KRS 156.560: Pilot program for performance -based professional development --

Parameters determined by local board -- Study and report by Department of

Education.

(1) (a) Beginning in the 2023 -2024 school year, and continuing until the end of the

2025-2026 school year, a school district may establish a pilot program for

teachers to develop and implement a performance -based professional

development project, which is designed to produce measurable outcomes of

positive impact on student performance.

(b) The pi lot program shall require two (2) or more teachers to design an

instructional practice or strategy project to address an identified school or

district academic or nonacademic classroom problem.

(c) Successful completion of a project under this section shal l satisfy up to three

(3) days of the requirement to complete four (4) days of professional

development under KRS 158.070(3)(a).

(d) A local board of education may award a teacher a stipend for successful

completion of a project.

(2) The local board of edu cation shall determine the parameters for the performance -

based professional development pilot program, including but not limited to:

(a) A project application process;

(b) Review and approval of project proposals;

(c) Submission of completed project analysis and results;

(d) Evaluation of completed projects;

(e) The awarding of professional development credit, including the amount of the

credit and when it will be credited; and

(f) The awarding of a stipend, if applicable.

(3) (a) The Kentucky Department of Education shall study the completed pilot

projects for their impact on schools and districts to determine the attributes of

quality performance -based professional development and the best practices

for measuring its effectiveness.

(b) By August 1, 2027, the department shall report its findings and any

recommendations for revising professional development policy to the Interim

Joint Committee on Education.