KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet Sept. 16

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Meeting Advisory


Media Contact: Jennifer Ginn

Director of Communications

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jennifer.ginn@education.ky.gov

Advisory 25-227

 

Sept. 9, 2025

KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet Sept. 16

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) will meet virtually on Sept. 16 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 KDE Media Portal.

A full agenda for the meeting follows:

 

School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) 
Sept. 16, 2025, 9 a.m. ET 
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal

 AGENDA

  • Welcome
    • Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council
  • Roll Call of Members
    • Melissa Chandler, Program Manager, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Review Agenda and Approve Minutes from July 2025 Meeting
    • Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council
  • Updates to 701 KAR 5:100, Non-Traditional Instruction Regulation
    • Matthew Courtney, Policy Advisor, Office of Continuous Improvement and Support, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Kentucky Academic Standards Update
    • Chrystal Rowland, Director, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Kentucky United We Learn Update
    • Karen Dodd, Chief Performance Officer, Office of the Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Local Accountability Design Guide
    • Sarah Snipes, Director, Office of Continuous Improvement and Support, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Assessment and Accountability Updates
    • Jennifer Stafford, Associate Commissioner, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education
    • Shara Savage, Director, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education
    • Christen Roseberry, Program Consultant, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Expiring SCAAC Member Terms
    • Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council
  • Proposed 2026 SCAAC Meeting Dates
    • Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council
  • Adjournment (Announce Next Meeting Date)

     

 

Future Meetings:

Nov. 18