156.407 Selection of instructional materials reviewers -- Review and evaluation
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process -- State-approved list of instructional materials and programs.
(Effective July 1, 2026)
(1)The chief state school officer shall, not later than one
(1)academic year following
the academic standards and assessment review process established in KRS
158.6453 for reading and writing, mathematics, science, and social studies,
recommend at least eight
(8)nominees for instructional materials reviewers who
previously served on advisory panels or review committees under KRS 158.6453
for the content area or areas being reviewed.
(2)The State Quality Curriculum Task Force shall review and approve instructional
materials reviewers based on the chief state school officer's recommendations as
specified in KRS 156.405.
(3)The department's curriculum and instruction specialists shall serve as staff to the
task force and reviewers and shall:
(a)Orient and train the task force and reviewers regarding departmental policy
and review procedures; and
(b)Make available existing academic standards, the model curriculum framework
established in KRS 158.6451, and selection criteria and evaluation forms for
the review of instructional materials.
(4)The instructional materials reviewers shall develop subject specific criteria for
instructional materials selection and evaluation, including but not limited to the
following areas:
(a)Subject content, including its alignment to the academic standards and
expectations established in KRS 158.6453;
(b)Audience;
(c)Format, including print, nonprint, and electronic modes of instruction;
(d)Readability and accessibility for all learners;
(e)Accuracy and evidence of a research basis with external validity and
reliability;
(f)Cultural relevance and freedom from bias;
(g)Projected cost of the materials; and
(h)Ancillary materials.
(5)The task force shall develop general criteria, review and approve subject specific
criteria, and provide the standard criteria and evaluation forms to be used by local
schools and school districts in the evaluation, selection, and use of high quality
instructional materials and programs.
(a)The task force shall review the work of the instructional materials reviewers
and, based on this review and any of its own reviews of textbooks or
programs, establish the state-approved list of instructional materials and
programs.
(b)The state-approved list of instructional materials and programs shall be free of
factual error.
(c)Copies of all selection criteria and evaluation forms submitted by the
instructional materials reviewers shall be:
1. Made available to task force members and maintained on file within the
department for the duration of the review cycle; and
2. Provided in a consumer guide to schools and districts to aid in the
selection of high quality instructional materials.