158.849 Long-term statewide goals concerning STEM disciplines and AP and IB
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course participation.
(1)The Kentucky Board of Education shall establish long-term and annual statewide
goals for increasing:
(a)The number of high schools providing rigorous curricula and making
available accelerated classes and college credit for students;
(b)The number and percentage of students enrolled in and completing AP and IB
courses by content area;
(c)The number and percentage of students taking the AP and IB examinations in
advanced science and mathematics;
(d)The number and percentage of students receiving a score of three
(3)or better
on the AP examinations or four
(4)or better on IB examinations in advanced
science and mathematics;
(e)The number and percentage of students whose families are eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch receiving a score of three
(3)or better on AP
examinations or four
(4)or better on IB examinations;
(f)The number and percentage of students in underrepresented groups, including
females, minorities, students with disabilities, English language learners, and
students whose families are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, taking
computer science courses as defined by the Kentucky Department of
Education in middle school and high school, including career and technical
education programs;
(g)The number of teachers successfully completing a College Board-endorsed
AP or IB summer training institute;
(h)The number of teachers with the knowledge and training needed to prepare
students for high achievement on AP and IB examinations in advanced
science and mathematics; and
(i)Other criteria determined by the board.
(a)The Kentucky Department of Education shall develop a program evaluation
framework regarding the use of the science and mathematics advancement
fund for the purposes set forth in KRS 158.847. The program evaluation
framework shall address areas including but not limited to the use of funds,
the number of grants and awards, student achievement outcomes, and trends
over time on the indicators established to measure progress against the
statewide goals under subsection
(1)of this section.
(b)Beginning in 2008, the department shall submit an annual report no later than
December 1 to the Kentucky Board of Education and the Interim Joint
Committee on Education. The report for 2008 shall provide a status report on
the implementation of programs supported by the science and mathematics
advancement fund. Subsequent reports shall incorporate information collected
and analyzed based on the program evaluation framework under paragraph
of this subsection.
(c)Beginning in 2020, the department shall submit an annual report no later than
December 1 to the Kentucky Board of Education and the Interim Joint
Committee on Education that includes an unduplicated count of the number
and percentage of public school students participating in computer science
courses and other computer science educational opportunities. The data shall
be disaggregated by gender, race, disability, English proficiency, and
participation in the federal free and reduced-price lunch program. The report
shall also include the number of computer science courses or programs offered
in each school, the nature of the computer science courses or programs, the
number of advanced placement computer science classes offered, and the
number of computer science instructors at each school disaggregated by
certification, gender, and terminal degree.