Council Verification Data
Thank you to everyone that participated in the optional, drop-in office hours last month! If you were unable to attend but have questions, please reach out via email or phone, and I’d be happy to answer them!
Pursuant to KRS 160.345(6), the principal, through the superintendent, is required to forward to the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) the names and training verification of all SBDM council members by Nov. 1. If you have not entered the SBDM verification data, please do so immediately.
This information is entered into the SBDM verification database that is housed in the KDE Web Applications. If you need access to it, please contact your district’s web administrator point of contact (WAAPOC).
In addition, Comprehensive Support and Improvement schools must enter the names of their Advisory Leadership Team members.
Council Reinstatement for Schools Exiting Comprehensive Support and Improvement Status
For schools that exited comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) status this fall, a school's right to establish a council granted under KRS 160.345 may be restored by the local board of education two years after the school exits CSI status (KRS 160.346(15)). Schools exited CSI status on Oct. 3, 2024; therefore, they are eligible for the reinstatement of SBDM authority after Oct. 3, 2026.
Eligibility for the reinstatement of SBDM authority is at the discretion of the local board of education, which may have adopted specific criteria to be met when determining when to reauthorize SBDM authority. The Kentucky Department of Education encourages any newly exiting CSI school to consult local policy to ensure all criteria have been met and to determine whether your school’s local board of education intends to reinstate SBDM authority.
In the event authority is not restored, the superintendent maintains SBDM decision-making authorities and the former CSI school must have in place an advisory leadership team (ALT). As a reminder, all SBDM and/or ALT members must be reported in the SBDM database (located in the KDE Web Applications) on an annual basis.
SBDM Implications for Schools Identified for Comprehensive and Targeted Support
While SBDM councils will continue to operate in schools that are identified for targeted support and improvement (TSI), school council authority in schools identified for comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) are suspended and transferred to the superintendent. The SBDM Implications for CSI and TSI document provides some additional information for consideration for identified schools and their councils.
Phase Three of the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
During phase three of the comprehensive improvement planning process, schools are required to complete and submit the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) in the Cognia CIP.
A CSIP is a plan developed by the school council with the input of parents, faculty and staff based on a review of relevant data that includes targets, strategies, activities, a time schedule to support student achievement and student growth, and to eliminate achievement gaps among groups of students. You can download a CSIP 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 diagnostic is Jan. 1.
The required goals for elementary and middle schools include state assessment results in reading and mathematics; state assessment results in science, social studies and writing; achievement gap, English learner progress, and quality of school climate and safety.
The required goals for high schools include state assessment results in reading and mathematics; state assessment results in science, social studies and writing; achievement gap, English learner progress, quality of school climate and safety, postsecondary readiness and graduation rate.
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