(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking feedback on the incorporation of the components of Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 158.196 into the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Social Studies.
Section 4(3)(a) of Senate Bill 1 (2022) created KRS 158.196, which requires KDE to incorporate fundamental American documents and speeches into the grade-level appropriate middle and high school social studies academic standards and align corresponding assessments. KDE brought together educators from across the state who serve on the social studies Advisory Panels and Review Committee to incorporate the fundamental documents into the KAS for Social Studies.
KRS 158.6453 calls for KDE to implement a process for reviewing all academic standards and aligned assessments beginning in the 2017-2018 school year. The schedule calls for one or two content areas to be reviewed each year and every six years after that on a rotating basis.
To provide feedback on the draft KAS for Social Studies document, use the public feedback comment form. The public comment period will last until Sept. 30. Due to the amount of text, it is recommended that surveys be completed on a full-size computer or laptop screen. Feedback will be collected by the American Institutes for Research (AIR).
Questions on this process can be directed to standards@education.ky.gov.
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