College Readiness and Developmental Education Overview

Senate Bill 1, signed by Governor Beshear on March 26, 2009, is a significant piece of education legislation that revises the assessment and accountability system for P‐12 education in Kentucky. It requires a revision of standards to be based on national and international benchmarks in order to increase the rigor and focus the content of P‐12 education, increasing the number of students that are college ready.

• 13 KAR 2:020
  Guidelines for admission to the state-supported postsecondary education institutions in Kentucky
  
• Senate Bill 1
  • Senate Bill 1 information (KDE)
  • Senate Bill 1 fact sheet
  • Senate Bill 1 (LRC)
    
• High School Graduation Requirements
  
• College Readiness Indicators
  
• College and Career Readiness in Kentucky
  
• Dual Credit
  
  • Council agenda item
  • Policy
  • Kentucky Standard Acceptable Scores for National Exams Table (Revised April 10, 2012)
    Note:  Printing this table requires legal-sized paper.
    
• General Education Transfer Policy
  

• 2010-12 Biennial Budget
  As part of Senate Bill 1 (2009) (SB1) implementation, the Council on Postsecondary Education (the Council) received a state appropriation to develop and implement activities to improve postsecondary readiness, placement, and student success at the P-12, adult education, and postsecondary levels. The goal is to continue the development and implementation of promising student success initiatives/interventions.
  • Institutional Grants for SB1 (2009) Implementation
  • Assessment and Placement Grants
  • Postsecondary Professional Development
  • Kentucky Partnership Academies
  • Statewide Initiative for College and Career Readiness
  • Related Activities
• CPE Funded Activities (2008-10 Budget)
  • Developmental Education and College Readiness Grants
• Private Funding
  • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
  • St. Catharine College
• Federal Funding
  • Improving Educator Quality Grants