2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 164 STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES -- REGIONAL EDUCATION -- ARCHAEOLOGY 164.525 Center for Mathematics -- Creation, duties, and location.
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164.525 Center for Mathematics -- Creation, duties, and location.
(1) The Center for Mathematics is hereby created to make available professional
development for teachers in reliable, research-based diagnostic assessment and <br>intervention strategies, coaching and mentoring models, and other programs in <br>mathematics. The center shall be headed by an executive director and administered <br>by a public postsecondary education institution. The center shall: <br>(a) Act as a clearinghouse for information about professional development
programs for teachers that address mathematics diagnostic assessment, <br>intervention programs, coaching and mentoring programs, and other <br>instructional strategies to address students' needs;
(b) Collaborate with Kentucky's other public and private postsecondary
institutions to develop teachers' mathematical knowledge needed for teaching <br>and help teachers improve students' mathematical concepts, thinking, <br>problem-solving, and skills, with an emphasis on diagnostic assessment and <br>intervention programs for students in the primary program;
(c) Provide teacher training to develop teacher leaders and teaching specialists in
primary programs who have skills in diagnostic assessment and intervention <br>services to assist struggling students or those who are at risk of failure in <br>mathematics. The center may contract for services in order to carry out this <br>responsibility;
(d) Maintain a demonstration and training site for mathematics located at each of
the public universities;
(e) Advise the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of
Education regarding: <br>1.
Early mathematics content, diagnostic assessment practices, and <br>intervention programs;
2.
Costs and effectiveness of various mathematics intervention programs;
3.
Coaching and mentoring models that help improve student <br>achievements;
4.
Trends and issues relating to mathematics programs in schools <br>throughout the state; and
5.
The establishment and implementation of the Middle School <br>Mathematics and Science Scholars Program established under KRS <br>158.848; and
(f) Disseminate information to teachers, administrators, and policymakers on an
ongoing basis.
(2) The Council on Postsecondary Education shall select a location for the center no
later than January 1, 2006. The council shall use a request for proposal process. In <br>developing the request for proposal, the council shall seek advice from the <br>Committee for Mathematics Achievement created in KRS 158.842 and the <br>commissioner of education. The center shall be located at the selected university <br>through July 1, 2011, unless funding is not available, the council deems the
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performance of the institute to be inadequate, or the university requests to <br>discontinue its relationship to the institute. Contingent upon available funding at the <br>end of the initial cycle, and each five (5) year period thereafter, the council shall <br>issue a request for proposal to all public postsecondary education institutions to <br>administer the center.
Effective: July 15, 2008 <br>History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 21, effective July 15, 2008. -- Created
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 4, effective March 18, 2005.
Legislative Research Commission Note (3/18/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 4,
contained one reference to the Mathematics Achievement Committee. The correct <br>name for this entity is the Committee for Mathematics Achievement. The Statute <br>Reviser, under the authority of KRS 7.136, has changed this reference to be <br>consistent with sec. 2 of this Act, which created the Committee for Mathematics <br>Achievement and was codified as KRS 158.842.
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