KRS 160.348: Advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment, dual

credit courses, and other advanced coursework.

(1) (a) The Kentucky Department of Education shall make available to schools

information concerning the prerequisite content necessary for success in

advanced coursework, including secondary courses, Advanced Placement or

AP courses, and International Baccalaureate or IB courses. The department

shall provide sample syllabi, instructional resources, and instructional

supports for teachers that will assist in preparing students for more rigorous

coursework.

(b) Each school-based decision making council, or principal if none exists, shall

offer a core curriculum of AP, IB, dual enrollment, dual credit courses, or

other advanced cou rsework using either or both on -site instruction or online

alternatives. In addition, each school -based decision making council shall

comply with any additional requirements for AP, IB, dual enrollment, dual

credit, and advanced coursework courses that may be established

cooperatively by the Kentucky Department of Education, the Education

Professional Standards Board, and the Council on Postsecondary Education in

accordance with the definitions in KRS 158.007.

(c) When practicable, the school -based decisio n making council, or principal if

none exists, shall offer advanced coursework, as defined in KRS 158.6453, in

mathematics, reading, science, and English language arts for students in

grades four (4) through twelve (12).

(2) Every school -based decision mak ing council, or principal if none exists, shall

establish a policy that is consistent with any district plan adopted by a local board

of education in accordance with KRS 158.6453(21) on the recruitment and

assignment of students to advanced coursework opti ons in accordance with

paragraph (b) of this subsection that recognizes that all students have the right to

participate in a rigorous and academically challenging curriculum. The policy shall

require that the school notifies all students, parents, and guardians of the:

(a) Long-term benefits of student participation in advanced coursework; and

(b) Advanced coursework opportunities available at the school.

(3) Students shall be admitted to advanced coursework in accordance with the district

plan adopted in accordance with KRS 158.6453(21).

(4) Students that successfully complete high school advanced coursework shall receive

credit toward graduation in accordance with KRS 158.622(3).

(5) Students enrolled in AP or IB courses in the public schools shall have the cost of

the examinations paid by the Kentucky Department of Education.