[Kentucky] Education Daily — November 9, 2026: The Alternate Test Opens Today
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Kentucky's alternate assessment opens Window 1 today for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, under a pending federal one percent waiver request — plus the state's new six-year special education target-setting process and tomorrow's stacked Tuesday deadlines. Sources: - Kentucky Department of Education, Assessments page (2026-2027 test windows: AKSA Window 1 Nov. 9-Dec. 18, 2026; Window 1 Makeup Jan. 4-Mar. 19, 2027): https://www.education.ky.gov/AA/Assessments/Pages/default.aspx - Kentucky Department of Education, Monday DAC Email, October 19, 2026 (AKSA qualification quiz closes Nov. 6; SRD opens for score entry Nov. 9; Dec. 16 end-of-window office hour): https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/KYDE/bulletins/42fb1c5 - Kentucky Department of Education, Kentucky One Percent Waiver Request 2026-2027 (submitted Aug. 11, 2026, pursuant to 34 CFR 200.6(c)(4)): https://education.ky.gov/specialed/excep/GuidanceResources/Documents/26-27_AA_waiver_request_final.pdf - U.S. Department of Education denial letter, February 12, 2026 (2025-2026 waiver denied; 2024-25 participation 1.26% reading/mathematics, 1.23% science; Title I, Part A grant condition) — search: site ed.gov Kentucky waiver 1.0 percent alternate assessment February 12 2026 - Kentucky Teacher (Kentucky Department of Education), 'KDE seeks stakeholder input for FFY 2026-2031 SPP/APR target setting': https://www.kentuckyteacher.org/tag/kentucky-department-of-education/ - Louisville Courier Journal, 'When will Kentucky election results be available?' (recanvass requests due 4 p.m. Nov. 10; recanvasses Nov. 12; State Board certification by Nov. 23): https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/11/03/when-will-2026-kentucky-election-results-be-available/92590201007/ - WEKU, 'In rural KY, low turnout means tight election results' (Nov. 6, 2026; recanvass within-1% rule and Nov. 10 deadline): https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2026-11-06/in-rural-ky-low-turnout-means-tight-election-results-and-a-magistrate-selected-by-coin-toss - JCPS Insider, JCPS Week Ahead, November 1 to 7 (Nov. 10 work session agenda: calendars first reading, Sanders Elementary SBDM restoration, 2027 meeting schedule): https://jcpsinsider.com/articles/jcps-week-ahead-november-1-to-7-2026 - Kentucky Department of Education advisory 26-282 (Accreditation Audit Committee virtual meeting Nov. 10, 2026), via KDE News Releases and Advisories: https://www.education.ky.gov/comm/news/Pages/KDE-News-Releases-Advisories.aspx AI Generated
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