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156.670 Development of master plan for education technology.
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The Council for Education Technology shall develop the master plan for
education technology and submit the plan to the Kentucky Board of Education
and the Legislative Research Commission for approval. Implementation of
each stage of the master plan shall begin immediately upon approval of the
board and the Legislative Research Commission. The plan shall outline the
Commonwealth's five (5) year activities related to purchasing, developing, and
using technology to:
(a) Improve learning and teaching and the ability to meet individual students'
needs to increase student achievement;
(b) Improve curriculum delivery to help meet the needs for educational equity
across the state;
(c) Improve delivery of professional development;
(d) Improve the efficiency and productivity of administrators; and
(e) Encourage development by the private sector and acquisition by districts
of technologies and applications appropriate for education.
The five (5) year plan shall cover all aspects of education technology, including
but not limited to, its use in educational instruction and administration, video
and computer systems, software and hardware, multiple delivery systems for
satellite, microwave, cable, instructional television fixed service, fiber optic, and
computer connections products, the preparation of school buildings for
technological readiness, and the development of staff necessary to implement
the plan.
The five (5) year plan shall include specific recommendations to the Kentucky
Board of Education for the adoption of administrative regulations to establish
and implement a uniform and integrated system of standards and guidelines for
financial accounting and reporting which shall be used by all school districts.
The integrated technology-based communications system shall provide
comprehensive, current, accurate, and accessible information relating to
management, finance, operations, instruction, and pupil programs which are
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education.
To facilitate communication among teachers, parents, students, and
prospective employers of students, and to provide access to many vital
technological services, the five (5) year plan shall include the installation of a
telephone in each classroom.
In designing and implementing the five (5) year plan, the council shall consider
seeking the active participation of private organizations whose knowledge and
assistance will be useful.
The council shall update as necessary the plan developed under subsection
(2) of this section and report to the Legislative Research Commission at the
completion of each implementation phase of the master plan.
The council shall submit its recommendations to the Kentucky Board of
Education, which shall accept the recommendations, or return them to the
council along with suggestions for changes to make the recommendations
consistent with the policies of the Kentucky Board of Education.
Effective:July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 9, April 3, 1992. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts
ch. 476, Pt. I, sec. 22, effective July 13, 1990.
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