School Councils and Budgets online module
As shared during the March endorsement webinar, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is offering a new online module for the upcoming training season, which is available now and will be accessible through Moodle. Online modules are a convenient, self-paced option for council members unable to attend a live training. The online module is free to any interested member.
The online course will flow in order of the traditional module found on the SBDM Training website. Some of the activities have been modified to make them compatible to the online format. The online module includes recorded videos, PowerPoint slides, online quizzes and discussion questions. To register members for the course, please refer to the guidance sheet Ashlie Cox shared with SBDM coordinators. If you need a copy of the guidance sheet, email her at ashlie.cox@education.ky.gov.
Please note that new members are not encouraged to enroll in the online course, as it is important that KDE-endorsed trainers spend time with new members and provide immediate interaction and feedback related to what is expected of them as newly elected council members.
KDE to Offer Summer SBDM Trainings for Experienced Members
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will be hosting annual SBDM trainings regionally throughout the state for any experienced council member. KDE will showcase its new training module, "Equitable Decision-Making."
Each training session begins at 9 a.m. local time and ends at noon. A maximum of 40 participants will be allowed at each location and the trainings are at no cost to participants. Dates and locations of SBDM trainings are listed below. To register, complete this Google Form.
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July 13: Murray High School, Murray
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July 16: Pikeville High School, Pikeville
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July 22: Garland Building, London
- July 26: Stewart Auditorium, Louisville
KDE also will be offering a free virtual training through Microsoft Teams for experienced SBDM council members. The training will be conducted over the course of two days and each mini-session lasts 1.5 hours. Participants must attend both sessions in order to meet the three-hour annual training requirement for experienced members.
KDE will train council members on the "Council’s Role with Continuous Improvement" module.
- Part One: "Council’s Role with Continuous Improvement," 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. ET on June 23
- Part Two: "Council’s Role with Continuous Improvement," 10-11:30 a.m. ET on June 24
Use this Google Form to register for the June training session.
New Training Evaluation Process
As discussed during the March endorsement trainings and in an effort to solicit feedback on school-based decision making (SBDM) training modules, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will require SBDM council members to complete an electronic evaluation of the module, rather than a paper version to which members and trainers are accustomed. This requirement applies to all SBDM council members who participate in an SBDM training (whether it is a KDE training module or a KDE-approved module) and to both new and experienced council members.
KDE-endorsed trainers will have a variety of options to ensure that SBDM council members complete the evaluation electronically. Moving forward, this evaluation link will be pasted onto the last slide of each of KDE’s SBDM PowerPoint presentations. Members can access the link from their personal devices by typing it out once it has been projected, the link can be emailed to council members directly at the close of the training or computers can be up and running with the evaluation loaded onto them for completion.
Those organizations that have a KDE-approved module on file with the KDE are welcome to continue using any evaluations that the organization also requires, but this must be in addition to the KDE evaluation. Through the electronic evaluation, KDE’s SBDM consultants will be able to review the data on a regular basis, which will be used to make improvements to training modules and/or inform KDE internal processes.
The link that you can add to your own training presentations is https://forms.gle/JsVUX4H6yriE7Smr9. If you have any questions about this process, email Ashlie Cox.
Senate Bill 128 Guidance
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released a new guidance document that details how the Supplemental School Year Program impacts public education in the Commonwealth.
The "Senate Bill 128: Supplemental School Year Program 2.0" guidance document outlines the impact the legislation has on assessment and accountability, funding, teaching and learning, special populations, school-based decision making councils, alternative programs and federal program eligibility. As the SBDM coordinator for your district, KDE staff encourages you to review the document in its entirety and more specifically, the contents of pages 8-9, which address school-based decision making council implications.
The program, which was created March 24 when Gov. Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 128 into law, allows any K-12 student enrolled during the 2020-2021 school year to request to use the 2021-2022 school year as a supplemental year to retake failed classes or supplement courses the student already has taken.
Students have until May 1 to submit a request to their local board of education. The local board then has until June 1 to decide whether to accept all the submitted requests or no requests. The local board must submit its implementation plan, along with any requests for regulatory waivers, to the Kentucky Board of Education by June 16.
HB192- Budget Bill
The budget bill was passed in the last legislative session and as in the past, the local board of education can reduce the allocations to individual schools to no less than $100 per pupil.
(6) Allocations to School-Based Decision Making Councils: Notwithstanding KRS 160.345(8), for each fiscal year, a local board of education may reduce the allocations to individual schools within the district as outlined in 702 KAR 3:246, secs. 6, 7, and 8. The allocation under 702 KAR 3:246, sec. 6, shall not be less than $100 per pupil in average daily attendance.
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