Tricia Shelton By Tricia Shelton tricia.shelton@boone.kyschools.us The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Framework for K-12 Science Education articulate a beautiful vision for our students. The overarching goal of the standards is a coherent and rigorous science education for all students that enables them to be critical consumers of science and attain the scientific literacy necessary to [...]
Incoming high school freshmen from Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Owen and Trimble Counties now have a groundbreaking choice about where to go to high school. The superintendents of the five school districts announced this week they are opening Kentucky’s first regional career academy so their students can pursue competitive advantage for the Golden Triangle region’s highest-demand, highest-wage jobs. iLEAD Academy, located [...]
John Millay The Meade County school district has 5,100 students whose academic coursework, extracurricular activities and athletic programs reflect a belief in providing a quality educational experience for all students, preschool through grade 12. "We Care" defines the vision of Meade County. The staff strives to provide a top-notch educational experience each day while building relationships with students [...]
Kentucky’s lowest-performing schools continue to make progress on increasing student achievement, according to a report presented to the Kentucky Board of Education at its meeting yesterday. Based on 2013-14 Unbridled Learning Assessment and Accountability System results, of the 39 Priority or Persistently Low-Achieving (PLA) Schools (those identified as being in the bottom 5 percent of schools in the Commonwealth): • 5 [...]
Kentucky Board of Education member Nawanna Privett praises Associate Commissioner Amanda Ellis and her staff for work on plans to close the achievement gap during the KBE meeting.Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 4, 2015 The Kentucky Board of Education yesterday renewed its commitment to educating ALL students and emphasized closing achievement gaps as one of its top priorities. [...]
Wayne Benningfield Todd County continues the strong tradition of “Teaching, Caring, (and) Serving” the students and the community. The district has been named a Proficient district and Todd County Central High School has been named a Distinguished high school for the past two school years. South Todd Elementary School has been named a Proficient elementary school two of [...]
Marvin Moore While the Rowan County school district may be small in size compared to other districts in Kentucky, it is by no means small in the abilities and talents of its students. Under the leadership of Superintendent Marvin Moore, community businesses, organizations, Morehead State University and Maysville Community and Technical College have partnered with the district’s teachers [...]
Terry Holliday Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday this week urged Congress to reauthorize the law governing public education in the United States by providing for a state-led, systemic approach that supports teachers and leaders. Holliday appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) at a hearing titled “Fixing No Child Left Behind: Supporting Teachers [...]
Donald Shively As befits a former chemistry teacher and assistant football coach, Paducah Independent Superintendent Donald Shively is adept at using numbers to gauge the progress of the district. In looking at the big picture, Shively likes the progress that’s been made toward students being college- and career-ready when they graduate. “We’ve gone from having 34 percent of [...]
Kyle Estes In his third year as superintendent, Kyle Estes is leading the Hancock County school district to embody the principles and practices of a champion organization as it prepares students for college, careers and life. As a part of the district’s mission, it is “committed to instilling and conducting ourselves with integrity, service, quality and trust.” There [...]