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

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Meeting Advisory

Media Contact: Jennifer Ginn

Director of Communications

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Advisory 26-180

 

July 16, 2026

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

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education's School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) will meet virtually on July 21 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, 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) 
July 21, 2026, 9 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

  • Review Agenda and Approve Minutes from March 2026 Meeting

    • Carrie Ballinger, Chair, School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council

  • Greetings

    • Robbie Fletcher, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education

  • Revised Kentucky Academic Standards for Technology

    • Marty Park, Chief Digital Officer, Office of Educational Technology, Kentucky Department of Education; Laura Raganas, Digital Learning Coach, Office of Educational Technology, Kentucky Department of Education

  • KBE High School Transformation Work Group Update

    • GlyptusAnn Grider Jones, Director of Education Policy, Office of the Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education

  • Read to Succeed Updates

    • Micki Ray Marinelli, Chief Academic Officer, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education; Christie Biggerstaff, Director of Early Literacy, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education

  • Accountability Regulation First Read

    • Jennifer Stafford, Associate Commissioner, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education; Jenni Larkins, Policy Advisor, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education

  • Assessment and Contract Updates

    • Shara Savage, Director, Division of Assessment and Accountability Support, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Kentucky Department of Education

  • Revised Social Studies Standards

    • Chrystal Rowland, Director, Division of Academic Program Standards, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education; Lauren Gallicchio, Assistant Director of Academic Program Standards, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education

  • Adjournment (Announce Next Meeting Date)

Future Meetings:

Sept. 15
Nov. 17