Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment - Gallatin County Schools

Instruction

District instructional protocol

Our schools are constantly monitoring and trying to identify ways to improve. We must find ways to include our students, parents, teachers, community and business leaders in these conversations.

View our district instructional protocol. In-other-words, what should we see happening in every Gallatin County Public School classroom. We will be facilitating discussions and providing opportunities for everyone to have a voice in defining what instructional equity should look like in Gallatin County Public Schools. Students should have the same opportunities to receive high quality instruction focused on standards in all grades and all classrooms.

Also coming soon, the profile of a Gallatin County Graduate. What does our community expect a Gallatin County Public School graduate to know and be able to do when leaving our system? "Content matters, skills matter more and motivation matters most," Tony Wagner, a globally recognized expert in education. So what content should students know, what skills should they possess and what should be their motivation? This has to be a true community effort. This may define how we can be accountable to our community.

District Instructional 3 Year Goals: 1. Gallatin County Schools will have a district-wide curriculum aligned to the Kentucky Academic Standards. 2. 100% of students exiting elementary, middle and high school will successfully demonstrate proficiency on the Kentucky Academic Standards.

End of Year 1 Goals: 1. Gallatin County Public Schools will have a district-wide K-12 adjusted curriculum and pacing guides aligned to Kentucky Academic Standards for each subject by grade. 2. All classrooms will be observed by the Chief Academic Officer. Feedback will be provided to teachers and school administration. Observation data will be used in identifying needed support for students and teachers.

Mathematic and english language arts priority standards

Gallatin county schools lau plan

Assessment

Testing Transparency

Notification of Testing Transparency

Dear Parent or Guardian:

Sections 1112(e)(2)(A)-(B) of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires the following regarding testing transparency.

(2) TESTING TRANSPARENCY.—

(A) IN GENERAL. – At the beginning of each school year, a local educational agency that receives funds under this part shall notify the parents of each student attending any school receiving funds under this part that the parents may request, and the local educational agency will provide the parents on request (and in a timely manner), information regarding any State or local educational agency policy regarding student participation in any assessments mandated by section 1111(b)(2) and by the State or local educational agency, which shall include a policy, procedure, or parental right to opt the child out of such assessment, where applicable.

(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. – Subject to subparagraph (C), each local educational agency that receives funds under this part shall make widely available through public means (including by posting in a clear and easily accessible manner on the local educational agency’s website and, where practicable, on the website of each school served by the local educational agency) for each grade served by the local educational agency, information on each assessment required by the State to comply with section 1111, other assessments required by the State, and where such information is available and feasible to report, assessments required districtwide by the local educational agency, including—

(i) the subject matter assessed;

(ii) the purpose for which the assessment is designed and used;

(iii) the source of the requirement for the assessment; and

(iv) where such information is available—(I) the amount of time students will spend taking the assessment, and the schedule for the assessment; and (II) the time and format for disseminating results.

Information about these requirements can be found on the Kentucky Department of Education’s Assessments webpage (https://education.ky.gov/AA/Assessments/Pages/default.aspx). For further questions or to obtain a hard copy of this material please direct your inquiry to Tony Jury.

Sincerely,

Tony Jury, Title I Coordinator

Testing Opt-Out Information

Parents' Right-To-Know Statewide Testing Participation

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a federal law, parents or legal guardians have the right to request information from Gallatin County Schools about their student’s participation in statewide assessments required by the Kentucky Department of Education. The statewide assessments required by the state assessment include grades 3-8 and 10 in Reading and Math on the Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA), Science at grades 4,7 and 11 via the KSA, Social Studies and On Demand Writing at grades 5,8 and 11 on the KSA. Additionally Kentucky Juniors are administered the SAT. Finally, the ACCESS assessment is administered to our English Language Learners.

ESSA also requires the district to make additional information on each statewide assessment publicly available. This information includes (i) the subject matter assessed; (ii) the purpose for which the assessment is designed and used; (iii) the source of the requirement for the assessment; (iv) the amount of time students will spend taking the assessment and the schedule for the assessment; and, (v) the timeline and format for disseminating results. This information can be found on the KDE website Accountability - Kentucky Department of Education.

If you would like to request additional information about your child’s participation in the assessment(s) mentioned above for the current school year, please email Tony Jury. You may also reach us by phone at 859.567.1820.

Confidentiality of Student Assessment Data

Gallatin County Schools Assessment Information and administration training

2025-2026 District assessment calendar

Kentucky ksa portal

Continuous Improvement Planning

Grant Management

Gifted and Talented

English as a Second Language Program

Gallatin County Schools English Language (EL) program is one that provides instructional
support for children who are learning English. The purpose of our EL program is to ensure
"children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain
English Language proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet
the same challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards as
all children are expected to meet". (ESEA Part A, Section 3102).

The staff of the Gallatin County Public Schools believe that all children should be held to high
academic expectations and that all children should participate in the general education program
to the maximum extent of his/her abilities with appropriate support. It is in the general classroom
setting with English speaking peers that students learning English will be the most motivated to
communicate ideas and knowledge.

Each student identified as an EL student will have a program service plan written with his/her
specific strengths and weaknesses in mind. EL students shall continue to have equal access to
district programs including, but not limited to, gifted and talented, special education and other
non-academic/extracurricular activities. Although parents are encouraged to allow their children
to participate, the program is not mandatory.

The EL Program is designed to provide English language learners with the English language
competencies needed to participate successfully in grade-appropriate instructional activities in
challenging academic subjects.

Gallatin County Schools Lau Plan

Brandie Venegas

Gallatin County Schools ESL Coordinator

brandie.venegas@gallatin.kyschools.us

Curriculum

Gallatin County Schools Curriculum

Gallatin County Lower Elementary

Gallatin County Lower Elementary has adopted EL Education for K-2 Language Arts Curriculum. EdReports has given EL Education K-5 Language Arts the highest possible rating as it meets all expectations. Click here for the full report. The curriculum was adopted in the Spring of 2023 the school has started implementing the new curriculum in the 2023-2024 school year.

The IM Certified^® Experience

Integrating curriculum, professional learning and community

Illustrative Mathematics is a nonprofit organization founded on the belief that all students are capable of learning grade-level mathematics. Our innovative problem-based K–12 curriculum is designed to energize math classrooms and equip students with critical skills, understandings, and practices that can benefit them for a lifetime. The IM Certified^® Experience leads students to this enduring math proficiency by giving educators exclusive access to engaging content, comprehensive professional learning, and an inclusive community of scholars working together to build a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics.

Help students become lifelong math learners. Preview IM K–12 Math.

Gallatin County Upper Elementary School

Gallatin County Upper Elementary has adopted EL Education for 3-5 Language Arts Curriculum. EdReports has given EL Education K-5 Language Arts the highest possible rating as it meets all expectations. Click here for the full report. The curriculum was adopted in the Fall of 2025 and the school has started implementing the new curriculum.

The IM Certified^® Experience

Integrating curriculum, professional learning and community

Illustrative Mathematics is a nonprofit organization founded on the belief that all students are capable of learning grade-level mathematics. Our innovative problem-based K–12 curriculum is designed to energize math classrooms and equip students with critical skills, understandings, and practices that can benefit them for a lifetime. The IM Certified^® Experience leads students to this enduring math proficiency by giving educators exclusive access to engaging content, comprehensive professional learning, and an inclusive community of scholars working together to build a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics.

Help students become lifelong math learners. Preview IM K–12 Math.

Gallatin County Middle School

Gallatin County Middle School has adopted EL Education for 6-8 Language Arts Curriculum. EdReports has given EL Education Language Arts the highest possible rating as it meets all expectations. Click here for the full report. The curriculum was adopted in the Fall of 2025 and the school has started implementing the new curriculum.

The IM Certified^® Experience

Integrating curriculum, professional learning and community

Illustrative Mathematics is a nonprofit organization founded on the belief that all students are capable of learning grade-level mathematics. Our innovative problem-based K–12 curriculum is designed to energize math classrooms and equip students with critical skills, understandings, and practices that can benefit them for a lifetime. The IM Certified^® Experience leads students to this enduring math proficiency by giving educators exclusive access to engaging content, comprehensive professional learning, and an inclusive community of scholars working together to build a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics.

Help students become lifelong math learners. Preview IM K–12 Math.

Gallatin County High School

Gallatin County High School has adopted Odell Education High School Literacy Program. EdReports has given Odell Education's High School Literacy Program the highest possible rating as it meets all expectations. Click here for the full report. The curriculum was adopted in the Spring of 2023 the school has started implementing the new curriculum in the 2023-2024 school year.

The IM Certified^® Experience

Integrating curriculum, professional learning and community

Illustrative Mathematics is a nonprofit organization founded on the belief that all students are capable of learning grade-level mathematics. Our innovative problem-based K–12 curriculum is designed to energize math classrooms and equip students with critical skills, understandings, and practices that can benefit them for a lifetime. The IM Certified^® Experience leads students to this enduring math proficiency by giving educators exclusive access to engaging content, comprehensive professional learning, and an inclusive community of scholars working together to build a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics.

Help students become lifelong math learners. Preview IM K–12 Math.

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