KRS 158.806: Read to succeed fund -- Teacher professional learning academies --

Literacy coaching program.

(1) The read to succeed fund is hereby created to train and support teachers and

library media specialists to improve the reading skills of students in

kindergarten through grade three (3) as set forth in subsection (2) of this

section and in KRS 158.305(5). The fund shall consist of all moneys received

from state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds for this purpose. The

Department of Education shall administer the fund.

(2) The Department of Education shall implement teacher professional learning

academies related to evidence-based practices in instruction, instructional

materials, and assessment in reading using moneys appropriated or otherwise

received by the read to succeed fund.

(3) The department shall create a literacy coaching program using moneys

appropriated or otherwise received by the read to succeed fund. The program

shall:

(a) Use data coaches to improve reading and literacy;

(b) Determine the effectiveness of intensive data-focused professional

development; and

(c) Provide expert support in literacy and early reading instruction and

intervention.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 45.229, unexpended funds in the read

to succeed fund in the 2022-2023 fiscal year or in any subsequent fiscal year

shall not lapse but shall carry forward to the next fiscal year and shall be used

for the purposes established in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

(5) Any interest earned on moneys in the read to succeed fund shall become part

of the fund and shall not lapse.