School Improvement

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10:21 AM

The Kentucky Department of Education’s mission and the mission of the Office of Next Generation Schools and Districts is to prepare all Kentucky students for next-generation learning, work and citizenship by engaging schools, districts, families and communities through excellent leadership, service and support.

In the Office of Next Generation Schools and Districts (ONGSD) we are committed to customer service in providing guidance and support for schools and districts in a) Closing Gaps, B) Increasing College and Career Readiness and C) increasing the Graduation Rate in Kentucky.

In our office are housed the Division of Consolidated Plans and Audits and the Division of Student Success. Priority Schools and Focus Schools should find support for helping identify best practices to assist teachers in helping students reach their goals through purposeful planning and alignment of resources based on relevant data and information. Many of the Federal Programs are housed in our office as well as School Based Decision Making and School and District Improvement Planning, Digital Learning and Alternatives.

Statewide goals for students are our goals. We are here to serve, support and guide your school and district. We look forward to making connections with you through this website and evidence of our work and collaboration with you.

Alternative Programs
The Kentucky Department of Education has been reporting regularly to the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) on ways to ensure quality educational services are provided to students in alternative education programs. The most recent initiative of the Department involved the creation of the attached Action Plan for Alternative Education Programs (A5 ... More

Assistance to Schools
Intensive, long-term intervention and resources are provided to schools and districts who are in need of assistance pursuant to 703 KAR 5:120. For additional information, contact Gayle Bartilow at 502-564-4772.

Comprehensive Improvement Planning for Districts & Schools
The process of Improvement Planning in Kentucky is used as the means of determining how schools and districts will plan to ensure that students reach proficiency and beyond by 2014. The process focuses school and district improvement efforts on student needs by bringing together all stakeholders to plan for improvement, by ... More

Digital Learning

Educational Recovery Staff

Instructional Support Network
The purpose of the Instructional Support Network (ISN) is to build the capacity of district administrators to provide leadership in making connections between planning for instruction and planning for professional development. It is these connections that provide the foundation for continuous school improvement.

Leadership & Evaluation
Contained on this page are links to the following: Certified Personnel Evaluation, Effective Instructional Leadership, Gates Phase II Summary, eWalk, State Action for Educational Leadership Project and Superintendent Training and Testing

Leadership Assessment
LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT In March 2010, the U.S. Department of Education issued final guidance related to federal School Improvement Grants (SIGs) for fiscal year 2009. Under Section 1003(g) of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), SIGs are designed to improve student achievement in Title I schools identified for ... More

Safe Schools
Kentucky's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) program provides funding to local school districts in an effort to support substance abuse and violence reduction programming. This federal program, commonly regerred toa s TItle IV, is the primary funding source for prevention activities in these areas and provides funding to all ... More

School & District Audits/Reviews
The Kentucky Department of Education is required by KRS158.6455 to conduct audits/reviews of schools that fail to meet their achievement goals for each biennium. Additionally, audits/reviews fulfill the requirements for SEA technical assistance to districts in Tier 3 consequences in accordance with NCLB Section 1116 (c)(9) and the Kentucky Consolidated State ... More

Standards & Indicators for School Improvement
The Standards and Indicators for School Improvement define the elements of whole school improvement that schools can put into effect at the elementary, middle and high school levels in order to produce desired learning results. The nine standards are organized within three sections - Academic Performance; Learning Environment; and Efficiency. The School Level Performance Descriptors ... More

For more information contact:

Toyah Robey
500 Mero Street, 19th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: 502-564-2116

toyah.robey@education.ky.gov

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