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Kentucky: The First and Only. A History of Leading Reform and a Collaborative Vision for Changing Education. Our Team. Dr. Terry Holliday Commissioner of Education Mary Ann Blankenship Executive Director, Kentucky Education Association Tim Hanner
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Kentucky: The First and Only A History of Leading Reform and a Collaborative Vision for Changing Education
Our Team Dr. Terry Holliday Commissioner of Education Mary Ann Blankenship Executive Director, Kentucky Education Association Tim Hanner Superintendent, Kenton County Schools Dr. Aaron Thompson Vice President, Council on Postsecondary Education David Cook Director of Innovation, Ky. Dept. of Ed
“That is why we will provide the support necessary for you to complete college and meet a new goal: by 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.” --President Barack Obama Speaking about America’s Students to a Joint Session of Congress February 24, 2010
THE FIRST 1990 First with comprehensive Education Reform Legislation: Kentucky Education Reform Act (KY House Bill 540, 1990) (Massachusetts next in 1993)
THE FIRST 1990 The Kentucky’s Education Reform Act creates the first, and to date only, statewide autonomous school governance structure for ALL 1,250 Kentucky public schools. This structure gives schools control over their staffing, budgeting, curriculum and instructional program a full year before the first “charter school” law is passed in Minnesota.
THE FIRST 2009 Kentucky passes a second comprehensive reform legislation with Senate Bill 1, legislation that pre-dates Race to the Top, but with the same core principles.
R e d a c t e d THE FIRST February 10, 2010 Kentucky becomes the first state in the country to adopt the new Common Core Standards in another historic collaboration between the Dept. of Ed, Higher Ed and our Standards Board
KENTUCKY – THE ONLY 2010 NAEP RESULTS Kentucky is the ONLY state in the nation to report statistically significant increases in both 4th- and 8th-grade reading scores from 2007-2009.
HB 176 “This bill had the support of everysingle school district in our state, and I thank the General Assembly for passing the bill ... The legislature's prompt work and bipartisan support shows that when we cooperate, Kentucky moves ahead.” --KY Governor Steve Beshear Commenting on HB 176 January 14, 2010
Teacher and Principal Effectiveness Teacher and Principal Steering Committees
Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Commitment and Trust Working Conditions Survey
R e d a c t e d The Kentucky Portrait
CAPACITY TO LEAD Gene Wilhoit Executive Director Council of Chief State School Officers “Kentucky’s adoption of the common standards reflects a united state leadership unlike any I have seen. They are pulling together in very impressive ways.”