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158.849 Long-term statewide goals concerning STEM disciplines and AP and IB course participation.

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Page 1 of 1 158.849 Long-term statewide goals concerning STEM disciplines and AP and IB course participation. (1) The Kentucky Board of Education shall establish long-term and annual statewide goals for increasing: <br>(a) The number of high schools providing rigorous curricula and making available accelerated classes and college credit for students; (b) The number and percentage of students enrolled in and completing AP and IB courses by content area; (c) The number and percentage of students taking the AP and IB examinations in advanced science and mathematics; (d) The number and percentage of students receiving a score of three (3) or better on the AP examinations or five (5) or better on IB examinations in advanced <br>science and mathematics; (e) The number and percentage of students whose families are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch receiving a score of three (3) or better on AP <br>examinations or five (5) or better on IB examinations; (f) The number of teachers successfully completing a College Board-endorsed AP or IB summer training institute; (g) The number of teachers with the knowledge and training needed to prepare students for high achievement on AP and IB examinations in advanced <br>science and mathematics; and (h) Other criteria determined by the board. (2) (a) The Kentucky Department of Education shall develop a program evaluation framework regarding the use of the science and mathematics advancement <br>fund for the purposes set forth in KRS 158.847. The program evaluation <br>framework shall address areas including but not limited to the use of funds, <br>the number of grants and awards, student achievement outcomes, and trends <br>over time on the indicators established to measure progress against the <br>statewide goals under subsection (1) of this section. (b) Beginning in 2008, the department shall submit an annual report no later than December 1 to the Kentucky Board of Education and the Interim Joint <br>Committee on Education. The report for 2008 shall provide a status report on <br>the implementation of programs supported by the science and mathematics <br>advancement fund. Subsequent reports shall incorporate information collected <br>and analyzed based on the program evaluation framework under paragraph (a) <br>of this subsection. Effective: July 15, 2008 <br>History: Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2008.