In June, 2001, the Kentucky Board of Education accepted new performance standards that resulted from a comprehensive process involving more than 1,600 Kentucky teachers, various advisory groups, and which provided for public input.
These new standards set the stage for the work that lies ahead of Kentucky's educators: To improve the academic achievement of all our students.
The new standards are important because they define what we mean when we say a student has performed at the "novice," "apprentice," "proficient" or "distinguished" level. They clarify for teachers, students and parents how we evaluate student work, and they explain for students what we expect of them.
Because World Languages are not part of the core content, the terms distinguished, proficient, apprentice and novice are replaced by: "exceeds expectations", "meets expectations", "approaches expectations", and "struggles to meet expectations".
Below you will find the Student Performance Level Descriptions.
About Kentucky's Student Performance Standards