The Kentucky State Improvement Grant Nurturing All Learners KYSIGNAL, as mandated by the passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and IDEA 97, represents our state's plan to build upon our previous State Improvement Grant in ways fundamental to insuring demonstrated gains in academic achievement and post school success for students with disabilities across the Commonwealth.

Our plan addresses eight major initiatives:

1.      Access to the general curriculum through universal design for
       learning and fully integrated curricular and assessment approaches
         UDL main website        
            Bluegrass Technology Center    

2.       Access to the general curriculum in inclusive settings through
        collaborative service delivery

3.       Improve student results through improved instructional climate
          Kentucky Center for Instructional Discipline main website

4.       Increase the number of highly qualified minority special education
       teachers

5.       Increase the instructional capacity of paraeducators
          Paraeducators of Kentucky main website

6.        Improve secondary transition and post school outcomes (including
        an  increased graduation rate and higher percentages of students
        achieving employment and post secondary outcomes)
          Kentucky Transition Collaborative main website   
            Current upgrading of Kentucky Transition website

7.       Increase the number of highly qualified special educators in early
        intervention programs
          Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Certificate Main website
       

8.       Increase parent involvement
          Kentucky Special Parents Involvement Network Main website

For more information, please contact:

Joyce Bell
Project Coordinator
Kentucky State Improvement Grant
(502) 597-5768
joyce.bell@kysu.edu