ESS
The Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) included language requiring the provision of “continuing education” that later became known as Extended School Services (ESS). KRS 158.070 requires extra instructional time be provided beyond the regular school day, school week, or year for students who need additional time to achieve learning outcomes. ESS programs take many forms including after-school instruction, evening sessions, Saturday sessions, summer, and daytime waiver programs. The schedule for ESS program models are flexible enough to serve a wide range of students with differing needs. The Kentucky commissioner of education has approved eight of our Pulaski schools requests for a waiver to use an alternative service delivery option, including providing services during the school day on a limited basis and meeting the criteria pursuant to 704 KAR 3:390, Section 7. This type of program is known as the “ESS Day-Time Waiver.”
ESS
“With our 2008 – 2009 individual student data, we, in the Pulaski County School system, know we are on the right track with continued use of quality AmeriCorps employees, quality professional development and targeted student intervention. We will continue to provide additional professional development training for our AmeriCorps employees this year; hence, continued individual student improvement.” – Mardi Montgomery, Pulaski County Schools, Director of Programs