Changes to the Alternative Model Guidelines
On April 7, 2021, the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) unanimously approved an amendment to 701 KAR 5:100, which provides guidelines for alternative models for SBDM councils. One significant change as a result of the amendment is the ability for school councils to add additional voting members, such as students and classified staff, to their council’s membership through an alternative SBDM application process.
In addition to adding voting students and classified staff to councils pursuant to KRS 160.345(7), a school may develop a model that includes non-voting council members without the prior approval of the KBE. Students or classified staff may be added to the council in an advisory role to offer insight and opinions, but may not have voting rights unless the council seeks and is granted approval by the KBE for an alternative SBDM.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has created a guidance document that answers some of the questions schools and councils may have when they are considering adding a voting student or classified staff member and/or if they wish to add non-voting members. The alternative model application can be found on the KDE website.
Monthly Agenda Topics
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) recently updated the SBDM Monthly Agenda Topics guidance document. The topics and reminders listed within the resource are suggestions for consideration for principals when planning agendas for monthly SBDM meetings. December topics include:
- Review/revise the following policies:
- School space
- Extracurricular programs
- Program evaluation
- Consultation
Phase Three: Comprehensive Improvement Planning and 2021-2022 Continuous Improvement Options
During phase three of the comprehensive improvement planning process, schools are required to complete and submit the following diagnostics in the Cognia Continuous Improvement Platform (CIP):
- Professional Development Plan for Schools
- Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
- Executive Summary for Schools
Schools may have noticed that the Closing the Achievement Gap diagnostic is no longer a stand-alone diagnostic in the improvement planning timeline. To eliminate redundancy, this diagnostic has been consolidated into the school’s improvement planning template.
Phase Three diagnostics encourage thoughtful reflection focused on priority needs, funding and closing achievement gaps between identified subgroups of students. Schools must address critical needs specified in the Needs Assessment and align strategies and activities to those needs.
The deadline for submitting the diagnostics is Jan. 1.
Mark Your Calendars!
The SBDM office is planning and preparing for next year’s SBDM trainings, including the endorsement training for coordinators. Please look at the training options and dates and mark them on your calendar.
You may register for which endorsement training session you want using this Google Form. If you have specific topics that you would like to have addressed during the annual endorsement training, email those ideas to Ashlie Cox.
SBDM Coordinator/Trainer Endorsement Training (webinar)
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March 23 at 9:30 a.m. ET
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March 24 at 1 p.m. ET
- March 30 at 10 a.m. ET
Teams LIVE Event: Experienced SBDM Member Training
- June 22 and 23 at 9:30-11 a.m. ET
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