164.525 Center for Mathematics -- Creation, duties, and location.

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(1)The Center for Mathematics is hereby created to make available professional

development for teachers in reliable, research-based diagnostic assessment and

intervention strategies, coaching and mentoring models, and other programs in

mathematics. The center shall be headed by an executive director and administered

by a public postsecondary education institution. The center shall:

(a)Act as a clearinghouse for information about professional development

programs for teachers that address mathematics diagnostic assessment,

intervention programs, coaching and mentoring programs, and other

instructional strategies to address students' needs;

(b)Collaborate with Kentucky's other public and private postsecondary

institutions to develop teachers' mathematical knowledge needed for teaching

and help teachers improve students' mathematical concepts, thinking,

problem-solving, and skills, with an emphasis on diagnostic assessment and

intervention programs for students in the primary program;

(c)Provide teacher training to develop teacher leaders and teaching specialists in

primary programs who have skills in diagnostic assessment and intervention

services to assist struggling students or those who are at risk of failure in

mathematics. The center may contract for services in order to carry out this

responsibility;

(d)Maintain a demonstration and training site for mathematics located at each of

the public universities;

(e)Advise the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of

Education regarding:

1. Early mathematics content, diagnostic assessment practices, and

intervention programs;

2. Costs and effectiveness of various mathematics intervention programs;

3. Coaching and mentoring models that help improve student

achievements;

4. Trends and issues relating to mathematics programs in schools

throughout the state; and

5. The establishment and implementation of the Middle School

Mathematics and Science Scholars Program established under KRS

158.848; and

(f)Disseminate information to teachers, administrators, and policymakers on an

ongoing basis.

(2)The Council on Postsecondary Education shall select a location for the center no

later than January 1, 2006. The council shall use a request for proposal process. In

developing the request for proposal, the council shall seek advice from the

Committee for Mathematics Achievement created in KRS 158.842 and the

commissioner of education. The center shall be located at the selected university

through July 1, 2011, unless funding is not available, the council deems the performance of the institute to be inadequate, or the university requests to discontinue its relationship to the institute. Contingent upon available funding at the end of the initial cycle, and each five

(5)year period thereafter, the council shall issue a request for proposal to all public postsecondary education institutions to administer the center.