KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet on Sept. 19

Kentucky Department of Education sent this bulletin at 09/12/2023 09:14 AM EDT
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Meeting Advisory

Media Contact: Toni Konz Tatman

Chief Communications Officer

Office: (502) 564-2000

toni.tatman@education.ky.gov

Advisory 23-278

 

Sept. 12, 2023

KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet on Sept. 19

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) will meet on Sept. 19 at 9 a.m. ET.

SCAAC is comprised of 17 voting members. All members are appointed by the governor.

The council was created to study, audit, review and make recommendations concerning Kentucky’s system of academic standards, assessing learning, identifying academic competencies and deficiencies of students, holding schools accountable for learning, and assisting schools to improve their performance.

The public may attend this meeting using the Teams Meeting Guest Link.

A full agenda for the meeting follows:

 

              School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) 
Sept. 19, 2023, 9 a.m. ET 
The public may attend this meeting using the Teams Meeting Guest Link.

 AGENDA

I. Welcome and Introductions: Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council 

II. Roll Call of Members: Melissa Chandler, Program Consultant, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education 

III. Review Agenda and Approve Minutes from Last Meeting: Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council 

IV. School and District Improvement Process: Natasha Stein, Assistant Director, Office of Continuous Improvement and Support, Kentucky Department of Education

V. Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) Updates: Chrystal Rowland, Director, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education; and Thomas Clouse, Program Manager, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education

VI. Portrait of a Learner (PoL): Sarah Snipes, Program Manager, Office of Continuous Improvement, Kentucky Department of Education

VII. Assessment and Accountability Updates: Rhonda Sims, Associate Commissioner, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education; and Jennifer Stafford, Director, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education

VIII. 2023 Standards Setting: Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council; and Artavia Acklin, Principal, Shelby County Schools 

IX. Council Feedback for Commissioner Search: Lee Todd, Board Member, Kentucky Board of Education 

X. Expiring SCAAC Member Terms: Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council

XI. 2024 SCAAC Meeting Dates: Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council

XII. Adjournment (Announce Next Meeting Date) 

Future Meetings:

Nov. 21, 2023