2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 158 - CONDUCT OF SCHOOLS -- SPECIAL PROGRAMS 158.865 Legislative findings -- Development of summer learning program encouraged -- Purposes of program.
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158.865 Legislative findings -- Development of summer learning program
encouraged -- Purposes of program.
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The General Assembly finds that economically advantaged and economically
disadvantaged children make similar academic progress during a school year,
but that it is during the summer months when disadvantaged students fall
behind. It is the intent of the General Assembly to promote a program through
which disadvantaged and low-achieving children maintain and improve the
reading and mathematics skills they have developed during the school year.
The General Assembly encourages the development of a summer learning
program for children from low-income families and children who are behind in
grade level work who are entering the second year of the primary program
through grade five (5). The summer learning program shall provide summer
camps that include a blend of evidenced-based instruction in the core subjects
of reading and mathematics plus experiential and enrichment activities in the
arts, technology, and sports. The purposes of the summer learning program
are to:
(a) Provide learning opportunities that provide for reinforcement of skills
learned during the academic year;
(b) Provide convenient access to summer learning for students of
low-income families and for low-achieving students;
(c) Provide students with opportunities for development of their interests
through enrichment activities;
(d) Utilize existing resources, local community services, and other
organizations to build long-term investments in summer programs that
benefit from robust partnerships to maintain annual summer learning
programs;
(e) Prevent the academic gap between low-income and high-income
students from widening during the elementary school years;
(f) Encourage local school districts and schools to use multiple sources of
funding to provide comprehensive summer learning opportunities for
students;
(g) Promote innovative and effective instructional strategies that motivate
students and teachers to learn and teach rather than emphasizing
traditional remediation models; and
(h) Provide opportunity for innovative professional development for teachers
as part of the program.
Effective:July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 131, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012.
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