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Kentucky: The First and Only A History of Leading Reform and a Collaborative Vision for Changing Education
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Our TeamDr. Terry Holliday Commissioner of Education
Mary Ann Blankenship Executive Director, Kentucky Education Association
Tim Hanner Superintendent, Kenton County Schools
Dr. Aaron ThompsonVice President, Council on Postsecondary
Education
David Cook Director of Innovation, Ky. Dept. of Ed
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“That is why we will provide the support necessary for you to complete college and meet a new goal: by 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.”
--President Barack Obama Speaking about America’s
Students to a Joint Session of
Congress February 24, 2010
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THE FIRST
1990First with comprehensive
Education Reform Legislation: Kentucky
Education Reform Act (KY House Bill 540,
1990)
(Massachusetts next in 1993)
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THE FIRST
1990The Kentucky’s Education Reform Act
creates the first, and to date only, statewide autonomous school governance structure for ALL 1,250 Kentucky public schools. This structure gives schools control over their staffing, budgeting, curriculum and
instructional program a full year before the first “charter school” law is passed in
Minnesota.
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THE FIRST
2009Kentucky passes a second
comprehensive reform legislation with Senate Bill 1, legislation that
pre-dates Race to the Top, but with the same core principles.
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THE FIRSTFebruary 10, 2010Kentucky becomes the first state in the
country to adopt the new Common Core Standards in another historic collaboration between the Dept. of Ed, Higher Ed and our Standards Board
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KENTUCKY – THE ONLY
2010 NAEP RESULTS
Kentucky is the ONLY state in the nation to report statistically
significant increases in both 4th- and 8th-grade reading scores
from 2007-2009.
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COMMITMENT & TRUST
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“This bill had the support of everysingle school district in our state, and I thank the General Assembly for passing the bill ... The legislature's prompt work and bipartisan support shows that when we cooperate, Kentucky moves ahead.”
--KY Governor Steve Beshear Commenting on HB 176 January 14, 2010
HB 176
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College and Career Readiness – The Right Mix for Success
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Teacher and Principal Effectiveness
Teacher and Principal Steering Committees
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Teacher and Leader Effectiveness
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Commitment and Trust
Working Conditions Survey
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Statewide Longitudinal Data System
Partnership for NxGL
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The Kentucky Portrait
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Gene WilhoitExecutive DirectorCouncil of Chief
State School Officers
“Kentucky’s adoption of the common standards reflects a united state leadership unlike any I have seen. They are pulling together in very impressive ways.”
CAPACITY
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LEAD
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