KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet Nov. 18

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Meeting Advisory


Media Contact: Jennifer Ginn

Director of Communications

Office: (502) 564-2000 ext. 4601

jennifer.ginn@education.ky.gov

Advisory 25-284

 

Nov. 12, 2025

KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet on Nov. 18

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) will meet virtually on Nov. 18 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) 
Nov. 18, 2025, 9 a.m. ET 
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal

 AGENDA

  • Welcome
    • Jana Beth Francis, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council
  • SCAAC Member Updates and New Member Introduction
    • 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
  • Greetings
    • Robbie Fletcher, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education
  • SCAAC Chair and Vice-Chair Election
    • Melissa Chandler, Program Manager, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Review Agenda and Approve Minutes from September 2025 Meeting
    • Newly Elected Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council
  • Numeracy Counts House Bill 162 Update
    • Chelsey Tingle, Director of Mathematics Education, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Assessment and Accountability Update
    • 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
  • Vote to Approve 2026 SCAAC Meeting Dates
    • Newly Elected Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council
  • Adjournment (Announce Next Meeting Date)

 

Future Meetings:

March 17, 2026
July 21, 2026
Sept. 15, 2026
Nov. 17, 2026