Definitions for KRS 158.6452, 158.6453, 158.6455, and 158.6457
KRS 158.6457
in effect158.6457. Definitions for KRS 158.6452, 158.6453, 158.6455, and 158.6457
As used in this section and KRS 158.6452, 158.6453, and 158.6455, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Accountability index" means the statistic, as provided by KRS 158.6455(1), that combines a school's academic and nonacademic factors;
(2) "Core content for assessment" means the content identified for all students to know that is to be included on the state assessment; and
(3) "Nonacademic factors" means the statistic that describes school success on:
(a) Increasing attendance and decreasing retention rates at the elementary school level;
(b) Increasing attendance rates and decreasing retention and dropout rates at the middle school level; and
(c) Increasing attendance rates and decreasing retention and dropout rates and improving the transition to adult life at the secondary school level.
Effective:April 10, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 17, effective April 10, 2017. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 598, sec. 1, effective April 14, 1998.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=45629Fetched: 10/20/2026