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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the United States Department of 1
Education to amend the federal accountability requirements. 2
WHEREAS, the high-stakes nature of state assessments has shifted the focus in 3
classrooms across the Commonwealth from standards-based instruction towards test-4
based instruction, thus diluting student learning; and 5
WHEREAS, all Kentucky students deserve equitable opportunity and access to the 6
rich learning environments where value is assigned to learning that cannot be quantified 7
in a standardized test and that is not currently reflected in the state accountability system; 8
and 9
WHEREAS, the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-95, affords 10
states the flexibility to implement innovative approaches to student assessment and 11
school accountability; and 12
WHEREAS, it is necessary and proper that Kentucky exercise this flexibility to 13
create a state school accountability system that drives meaningful instruction, values 14
student performance beyond standardized testing, and incentivizes rich and diverse 15
learning opportunities; and 16
WHEREAS, the boundaries on the accountability flexibility promised by the Every 17
Student Succeeds Act of 2015 are narrowly defined by the United States Department of 18
Education to the detriment of the Commonwealth and its students; 19
NOW, THEREFORE, 20
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the 21
Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Senate concurring therein: 22
Section 1. The Kentucky General Assembly urges the United States Department 23
of Education to amend the federal accountability requirements to truly afford states the 24
flexibility to implement innovative approaches to student assessment and school 25
accountability promised by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015. 26
Section 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall send a copy of this 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1348
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Resolution to the United States Secretary of Education. 1