KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet on Nov. 21

Kentucky Department of Education sent this bulletin at 11/14/2023 02:29 PM EST
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Meeting Advisory

Media Contact: Toni Konz Tatman

Chief Communications Officer

Office: (502) 564-2000

toni.tatman@education.ky.gov

Advisory 23-402

 

Nov. 14, 2023

KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet on Nov. 21

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) will meet on Nov. 21 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) 
Nov. 21, 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 July and September Meetings: Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council

IV. Greetings: Robin Kinney, Interim Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education

V. Proposed Amendments to 704 KAR 3:305 (Minimum Requirements for High School Graduation) and 704 KAR 3:095 (Use of a Multitiered System of Supports for K-12): Micki Ray, Chief Academic Officer, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education; Sarah Peace, Policy Advisor, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education  

VI. Read to Succeed Act and Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Resources (HQIRs): Christie Biggerstaff, Director, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education

VII. Kentucky United We Learn Convening: Karen Dodd, Chief Performance Officer, Office of the Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education; Penny Christian, Vice Chair, Kentucky United We Learn Council

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

IX: New SCAAC Member Updates: Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council

X. Adjournment (Announce Next Meeting Date)

 

Future Meetings:

March 19, 2024

July 16, 2024

Sept. 17, 2024

Nov. 19, 2024