The Henderson Assistive Technology Team (HATT) was presented with the 2023 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education at the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE's) Aug. 3 regular meeting.
Officials with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the U.S. Army Cadet Command presented a three-year initiative that could serve as a national pilot program for the Junior Reserved Officers Training Corps (JROTC) during the July 25 meeting of the legislature’s Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection.
Family engagement has been the backbone of the Head Start and preschool program since its conception in the 1960s.
Two of the early childhood centers in the Washington County school district – North Washington Early Childhood and Washington County Early Childhood – earned 2023 Family Friendly Schools certification, along with four other schools in the district.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced the selection of 22 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2024 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Awards on July 5. These teachers qualify to compete for the 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced in September.
Dr. Chandra Varia has been a member of the Floyd County school board since 2001.
On the first day of the school year, I show each of my classes a clip from the movie “Fever Pitch.” Jimmy Fallon plays a teacher who is obsessed with the Boston Red Sox, and Drew Barrymore plays a businesswoman who knows very little about baseball. In one scene, it appears that Fallon is going to propose to Barrymore. However, instead of an engagement ring, Fallon offers opening game tickets.
This year has been the most fulfilling time in my life, and that is not an exaggeration. In terms of opportunity, knowledge and connections, this year has been phenomenal thanks to my position on the Kentucky Board of Education. I would like to say thank you to all members of the Kentucky Board of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education, who have a special place in my heart. You have provided me with guidance and support in a role that is crucial in the enhancement and evolution of education.
Two education leaders, Sarah Vivian and Jeremy Camron, were named recipients of the seventh-annual David Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy during the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE's) regular meeting on June 7.
Viembre Nicholson, a human resources administrator in the Division of Resource Management within the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Finance and Operation, received the 2023 Teresa Perry Compassion Award during the Kentucky Board of Education’s June 7 meeting.