Grants & Partnerships

Committee for Mathematics Achievement

KRS 158.842 provides that, “[t]he Committee for Mathematics Achievement is hereby created for the purposes of developing a multifaceted strategic plan to improve student achievement in mathematics at all levels of schooling, prekindergarten through postsecondary and adult.”

HB 162, Section 5(2), amends the composition of the Committee for Mathematics Achievement provided under KRS 158.842 to be “composed of twenty-three (23) members as follows: 

The executive director of the Partnership Institute for Math and Science Education Reform or his or her designee.”

The commissioner of education or his or her designee;

The president of the Council on Postsecondary Education or his or her designee;

The president of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities or his or her designee;

The secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet or his or her designee;

Four (4) representatives with a specialty in mathematics or mathematics education who have expertise and experience in professional development, especially with coaching and mentoring of teachers, from any of the public postsecondary education institutions defined in KRS 164.001. The representatives shall be selected by mutual agreement of the president of the Council on Postsecondary Education and the commissioner of education;

One (1) adult education mathematics instructor selected by the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet;

Two (2) elementary, two (2) middle, and two (2) high school mathematics teachers, appointed by the commissioner of education;

Three (3) school administrators or building-level mathematics instructional coaches, with one (1) each representing elementary, middle, and high school, appointed by the commissioner of education;

Two (2) district administrators or district-level mathematics instructional coaches appointed by the commissioner of education;

The executive director of the Center for Mathematics created under KRS 164.525 or his or her designee;

The executive director of AdvanceKentucky or his or her designee; and

Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS)

STeLLA: Science Teachers Learning from Lesson Analysis

BSCS is partnering with leaders and science educators throughout Tennessee and Kentucky to help address a national need for high quality science teacher professional learning. During this five-year project, BSCS will work with 4th and 5th grade teachers primarily from high needs, rural districts and schools. Regional leaders including PIMSER, the Tennessee Aquarium, and Instruction Partners, will help ensure the new STeLLA model is aligned to state science standards and the impact is sustainable long-term. Read more…