Senate Bill 1 Passed by General Assembly
Gian Prabhudas • April 4, 2022
The Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1 (SB1) on March 25, 2022. SB1 will provide greater flexibility to local school districts and superintendents to help guarantee student, principal and faculty success. Some of the reforms KASS is proud to have pushed for will:
- Allow superintendents and education leaders to collaborate with principals, school councils, and other stakeholders to ensure a coherent and aligned curriculum district-wide .
- Ensure successful, innovative learning programs are properly funded, sustainable and scalable .
- Provide superintendents the authority, in consultation with the school council, to hire principals , and determine how to deploy the BOE allocations to the school.
- Give a significant voice to teachers and parents through school councils, along with greater community buy-in.
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December 6-8 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown Organizations that support Kentucky public school districts can now register to exhibit, sponsor, or join as a Preferred Partner at the 2026 KASS Annual Conference, December 6-8 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. The Annual Conference is the largest KASS gathering of the year, bringing Kentucky's school superintendents together for professional learning, peer connection, and conversation about the work ahead for their districts. For superintendents, the partners in the room are part of that work. For organizations, it is a direct and personal way to understand what district leaders need. What This Conference Means for Districts and Partners Kentucky's superintendents are the chief decision-makers for districts across the Commonwealth. They are accountable for governance, operations, and long-term student outcomes, and they come to KASS events to learn alongside peers and find partners who can help them do the job well. Because KASS is the state organization dedicated solely to superintendents, partners at the Annual Conference are in the room with the leaders who set direction and shape priorities for their districts. This year's conference theme is The Power of Possibility: Empowering Learners. Igniting Innovation. Transforming Education. Conference at a Glance
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