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Friday, February 10, 2023 11:18 AM |
Legislative News 2023 | Volume 2
This week the General Assembly returned to Frankfort for Part 2 of this legislative session ending March 30, 2023. On February 7, the House Education Committee heard testimony on the teacher shortage from KDE Commissioner Glass, district leaders and a teacher. The purpose of the hearing was to find ways to attract and retain more teachers. There was discussion regarding the causes of the teacher shortage and possible solutions. Dr. Glass said that we need to work on increasing teacher compensation and offer support and respect for our educators. These legislative discussions will continue throughout this session plus these issues are already being examined by other education groups and business communities. The archived video of this committee meeting and other legislative meetings can be found on the KET legislative website.
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Thursday, February 02, 2023 02:51 PM |
Legislative News 2023 | Volume 1
Included in this Volume:
-Senate Bills
-House Bills
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Thursday, May 05, 2022 03:51 PM |
2022 Summary Legal Changes Impacting Kentucky Schools
This summary is organized into three categories:
Council Action Required
These laws will require the council to take action, revise policy, or will have a direct impact on the curriculum/instruction/assessment experiences in the classroom.
Need to Know
These legal changes include information that’s important to know for being leaders in the community and could impact council discussions and decisions.
Good to Know
These laws do not require any council action but contain information that’s good to know as someone who cares about education and has a leadership role.
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Wednesday, March 09, 2022 11:50 AM |
SB 1 Urgent Call to Action
Senate Bill 1, a bill to drastically amend the SBDM law, was passed by the Senate on Saturday, January 8, 2022. This bill makes the school council simply an advisory group.
SB 1 takes principal selection away from the council and gives the Superintendent the full authority to choose the principal with only consultation by the council. The council members must sign a nondisclosure agreement to keep all principal selection discussions confidential or face lifetime sanctions.
The bill gives Superintendents the final say in selecting the curriculum, textbooks, instructional materials, and student support services for all schools in the district. Once again, the school council only serves in an advisory capacity.
In addition, SBDM policy would have to be consistent with school board policy. This greatly diminishes parent, teacher, administrator, and student engagement in school decision-making and puts restraints on the kind of innovation that helps schools meet their students’ needs.
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Now included FREE with membership! Access to our election kit is available to all KASC members through our Learning Management System (LMS). The kit includes advice for developing written procedures, guidance for online elections, forms to customize for every step of the process, and legal requirements. Everything is organized for the person/group running each election, so organizers don’t have to view the entire kit.