72-5170. Same; school district accreditation system, accountability plan; curriculum standards; statewide assessments; school site councils. (a) (1) In order to accomplish the mission for Kansas education, the state board shall design and adopt a school district accreditation system based upon improvement in performance that equals or exceeds the educational goal set forth in K.S.A. 72-3218(c), and amendments thereto, and is measurable. The state board shall hold all school districts accountable through the Kansas education systems accreditation rules and regulations, or any successor accreditation system and accountability plan adopted by the state board. The state board also shall ensure that all school districts and the public schools operated by such districts have programs and initiatives in place for providing those educational capacities set forth in K.S.A. 72-3218(c), and amendments thereto. On or before January 15 of each year, the state board shall prepare and submit a report on the school district accreditation system to the governor and the legislature.
(2) The accountability measures established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be applied both at the district level and at the school level. Such accountability measures shall be reported by the state board for each school district and each school. All reports prepared pursuant to this section shall be published in accordance with K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 72-1181, and amendments thereto.
(3) If a school district is not fully accredited and a corrective action plan is required by the state board, such corrective action plan, and any subsequent reports prepared by the state board regarding the progress of such school district in implementing and executing such corrective action plan, shall be published on the state department of education's internet website and such school district's internet website in accordance with K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 72-1181, and amendments thereto.
(4) If a school district is not accredited, the superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, shall appear before the committee on education of the house of representatives and the committee on education of the senate during the regular legislative session that occurs during the same school year in which such school district is not accredited. Such school district shall provide a report to such committees on the challenges and obstacles that are preventing such school district from becoming accredited.
(b) The state board shall establish curriculum standards that reflect high academic standards for the core academic areas of mathematics, science, reading, writing and social studies. The curriculum standards shall be reviewed at least every seven years. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed in any manner so as to impinge upon any school district's authority to determine its own curriculum.
(c) The state board shall provide for statewide assessments in the core academic areas of mathematics, science, reading, writing and social studies. The board shall ensure compatibility between the statewide assessments and the curriculum standards established pursuant to subsection (b). Such assessments shall be administered at three grade levels, as determined by the state board. The state board shall determine performance levels on the statewide assessments, the achievement of which represents high academic standards in the academic area at the grade level to which the assessment applies. The state board should specify high academic standards both for individual performance and school performance on the assessments.
(d) Each school year, on such date as specified by the state board, each school district shall submit the Kansas education system accreditation report to the state board in such form and manner as prescribed by the state board.
(e) Whenever the state board determines that a school district has failed either to meet the accreditation requirements established by rules and regulations or standards adopted by the state board or provide curriculum based on state standards and courses required by state law, the state board shall so notify the school district. Such notice shall specify the accreditation requirements that the school district has failed to meet and the curriculum that it has failed to provide. Upon receipt of such notice, the board of education of such school district is encouraged to reallocate the resources of the school district to remedy all deficiencies identified by the state board.
(f) Each school in every school district shall establish a school site council composed of the principal and representatives of teachers and other school personnel, parents of students attending the school, the business community and other community groups. School site councils shall be responsible for providing advice and counsel in evaluating state, school district, and school site performance goals and objectives and in determining the methods that should be employed at the school site to meet these goals and objectives. Site councils may make recommendations and proposals to the school board regarding budgetary items and school district matters, including, but not limited to, identifying and implementing the best practices for developing efficient and effective administrative and management functions. Site councils also may help school boards analyze the unique environment of schools, enhance the efficiency and maximize limited resources, including outsourcing arrangements and cooperative opportunities as a means to address limited budgets.
History: L. 2017, ch. 95, § 42; L. 2018, ch. 57, § 11; L. 2019, ch. 19, § 13; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 51 - School District State Aid
72-5130 Mineral production education fund.
72-5131 Kansas school equity and enhancement act; citation of act.
72-5133 Same; state school district finance fund.
72-5134 Same; determination of state foundation aid.
72-5135 Same; distribution of state foundation aid.
72-5136 Same; overpayments; underpayments.
72-5137 Same; certification of enrollment and budget.
72-5138 Same; enrollment adjustments due to decreases resulting from disasters.
72-5139 Same; enrollment adjustment for military students.
72-5140 Same; revisions due to new school districts or boundary changes.
72-5142 Same; ad valorem tax levy required; purposes; rate; disposition of proceeds.
72-5143 Same; local option budget; authority to adopt; limitations; supplemental general fund.
72-5144 Same; alternative calculation of local option budget.
72-5145 Same; determination of supplemental state aid; distribution.
72-5147 Same; ad valorem tax levy authorized for local option budget; disposition of proceeds.
72-5148 Same; transportation weighting.
72-5149 Same; low enrollment weighting; high enrollment weighting.
72-5150 Same; bilingual weighting.
72-5152 Same; adjustment of at-risk student enrollment.
72-5154 Same; preschool-aged at-risk education fund; use; reports to the state board.
72-5155 Same; career technical education weighting.
72-5156 Same; school facilities weighting; limitations.
72-5157 Same; special education and related services weighting.
72-5162 Same; career and postsecondary education fund; use.
72-5163 Same; driver training fund; use.
72-5164 Same; food service fund; use.
72-5165 Same; contingency reserve fund; use.
72-5166 Same; disposition of revenue.
72-5167 Same; transfers from general fund; limitations.
72-5168 Same; expenditures not considered operating expenditures.
72-5169 Same; operating expenditures in excess of general fund budget.
72-5171 Same; school district financial accountability reports; contents.
72-5172 Same; review of act by legislature and certain committees; required reviews.
72-5173 Same; performance audits.
72-5174 Same; rules and regulations.
72-5175 Same; nonseverability.
72-5180 Remote learning; limitations; state foundation aid adjustment for remote learners.
72-5191 Sixty-five percent of moneys to be spent on instruction.
72-5193 Provision of public school financing system; financing resources and methods.
72-5194 Required local option budget; consideration in determining adequacy of total school funding.