RELATES TO:
KRS
157.320,
157.350,
158.060,
158.070,
2010 ES Acts ch. 1, Part I,C,3(17)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: 2010 Extra. Sess. Ky. Acts
ch. 1, Part I,C,3(17) requires the Kentucky Board of Education to establish by
administrative regulation procedures by which the Commissioner of Education may
approve innovative alternative school calendars, prior to the approval of
school calendars for fiscal year 2010-2011. This administrative regulation
establishes uniform procedures for approval of innovative alternative
calendars.
Section 1.
(1)
(a) A
local board of education may request approval of an innovative alternative
school calendar for the 2010-2011 school year or the 2011-2012 school year by
submitting a written request to the Commissioner of Education.
(b) All calendars that contain less than 170
six (6) hour instructional days shall be considered innovative alternate
calendars and shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Education for
approval.
(2) The
request shall:
(a) Be signed by the
superintendent and board of education chairperson;
(b) Contain a specific explanation of the
reason for the request; and
(c)
Include the following information:
1. How the
alternative calendar will improve teaching and learning in the
district;
2. How 1,062 hours of
instruction will be included in the calendar;
3. The structure of any instructional days
that are less than six-hours in length; and
4. A description of how the alternative
calendar will provide for professional learning situations designed to improve
instructional practices that will enhance student learning.
Section 2.
(1) A request for approval of an innovative
alternative school calendar shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Education
no later than June 30 preceding the school year for which the request is
submitted.
(2) The commissioner
shall approve the request upon a determination that:
(a) The requirements established in Section
1(2) of this administrative regulation have been met; and
(b) The alternative calendar is designed to
improve teaching and learning in the district.
