Kentucky State Sen. Stephen West and Rep. James Tipton joined Interim Commissioner of Education Robin Fields Kinney and incoming Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher at Bourbon Central Elementary School on June 3 to discuss literacy instruction across the Commonwealth and unveil a new statewide reading research center.
Michelle Sircy, program coordinator for comprehensive school counseling at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), spoke with the Commissioner’s School Counselors Advisory Council about the annual Use of Time survey results during the council’s meeting on May 30.
Engaging students at the end of the semester can be a difficult task.
Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Local Superintendents Advisory Council (LSAC) voted to approve 704 KAR 8:130, the regulation related to the revised Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Visual and Performing Arts, during the council’s meeting on May 28. The regulation will next be presented to the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) at its meeting on June 5-6.
During the pandemic, the Bullitt County school district joined an initiative to prepare students for graduation.
The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) celebrated five seniors on May 15. The ceremony included remarks from the Interim Commissioner of Education Robin Fields Kinney, Kentucky Board of Education Vice Chair Lu Young and keynote speaker Rhonda Sue Bodner.
The Daviess County school district has been awarded two grants totaling almost $20,000 from the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) Outreach Grant. The grants will be used to help both students and educators enhance the technology initiatives within the district.
During the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) Advisory Board meeting on May 9, council members heard an update on the principal search from Interim Commissioner of Education Robin Fields Kinney.
The Tech Ready Apprentices for Careers in Kentucky (TRACK) youth apprenticeship program includes a wide variety of business and industry-driven programs designed to create a pipeline for students to enter post-secondary apprenticeship training.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Career and Technical Education (CTE) Advisory Committee discussed legislative highlights and the impact recently approved legislation will have on CTE funding during the committee's meeting on May 2.