Jack D. Foster papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Jack D. Foster papers
- Date
- 1981-2001 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 13 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Education -- Kentucky.
- Educational change -- Kentucky
- Video tapes.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by subject and format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2017ms012: [identification of item], Jack D. Foster papers, 1981-2000, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Jack D. Foster holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Ohio State University. He served as Secretary of the Kentucky Education and Humanities Cabinet from 1988-1991 and as a member of the Task Force on Education Reform that drafted the progressive Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA). He has written several works in the field of edcuation, including If I Could Make a School (1991) and Redesigning Public Education: The Kentucky Experience (1999). After he left Kentucky State Government, he helped over 50 schools in Kentucky implement KERA.
- Scope and Content
- The Jack D. Foster papers (dated 1981-2001; 13 cubic feet; 13 boxes) comprise correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, research files, audio cassettes, and video cassettes that document Jack Foster's involvement in the creation, implementation, and assessment of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) of 1990. The papers primarily contain documentation from education reform groups of which Foster was a member or worked alongside, such as the Kentucky Department of Education, Council on School Performance Standards, Task Force on Educational Reform, and the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Audiovisual, 1988-2000
Scope and Contents
The Audiovisual Series includes audio cassette tapes as well as video cassette tapes. The audio cassettes consist of an oral history interview with Jack D. Foster and audio from the 1990 Kentucky General Assembly session. The video cassette tapes consist of recordings of the 1990 Kentucky General Assembly sessions, interviewes with various Kentucky educators, excerpts from education reforem rallies, and Kentucky Education Television (KET) produced programs about Kentucky school systems.
Audio cassette tapes, 1988-1990
NPR Broadcasts, undated
An Oral History Interview with Dr. Jack Foster, 1990 June 20
Task Force on Education tape 17A, undated
Visions from the State Level: Facing Tomorrow's Challenges Today, Dr. Jack Foster, 1988
Video cassette tapes, 1988-2000
Assorted videos, 1988-1994
America 2000: An Education Strategy, 1991 May
Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership, undated
Education Reform in Kentucky: A Teacher's Search for the Wizard of Oz, 1994 October
Educational Advances Productions: Education in Motion, 1991 May
Education reform town meeting (4/21/91), 1991 October 30
Excerpts from Northern Kentucky Education Forum (2/5/94) and excerpts from Anti-KERA rally (1/14/94), 1994 February 26
The Governor's Symposium on Education: Restructuring Our Schools, undated
KIRIS, 1988
Lawrence W. Lezotte: Effective Schools: Premises, Concepts, and Characteristics, undated
Legislative Research Commission: Education Reform, undated
The National Education Goals: How Telecommunications Technology is Working in South Carolina, undated
Reform Opponents, edited version 9/94, 1994 September
Untitled #1, undated
Untitled #2, undated
CBS News: Education Conference Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1990 September 5
Kentucky Education Television (KET), 1988-2000, undated
Learning in America, 101-103, 105, undated
Recollections: Governor's Round Table, 2000 October 18
The People's Business and 1988 interview with Foster, Noe, and Williams with Mary Ann Roser, 1988
Kentucky Tonight 4/19/99: Teacher Training, 1999 April 19
Kentucky General Assembly, 1990
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), 1990-1991
The Partnership for Kentucky School Reform, 1995-2000, undated
Kentucky Department of Education, 1990-2000
Augenblick, 1999 December
D. Hornbeck, 1990 April
Eck Rose - Legislator, Senate Majority Leader; Craig Jerald - Quality Counts; Virginia Edwards - Editor Education news, 1990
Elliot County, Binion, Super, undated
Experts, undated
Joe Clark, Legislator, 1990
Stu Sillerman, 2000 March
Theresa Jenson, Principal Eaglehard Elementary, Louisville, 2000 February
Council on School Performance Standards, 1989-1991
Scope and Contents
The Council on School Performance Standards series includes documents and reports that pertain to Jack D. Foster's work with the Council of School Performance Standards. The series documents the formation of standards for Kentucky students preceding the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990.
Assorted documents, 1989-1991
Kentucky's Learning Goals and Valued Outcomes report summary, 1991 November
Preparing Kentucky Youth of the Next Century, 1989 September
Education Management Selection Committee, 1990-1995
Scope and Contents
The Education Management Selection Committee comprises documents pertaining to Jack Foster's involvement in the committee's search for a Commissioner of Education for the state of Kentucky. The series includes committee meeting minutes and a five year plan for the future of Kentucky education management.
The First Five Years, 1990-1995, 1995 June
Meeting minutes, 1990 June-August
Search for the Commissioner of Education, 1990
Kentucky Education Reform Act 1990 (KERA), 1981-2000
Scope and Contents
The Kentucky Education Reform Act 1990 (KERA) series comprises documents pertaining to Jack Foster's involvement with the implementation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990. The series includes documents, reports, and correspondence related to assessment, implementation, state legislation, technology in education, and student and family resources. Assessment papers includes assorted news articles on Kentucky education, annual reports from the Office of Education Accountability, and documents from the State Alternative Assessment Exchange Steering Committee. Correspondence includes correspondence to and from Jack Foster concerning education in Kentucky. Implementation includes reports from the Appalachian Education Lab, papers on incentive programs, documentation on technology in education, and professional development for educators. The state legislation includes the Kentucky Supreme Court decision of 1989, speeches on education by former governor Wallace Wilkinson, and general assembly bills. The student and family resources subseries includes documentation on the Kentucky Integrated Delivery System and the Inter-Agency Task Force on family resources and student services. The series also contains material pertaining to the Kentucky Department of Education, the Kentucky Institute for Education Research, the Council on Educational Technology, the Kentucky Educational Technology Systems, and the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System.
Assessment, 1986-1998
Assorted news articles, 1986-1998
Education reform clippings, 1988-1998
Justice magazine State Supreme Courts: Tilting the Balance Toward Change, 1988 August
Road-bond issue, 1990
School succession, 1989-1990
Tax impacts on Kentucky, 1986-1987
Curriculum, 1992-1999
Early Childhood Assessment and Instruction Conference, 1990 May 31
Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis manuscript review, 1997 March 1
Issues, 1988-1991
Kentucky contract, 1990-1991, 1993
Kentucky Education Reform Act 1990, 1991-1994
Literacy, 1990
Office of Education Accountability annual reports, 1991-1995
Request for Proposals to Implement an Interim and Full-scale Assessment Program for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1991 May 31
Schools - Expectations of High School Graduates, 1989 June
Schools - High school restructuring, 1992-1994
Schools - National schools, 1986-1991
State Alternative Assessment Exchange Steering Committee, 1991
Implementation, 1981-2000
Correspondence - education reform, 1989-1991
Appalachian Education Laboratory (AEL), 1990-2000, undated
Development of Successful Program Indicators Based on Research in Continuously Improving and Continuously Declining School, undated
Implementation of Kentucky's Non-graded Privacy Program in Six Rural Schools, revised, 1999 September 29
Initial Reactions to KERA in Six Rural School Districts, 1991 February
The Link newsletters, 1991, 1993-1999
Notes from the Field: Education Reform in Rural Kentucky newsletters, 1991-2000
Policy briefs, 1990-1998
Upgraded Primary Programs: Steps Towards Developmentally Appropriate Instruction, 1991 April
Executive Order Reorganizing Cabinet Workforce Development, 1993 June 23
Implementation committee materials, 1990
Incentive programs, 1987-1997
Kentucky Department of Education 1990 Implementation Report and 1991 Six-month Planning Calendar, 1991 January
Kentucky Education Reform:The First Five Years, 1990-1995, 1995 June
Kentucky State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education: Goals and Strategies for 1990-1991, 1991
Professional Development for educators, 1992-1997
School financing, 1981-1988
Teaching certifications, 1989-1991
National Center for Education Information: Alternative Teaching Certifications, 1990-1991
National Commission for the Principalship: Principals for Our Changing Schools: Preparation and Certification, 1990
New Jersey State Department of Education: Annual Report on Certification Testing, 1989 April
Southern Regional Education Board: Alternative Certification: State Policies in the SREB States, excerpt, undated
U.S. Department of Education:Handbook for the Implementation of the Northeast Regional Credential, 1990 March
State legislation, 1984-1998
General Assembly, 1984-1998
House Bill 256, 1988
House Bill 940, Volumes 1-4, 1990 March 29
Education Accountability Annual Report, 1996 December
Regular session, 1998
Legislative relations, 1988-1990
Legislative school reform booklets, 1990-1998
Special session materials and reports, 1984
Governor Wallace Wilkinson, 1985-1992
Budget proposal, 1988-1990
Council for Better Education Civil Action, 1988 May
Education and the Governors: Preparing the World for the Next Round, 1985 January
Education budget briefing, 1987
Executive budget of Kentucky, 1988-1990
Financial disclosure, 1987
Focus on Kentucky Conference, 1990
Governor's executive orders on school school performance standards, 1989 February
Governor's Office for Policy and Management: Initial Implementation: Kentucky Education Reform Act 1990, 1991 March
Governor's School Improvement Incentive Program, 1988-1992
Kentucky First: Wallace Wilkinson's Plan to Revitalize the Commonwealth, 1990
Legislative sesssions during governor Wallace Wilkinson administration, 1988-1990
News articles, 1987-1990
A Plan to Restructure Schools in Kentucky, original draft, undated
The President's Education Summit with Governors Conference, 1989 September 27-28
Senate bill and budget overhead transparent sheets, 1990
Speeches on education, 1987-1991
Kentucky Supreme Court decision, 1989 June
Kentucky Department of Education, 1984-1997
Correspondence with Legislative Research Commission, 1991
Executive summary of KERA 1990 implementation, 1991 June 30
Flags of Excellence/Flags of Progress criteria, 1988 February 11
High school reform, 1993, 1996-1997
Individuals Involved in School Improvement Incentive Program, undated
John Bishop's Incentives for Learning, 1991 January 29
The Kentucky Education Reform: Lessons for America, Betty E. Steffy, Ed.D, 1993
Kentucky Reform Act of 1990: Early Childhood Assessment, At-risk Four Year-old Children, and Handicapped Children presentation, 1990
Primary school state regulations, 1994
Regional service centers, 1992
Request for Proposal for Information Systems Services, 1991 July 29
The Role of Kentucky Department of Education in Facilitating Systemic Change and School-based Decision Making: A Case Study, 1994 December
Strategic planning workshop, 1991 February 12-14
Student and staff support teams implementation guides, 1992
Kentucky Educational Networking System (KENS), 1987 November
Kentuckians for Excellence in Education Task Force, An Opportunity for Excellence, 1984 March
Correspondence with Governor Wallace Willkinson, 1991 December 5
Reaching New Heights, 1991
Kentucky Institute for Education Research, 1994-1997
Assorted, 1994-1997
Accessing the Impact of the High School Restructuring in Kentucky, 1995 September
Adjustments to Improve Program Operations, 1994 October 3
Combined Results of 1996 Statewide Education Surveys, 1996
Independent evaluation of Kentucky instructional results information system (KIRIS), 1995 January
The Needs of Kentucky Teachers for Designing Curriculum Based on Academic Expectations, 1995 October
Preparations of Teachers for Kentucky Schools, 1997 January
Reform Surveys and Results, 1995-1996
Research Guide to Tests in Kentucky, 1997 May
Review of Kentucky Education Reform Act 1995 Executive Summary, 1996 February
Implementation, 1995 August
Performance assessment in Kentucky classrooms, 1995 August
Primary program, 1995 August
School-Based Decision Making Program, 1995 August
School-Based Professional Development, 1995 August
Statewide education reform mail-out surveys, 1994-1997
Local school board members, 1997 January
New teachers, undated
School counselors, 1994 August
School superintendents, 1994-1997
Teachers, principals, parents, and general public, 1995-1997
Student and family resources, 1988-1991
Assorted, 1990-1991
Inter-Agency Task Force on Family Resources and Youth Services, 1990
Kentucky Integrated Delivery System (KIDS), 1988-1990
Community services available in Davis County, 1988-1989
Correspondence, 1988-1989
Drop Out Prevention Policy for Kentucky draft, 1989 February
Evaluations, 1990 March 1
Meeting minutes, 1988-1989
News articles, 1988-1990
Policy to Integrate Schools and Human Services draft, 1988 October 5
Process and performance outcome evaluation notes, undated
Statement of policy objective, 1988
Technology in education, 1987-1999
Assorted reports, 1988-1991, 1999
Educom K-12 Networking Survey, 1990 Fall
The Evolution of Teachers' Instructional Beliefs and Practices in High-Access to Technology Classrooms, 1991 May
Gateways to Comprehensive State Information Policy, 1988
An Interconnect Study by Telesystems Associates, 1989 May 30
Kentucky Classroom Technology: Traditional or Transformation, 1988 July
Kentucky 's Learner Outcomes Correlated to Educational Software, 1994 February
Managing Information Resources for Kentucky, 1990 April
Management Technology Applications Advisory Committee status report, 1991 February 11
Next Steps... A Comprehensive Plan for Instructional Computer Use in the Jefferson County Public Schools, 1990 February
Student Technology Leadership Program, 1999 January 23
Technology in Education: Key Ideas for Kentucky Educators, 1990 October
Kentucky Educational Technology Conference Focus on Reform Certificate of Appreciation presented to Jack D. Foster, 1991 March 3-6
Council for Education Technology (CET), 1990-1992
Correspondence, 1990-1992
Council of Higher Education, 1991 August-September
Evaluation of Request for Proposals draft, 1991 June 5
Kentucky Department of Information Systems, 1991 September 4
Kentucky Education Technology System Evaluation, 1991 September-December
Kentucky Education Technology System Steering Committee meetings, 1992 February-March
Kentucky Library Network, Inc., 1990 October 30
Market Engineering Associates, Inc., 1990 August 30
Opposition to House Bill 698, 1992 March 2
Robert Stoltz, CET chairmain, 1991 February
Search for CET executive director, 1991 March 20
Meeting minutes, 1990-1992
1990 August 22
1990 October 4
1990 October 22-23
1990 November 5-6
1990 November 19-20
1990 November 30
1990 December 6-8
1990 December 19
1991 January 3
1991 January 28-29
1991 February 19-20
1991 February 27
1991 March 7
1991 March 13
1991 April 8
1991 May 20
1991 June 24
1991 July 29
1991 September 6
1991 October 10
1991 November 12
1992 March 2
1992 March 16
1992 March 24
Vendor question and answer session, 1991 July 10
Reports, 1990-1991
Annual Report to the Legislative Research Commission, 1991 July 10
Kentucky Technology Education Technology Plan Board Parameters Report, 1991 January
Report to the Technology Oversight Committee, 1990 August 1
Kentucky Education Technology Systems (KETS), 1987-1992
Design plan, undated
Evaluation and Selection Process, 1991 December 18
Implementation Plan Phase 1 Volume 2, 1991 December 16
A Report Planning for KETS Satellite Network, 1987 June 10
Satellite Network Potential Uses by State Government and Higher Education, 1987 July
Steering committee meetings, 1992
Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS), 1988-1996
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, 1983-1998
Scope and Contents
The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence series contains reports and documents relating to Jack D. Foster's work with the Prichard Committee from 1982-1998. Included are reports by Prichard Committee Chairman Wade Montz on committee led education workshops and professional development for educators. Also included are papers on the the Prichard Committee's Kentucky Humanities Council Challenge grant proposal.
Alliance for Excellence draft, 1986 September 1
Chairman Wade Montz - Citizen Workshops and Better Schools, undated
Chairman Wade Montz - Professional Leadership for Kentucky Education, undated
Citizen's institutes, undated
Collection of editorials and comments on Superintendents Amendments campaign, 1983-1990
Correspondence, 1984-1998
The First Decade, 1980-1990, 1990
Kentucky Humanities Council Challenge Grant, proposal and approval, 1986
Members list, 1987 July
Press release on Citizens Workshops, 1987 February 17
The Primary Program: Report from the Task Force on Improving Kentucky Schools, 1995 September
Primary School, School-Based Decision Making, Family Resources, and Youth Service Centers, 1992 July
Remarks on Wallace Wilkinson For Governor, 1987 August 10
School-Based Decision Making Linking Decisions to Learning, 1994 August
Staff Bulletin, 1994 September
Statement on Higher Education Governing and Coordination Boards, 1986 November 24
Research on education, 1982-2001
Scope and Contents
The Research on education series comprises reports, articles, and other materials about education and educational policy collected by Jack Foster for reference. The documents include past issues in Kentucky education and comparative research on education in California.
Acid rain/energy policy TVA, 1991
Assorted reading material, 1984-1987
Building a System of Teacher Learning for Standards-Based Reform: Policy, Action, Research, and Dissemination Project, 1998-2001
Chronology of major events and activities related to education reform in Kentucky, 1989-1992
Consortium for Policy Research in Education Policy briefs, 1991
Education Symposia, 1988
Education bibliography, 1989 October 11
Higher education reports, 1987-1990
Improving Kentucky Schools, 1988-1989
Kentucky Education Reform Act Research inventory, 1993 January 31
Kentucky's Program for Educationally Deficient School Districts: A Case Study, 1992 April
Kentucky Reform Plan, Thomas C. Boysen, 1990 August 27
Position papers of interest groups, 1987-1989
Pre-1986 Kentucky education issues, 1984-1986
Public county school funding program data, 1990-1991
A Report to the Governor on Education technical report, 1982 October
San Diego County Office of Education, 1990
U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1990 October 11-12
University of California Center for Research in Education - finance and policy briefs, 1991 June and October
University of Kentucky Institute on Education Reform publication catalog order sheet, undated
What Kentuckians Gain by Improving the State's Education Standing, 1985 April
Workplace education notes, 1985-1987
Floppy disc: Director Help, undated
Task Force on Education Reform, 1988-1992
Scope and Contents
The Task Force on Education Reform series consists of correspondence, minutes, and member lists from the task force's committees on curriculum, finance, and governance between 1988-1990.
Curriculum Committee, 1989-1992
Fiscal impact, 1991-1992
Meetings, 1989-1990
Meeting number 9, 1989 December 7
Meeting number 10, 1989 December 19
Meeting number 11, 1989 December 28
Meeting number 13, 1990 January 24
Meeting number 14, 1990 February 1
Meeting number 15, 1990 February 15
Proposed jurisdictions, 1989 September 28
Recommendations, 1990 February 23
Revisions to task force bill, 1990 March 7
Statement of principles, undated
Finance Committee, 1989-1990
Consultants, 1989
Correspondence and attachments from Legislative Research Committee, 1990 January 9
Members, 1990 March
Meetings, 1989-1990
Meeting number 1, 1989 July 27
Meeting number 6, 1989 November 28
Meeting number 7, 1989 December 15
Meeting number 8, 1990 January 9
Meeting number 11, 1990 March 7
Preliminary Recommendations Concerning a New Structure for Kentucky's School Financial Systems, 1989 December 27
Recommendations, 1990 February
Reference material, 1989 December 19
Staff continuing to work on education reform, 1990 May 2
Governance Committee, 1988-1990
Meeting minutes, 1989 July
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Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Descriptive Summary
- Collection Overview
- Preferred Citation
- Restrictions on Access and Use
- Contents of the Collection
- Audiovisual, 1988-2000
- Council on School Performance Standards, 1989-1991
- Education Management Selection Committee, 1990-1995
- Kentucky Education Reform Act 1990 (KERA), 1981-2000
- Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, 1983-1998
- Research on education, 1982-2001
- Task Force on Education Reform, 1988-1992
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