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158.867 Minimum requirements for summer learning camps at schools with
certain Title I programs -- Mandatory reports -- Student participation
guidelines -- Teacher compensation -- Summary annual reports.
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Schools that have schoolwide Title I programs or Targeted Assistance Title I
programs are encouraged to establish summer learning camps that meet the
following minimum requirements:
(a) Three (3) hours of daily innovative instruction in the core academic areas
for students eligible for Title I services;
(b) Three (3) hours of planned enrichment activities that are available to
students eligible for Title I services as well as to other students. The
activities shall be determined by the designated administrators and staff
of the summer camp. Enrichment may include music and dance, arts and
crafts, sports, technology, and other enrichment activities that are
deemed appropriate;
(c) Twenty (20) to twenty-five (25) days of planned programming;
(d) Involvement of community partners in the planning and implementation
process through advisory committees and other activities;
(e) An organized marketing and notification process to parents of eligible
children;
(f) Employment of highly qualified teachers for the core academic subjects;
(g) Employment of appropriately prepared teachers to conduct the
enrichment activities, which may include noncertified teachers;
(h) Documentation that all summer school personnel and volunteers have
completed background checks under KRS 160.380 and 161.148;
(i) Clearly defined administrative duties and responsibilities for operating the
summer learning camp under the authority of the local superintendent and
local board of education;
(j) Innovative professional development for the staff with opportunity for
piloting and assessing innovative models of instruction;
(k) Provisions for transporting full-day participants residing in the host
school's attendance area and one (1) way transportation for students
participating only in the enrichment programs who reside in the host
school's attendance area. Title I funds shall not be used for transporting
students to and from school;
(l) Adherence to the same health, safety, civil rights, and disability
requirements as are applied to public schools during the regular academic
year; and
(m) Evaluation procedures.
Prior to the commencement of the camps, a local district offering one (1) or
more summer learning camps shall report to the Kentucky Department of
Education its intention, the projected membership for the camps, and the
estimated number of students that will be transported. Within one (1) month
following the ending date of the camps, a district shall file a membership and
transportation report to receive its allotment for state supplemental funding and
transportation pursuant to KRS 157.077. The department shall specify the
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procedures for reporting.
The department shall provide technical assistance upon request by a local
school or school district in developing summer learning camps, except the
department shall not impose additional curriculum requirements beyond what is
provided in this section.
Local districts may contract with private providers to offer the enrichment
programs.
Student participation in summer camps shall be permitted as follows:
(a) A summer camp to be conducted in a school that has a schoolwide Title I
program shall admit children who have attended the host public school
the previous year, subject to space limitations. Children residing outside
the school's attendance area, but within the school district, who attended
another schoolwide Title I public school or students who were identified
for Title I services in a Targeted Assistance School the previous year may
be admitted if space is available. Priority shall be given to children who
are the lowest-achieving, most economically disadvantaged, disabled,
migrant, homeless, or limited-English proficient;
(b) Two (2) or more schools that have schoolwide Title I programs may
establish one (1) summer learning camp and admit children who have
attended those schools, subject to space limitations. Priority shall be
given to children who are the lowest-achieving, most economically
disadvantaged, disabled, migrant, homeless, or limited-English proficient;
(c) A summer learning camp in a school that has a Targeted Assistance Title
I program shall admit children who are identified based on the federal
requirements in Title I, Part A, Section 1115;
(d) A summer learning camp may admit children who are not identified for
Title I services to the enrichment programs in any of the summer camps
without charging tuition as long as funds other than Title I funds are used
for that purpose on a space-available basis; and
(e) Local districts that do not contain a Title I school may establish summer
learning camps as described in this section and compensate highly
qualified teachers from available state and local funds.
Compensation for highly qualified teachers who serve Title I-identified students
in the core academic areas may be paid from Title I funds or Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act funds, if appropriate. Compensation for enrichment
instructors may be from extended school services funds, state general fund
appropriations designated for summer learning camps, local public funds,
private funds, grants, and receipts from fundraising activities.
Compensation for summer learning camp teachers shall be considered extra
services, and highly qualified teachers shall make contributions to the Kentucky
Teachers' Retirement System.
Each local school district shall submit a summary annual report for each
summer learning camp in the district to the Kentucky Department of Education
based on the timelines, processes, and reporting form developed by the
department. The report shall include at least the following:
(a) Students' demographic data, including grade level, gender, economic
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disadvantage, race, and where applicable, disabilities;
(b) Membership and average daily attendance;
(c) Programs provided;
(d) Description of enrichment activities, including field trips;
(e) Credentials of staff;
(f) Summary of activities to engage parents; and
(g) Summary of partnerships established and description of shared activities.
The department shall annually summarize the reports required in subsection
(8) of this section and electronically publish a statewide report, highlighting best
practices and success stories. The department shall also provide state
academic assessment data disaggregated by those attending summer learning
camps.
Effective:July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 131, sec. 3, effective July 12, 2012.
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