Kentucky Department of Education

Outlined below are the indicators and descriptors required by the ARRA for Area B – Improving the Collection and Use of Data, and where the required information is posted.  If the information is not currently available, the item will indicate “plan”, which will link to the plan outlining how KDE will collect and report on these areas in the future.

Education Reform Area B - Improving collection and use of data

Indicator	Description	Information
(b)(1)	Which of the 12 elements described in section 6401(e)(2)(D) of the America COMPETES Act (20 U.S.C. 9871) are included in the State’s statewide longitudinal data system	Completed Status
(b)(2)	Whether the State provides student growth data on their current students and the students they taught in the previous year to, at a minimum, teachers of reading/language arts and mathematics in grades in which the State administers assessments in those subjects in a manner that is timely and informs instructional programs	Plan
(b)(3)	Whether the State provides teachers of reading/language arts and mathematics in grades in which the State administers assessments in those subjects with reports of individual teacher impact on student achievement on those assessments	Plan