Introduced February 18, 2025
AN ACT relating to public schools.
Short title: School Improvement and Innovation Act
Amend KRS 160.346 to include identification as a state intervention school when a school enters comprehensive support and improvement status and does not make annual improvement for two years or does not exit the status after three years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define "state intervention school"; require the identification of state intervention schools with the 2027-2028 school year; establish the procedures for identification; require the commissioner of education to take…
Plain-language summary
This bill, called the School Improvement and Innovation Act, would create a new category called "state intervention schools" for Kentucky public schools that have been struggling and not showing enough improvement over several years. Starting with the 2027-2028 school year, the state commissioner of education would take over management of these schools and develop a turnaround plan for approval by the Kentucky Board of Education. The bill also sets up a process for local school…
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Steve West
Senator · Senate District 27
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