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158.710 Responsibilities and functions of educationally deficient districts and
education development districts -- Plans required -- Reports required.
(Expired)
Each educationally deficient district and education development district shall assume
the following responsibilities and functions in implementing the provisions of KRS
158.680 to 158.710:
(1) The district shall develop a plan to improve the education of all students
enrolled in preschool and the primary program through grade twelve (12). In
developing the plan and prior to approval by the local board of education, the
district shall involve local citizens, parents, students, teachers, and
administrators. The district, pursuant to KRS 158.685, shall involve Department
of Education consultants in the development of the plan;
(2) Educationally deficient districts and education development districts pursuant
to KRS 158.685 shall submit a plan each year, or more frequently if ordered by
the State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education, listing new process
goals, the interim performance goals, and timelines until the deficiency has
been eliminated;
(3) Local school personnel shall ascertain areas of strength and areas needing
improvement in the school program as revealed by the test results and other
student assessments and with the advice and counsel of the representatives
mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, shall develop appropriate programs
to address educational areas needing improvement for all students in
preschool and the primary program through grade twelve (12);
(4) The district improvement plan developed and submitted to the department shall
include the following:
(a) Performance goals or interim performance goals;
(b) Product goals;
(c) A list of individuals, by occupation, or groups involved in developing the
plan;
(d) The areas of needed improvement as revealed by the district assessment
results;
(e) A list of priorities for program implementation;
(f) The objectives and activities deemed appropriate and necessary for
alleviating the observed educational areas of needed improvement;
(g) A calendar of events and timeline, for implementation;
(h) A brief report, each succeeding year, or more frequently if required by the
State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education, after submission of
the initial plan, of the program status and progress made in areas of
needed improvement.
(5) The district improvement plan shall be coordinated with the master staff
development plan and the Department of Education shall provide technical
assistance in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of this coordination.
(6) Effective June 30, 1996, KRS 158.650 to 158.710 shall become null and void.
History: Expired 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. I, sec. 11, effective June 30, 1996. -Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. I, sec. 11, effective July 13, 1990. --
Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 357, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended
1984 Ky. Acts ch. 347, sec. 7, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky.
Acts ch. 13, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 151,
sec. 8, effective June 17, 1978.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/96). Because this statute has
expired as of June 30, 1996, under subsection (6) of the statute, references to
the State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education within the statute
have not been changed to the Kentucky Board of Education as required by 1996
Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6.
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