Kentucky Academic Standards - July Newsletter

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July 24, 2019


KDE Seeks Applicants for Assessment Item Review

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Office of Standards, Assessment and Accountability (OSAA), is seeking classroom teachers (grades 3-12) and content specialists working in support of teachers to review items for future Kentucky assessments in reading and writing, mathematics and social studies. Senate Bill 1 (2017) requires KDE to implement a process to review Kentucky’s Academic Standards and the alignment of corresponding assessments for possible revision or replacement.

Current classroom teachers (grades 3-12) or content specialists working in support of teachers interested in the review of assessment items are needed. A pool of candidates is being gathered for this critical work and participants will be notified if accepted. Currently, applications are being accepted through Aug. 15.

Applicants who are selected will be required to meet in Frankfort or Lexington for multiple days. Substitute teacher expense along with travel will be reimbursed. The timeline of activities will be communicated to individuals once they are selected, with work taking place in early fall.

Email dacinfo@education.ky.gov for more information.


Guidance document available for Required Instruction of the Holocaust and Other Cases of Genocide

In 2018, the Kentucky General Assembly passed House Bill 128 (2018). The bill amended KRS 156.160 to require every public middle and high school’s curriculum to include instruction about the Holocaust and other cases of genocide, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, that a court of competent jurisdiction, whether a court in the United States or the International Court of Justice, has determined to have been committed by applying rigorous standards of due process. 

Guidance for Curriculum Implementation is now available to offer potential guidance to districts when including instruction about the Holocaust and other cases of genocide in middle and high school curriculum. Some of the components of this document include information on the connections to the Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies and the Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing. Additionally, optional resources for curriculum development are provided.  

 Email kdesocialstudies@education.ky.gov with any questions.

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