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

Universal Citation: 704 KY Admin Regs Service 3:303

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024

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

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 156.070, 156.160, 158.6453, 160.290

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