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158.645 Capacities required of students in public education system. The General Assembly recognizes that public education involves shared responsibilities. <br>State government, local communities, parents, students, and school employees must work <br>together to create an efficient public school system. Parents and students must assist <br>schools with efforts to assure student attendance, preparation for school, and involvement <br>in learning. The cooperation of all involved is necessary to assure that desired outcomes <br>are achieved. It is the intent of the General Assembly to create a system of public <br>education which shall allow and assist all students to acquire the following capacities: <br>(1) Communication skills necessary to function in a complex and changing civilization; <br>(2) Knowledge to make economic, social, and political choices; <br>(3) Core values and qualities of good character to make moral and ethical decisions throughout his or her life; (4) Understanding of governmental processes as they affect the community, the state, and the nation; (5) Sufficient self-knowledge and knowledge of his mental and physical wellness; <br>(6) Sufficient grounding in the arts to enable each student to appreciate his or her cultural and historical heritage; (7) Sufficient preparation to choose and pursue his life's work intelligently; and <br>(8) Skills to enable him to compete favorably with students in other states. Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. I, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990.

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158.645 Capacities required of students in public education system. The General Assembly recognizes that public education involves shared responsibilities. <br>State government, local communities, parents, students, and school employees must work <br>together to create an efficient public school system. Parents and students must assist <br>schools with efforts to assure student attendance, preparation for school, and involvement <br>in learning. The cooperation of all involved is necessary to assure that desired outcomes <br>are achieved. It is the intent of the General Assembly to create a system of public <br>education which shall allow and assist all students to acquire the following capacities: <br>(1) Communication skills necessary to function in a complex and changing civilization; <br>(2) Knowledge to make economic, social, and political choices; <br>(3) Core values and qualities of good character to make moral and ethical decisions throughout his or her life; (4) Understanding of governmental processes as they affect the community, the state, and the nation; (5) Sufficient self-knowledge and knowledge of his mental and physical wellness; <br>(6) Sufficient grounding in the arts to enable each student to appreciate his or her cultural and historical heritage; (7) Sufficient preparation to choose and pursue his life's work intelligently; and <br>(8) Skills to enable him to compete favorably with students in other states. Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. I, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990.

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Statutes > Kentucky > 158-00 > 645

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158.645 Capacities required of students in public education system. The General Assembly recognizes that public education involves shared responsibilities. <br>State government, local communities, parents, students, and school employees must work <br>together to create an efficient public school system. Parents and students must assist <br>schools with efforts to assure student attendance, preparation for school, and involvement <br>in learning. The cooperation of all involved is necessary to assure that desired outcomes <br>are achieved. It is the intent of the General Assembly to create a system of public <br>education which shall allow and assist all students to acquire the following capacities: <br>(1) Communication skills necessary to function in a complex and changing civilization; <br>(2) Knowledge to make economic, social, and political choices; <br>(3) Core values and qualities of good character to make moral and ethical decisions throughout his or her life; (4) Understanding of governmental processes as they affect the community, the state, and the nation; (5) Sufficient self-knowledge and knowledge of his mental and physical wellness; <br>(6) Sufficient grounding in the arts to enable each student to appreciate his or her cultural and historical heritage; (7) Sufficient preparation to choose and pursue his life's work intelligently; and <br>(8) Skills to enable him to compete favorably with students in other states. Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. I, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990.