At the Education Continuation Task Force’s July 27 meeting, members received an update from Associate Commissioner Rob Akers of the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, about teacher certification and permission flexibility ahead of the 2020-2021 school year.
Damian Johnson will lead the way at Jenkins Independent beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, but this is far from his first stop in the district. In fact, this isn’t even the first time Johnson has proved to be a leader in Jenkins.
Since the Kentucky Department of Education’s Principal Advisory Council last convened on April 22, the department has released several guidance documents – including the flagship Healthy at School document that was released in conjunction with the Kentucky Department for Public Health.
Laura Raganas, a digital learning coach from the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology, was recognized as the recipient of the 2020 Kentucky Society of Technology in Education Making IT Happen Award during a July 21 virtually EdTech Webcast.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s Superintendent Advisory Council met virtually July 20 to take a look at guidance released by the department on special education, compensatory education and daily participation for non-traditional instruction.
During a July 15 special virtual meeting, members of the Kentucky Board of Education approved the contract for Kentucky’s newest education commissioner, Jason Glass.
During the July 13 Education Continuation Task Force meeting, members convened virtually to learn more about reopening guidance released by the Kentucky Department of Education.
The Kentucky Board of Education approved a resolution affirming its commitment to racial equity in Kentucky’s public schools, voted to provide additional flexibility to school districts and announced Kentucky’s new education commissioner during a special meeting on July 10.
The Standards and Assessment Process Review Committee ruled in a July 8 virtual meeting that the alignment process of assessment blueprints for reading and writing, mathematics and social studies was sufficient.
After two days of interviews July 6-7, the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) has identified a candidate for contract negotiations to fill the role of Kentucky’s next commissioner of education.