KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet May 21

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Meeting Advisory


Media Contact: Jennifer Ginn

Director of Communications

Office: (502) 564-2000 ext. 4601

jennifer.ginn@education.ky.gov

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May 14, 2026

KDE's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council will meet May 21

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education's (KDE) School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) will meet virtually on May 21 at 11 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) 
May 21, 2026, 11 a.m. ET 
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal

 AGENDA

  • Welcome
    • Carrie Ballinger, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council
  • Roll Call of Members
    • Jessica Brumley, Program Consultant, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Legislative Updates: HB 257, HB 10 and SB 197
    • 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; Melissa Chandler, Program Manager, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Adjournment (Announce Next Meeting Date)

Future Meetings:

July 21
Sept. 15
Nov. 17