KRS 164.3061: Teacher preparation programs for elementary regular education to

include instructional strategies and resources for mathematics instruction --

List of approved teacher preparation assessments and evaluation rubric --

Reports.

(1) As used in this section, "department" means the Kentucky Department of

Education.

(2) Beginning with the 2025 -2026 school year, postsecondary institutions offering

teacher preparation programs for elementary regular education shall include

kindergarten through grade three (3) evidence -based instructional strategies,

department-identified valid and reliable high -quality resources for mathematics

instruction related to KRS 158.8402, and:

(a) Evidence-based instructional strategies determined by the department to be

effective at improving student learning for the range of students in their

classrooms, including students needing to make progress toward proficiency,

exceptional students, and students who are multilingual learners;

(b) High-quality instructional resources as determined by the department to be

effective at improving student learning for the range of students in their

classrooms, including students needing to make progress toward proficiency,

exceptional students, and students who are multilingual learners;

(c) The use of a range of assessment data for designing instruction and

intervention;

(d) Progress monitoring of student performance; and

(e) Field experience and student teaching placements with teachers that model,

and supervisors with knowledge of, paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection.

(3) By January 1, 2025, the Education Professional Standards Board shall:

(a) Develop and maintain a list of approved teacher preparation assessments that

are determined by the board to be an effective evaluation of mathe matics

instruction, content and practice standards, and skills; and

(b) Develop an evaluation rubric for observing teacher candidates with focus on

mathematics content and pedagogical knowledge.

(4) The Education Professional Standards Board shall report program data to an

external evaluator for analysis of postsecondary teacher preparation programs with

the goal of using the results to help increase the success of new teacher candidates

in demonstrating mathematics instruction, content knowledge, and skills.

(5) The Education Professional Standards Board shall report to the Legislative

Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Education the

results provided by the external eva luator's analysis and data on all assessments

required for certification, including the number of students testing, the number of

students passing, and the number of times an individual student takes a test prior to

passing.