 5:280,
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq., 2 C.F.R.
Part 200, 34 C.F.R. Part 200, and this administrative regulation;
(e) A process for annual review and revision
by the school or district;
(f) A
district level plan for providing an equitable education to English Learners,
to be completed by May 1 of each school year; and
(g) Other components required for school and
district improvement, KRS 158.649, 158.6455, 158.782, 160.346, and 703 KAR 5:280. Unless otherwise noted, all additional components of the CSIP or CDIP
shall be complete by May 1 of each school year.
(3) Continuous improvement and capacity
building shall drive the development of the plan.
(4) Other required components in the process
shall include:
(a) A standards-based process
for measuring organizational effectiveness that shall include purpose and
direction, governance and leadership, teaching and assessing for learning,
resources and support systems, and using results for continuous
improvement;
(b) A data driven
self-evaluation based on the standards, including a means to gather meaningful
stakeholder input;
(c) A written
improvement plan based on the issues identified in the
self-evaluation;
(d) A set of
assurances that includes a determination of compliance with each assurance and
the ability to upload any supporting documentation needed;
(e) Electronic submission of all elements of
the plan;
(f) Monitoring
implementation of the plan through implementation and impact checks;
and
(g) Evaluation of the
effectiveness based on the strategies and activities in the
plan.
(5)
(a) The CDIP for each district shall be
posted to the district's Web site.
(b) The CSIP for each school shall be posted
to the school's Web site.
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).
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 158.6453, 158.6455, 158.649,
160.346