Bullitt County: Vibrant Learning in Mathematics with HQIR
Bullitt County Public Schools is showing how high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs) can transform math classrooms. By combining thoughtful rollout and layered professional learning, the district is creating clarity for teachers and deeper engagement for students. Their model highlights how systems, feedback and culture can work together to make math instruction both consistent and vibrant.
2 Highlights for Educators
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Multi-layered professional learning: Teachers received summer training, ongoing PLC support and coaching modeled in classrooms to ensure at least three touchpoints each year.
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Feedback-driven culture: Weekly walkthroughs, teacher surveys and PLC reflections keep implementation responsive, while morale is strengthened through transparency and a growth mindset.
Watch the video above and read the full article at KyStandards.org to see how Bullitt County is making math learning vibrant and replicable.
KDE Resources You Can Share to Strengthen Home-School Connections
At this point in the year, students have completed a range of assessments, and families may have questions about what those results mean and how they can use them to help their child. Assessments provide valuable insight into student progress, but they can feel complex. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has a number of resources to strengthen the connection between home and school, including the Family’s Guide to Student Assessment that explains the “why” and “how” behind assessments. Sharing these resources with your families can help them to feel confident and informed partners in their child’s learning.
A Family Guide to Student Assessment
Parents often wonder what assessments really mean for their child and how to make sense of the data they receive. The Family’s Guide to Student Assessment explains what different assessments measure and why they matter, provides questions families can ask teachers about results, and offers tips for using assessment information to support learning at home.
KYstandards.org Family Guides
Families also want to know what their child is expected to learn each year. The Standards Family Guides provide:
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Grade-level overviews aligned to the Kentucky Academic Standards.
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Conversation starters for parent-teacher discussions.
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Home activities to reinforce classroom learning.
These guides are available in English and Spanish, making them accessible to more families.
Other Helpful Resources
Consider sharing these resources during parent-teacher conferences, in newsletters or on your classroom website. When families have the right tools, they can partner with you to set goals, celebrate progress and support learning every step of the way.
Calling all Mathematics Educators: Apply now for the Series 3 - Cultivating Vibrant Learning Experiences in Mathematics Workshop for Teams
The KDE’s Curriculum-Based Professional Learning Guidance Document states, “Research demonstrates that simply providing teachers with a curriculum and HQIRs without also providing them professional learning focused on how to implement those resources effectively to meet the needs of all students will not impact student achievement. Educators need professional learning that deepens understanding of what to teach, improves content knowledge and pedagogy through exploring how best to teach it, and facilitates transfer by being connected to the curriculum used in classrooms.”
What is our focus?
The Series 3 - Cultivating Vibrant Learning Experiences in Mathematics Workshop for Teams seeks to deepen content knowledge and pedagogy, clarifying what to teach and how best to teach it through the use of high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs) being used in Kentucky classrooms. The workshop will specifically elevate connections across:
- The Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Mathematics;
- The Evidence-based Instructional Practices, specifically the Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices outlined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM); and
- The HQIRs in Mathematics.
Series 1 and 2 focused on the first two Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices: Establish mathematics goals to focus learning, and Implement tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving. Those resources are available at KYStandards.org. This third series will center on Effective Mathematics Teaching Practice 3: Use and connect mathematical representations.
Who Should Apply?
This virtual workshop series provides K-12 educator teams with the opportunity to learn and grow together as both learners and practitioners through a series of 2-hour synchronous sessions. Participants will experience an adult learning environment designed to mirror the classroom experience, utilizing HQIRs and videos featuring Kentucky classrooms. The workshop series will include small group discussions in breakout rooms, whole-group discussions and meaningful connections with mathematics educators from across the state. Special emphasis will be placed on exploring teaching and learning within specific grade bands (primary, intermediate, middle and high).
Teams can be structured differently depending on the local context. Teams may include, but are not limited to, mathematics educators from the same or different grade levels, instructional leaders, such as instructional coaches, ideally from within the same school or district. Individual applicants are also encouraged to apply. If selected, they will be placed on a team with other individual applicants. Complete the application by Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.
Session Schedule:
The learning arc of the series will follow the process outlined in the KDE’s Structuring Professional Learning Cycles.
There will be four sessions in this workshop series.
A more in-depth description along with meeting materials will be provided in advance of each session.
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Session 1: How can we use and connect mathematical representations? Let's share ideas. Monday, January 26, 2026 from 5 to 7 p.m. ET
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Session 2: Why is lesson internalization important? Let's move beyond planning. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 from 5 to 7 p.m. ET
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Session 3: How do we analyze and respond to student thinking? Let's move learning forward. Monday, Mar. 23, 2026 from 5 to 7 p.m. ET
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Session 4: What have we learned together? Let's reflect. Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2026 from 5 to 7 p.m. ET
There are a limited number of spots available for this workshop. Selected teams will be notified no later than Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
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