The PGES Webcast takes place on the third Wednesday of every month at 9:30 a.m. ET. A survey of districts showed this to be a better time for most than the mid- to late afternoon slot used last year. You may view the PGES Webcast at the following link: mms://video1.education.ky.gov/encoder3a. The next PGES webcast will be August 20 at 9:30 [...]
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching will host a webinar on August 7, 2014, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (PDT), 12:00 p.m. (CDT) and 1:00 p.m. (EDT), THE BASICS 101: Carnegie’s Approach to Educational Improvement. Carnegie improvement specialists will walk participants through the use of improvement science to help solve problems in education. Why? Part of Carnegie’s mission [...]
The next superintendents’ webcasts is scheduled for August 5 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET. Topics will include the national dropout conference, intervention tab, Superintendents’ Summit, Superintendents’ Professional Growth and Effectiveness System and the new District Finance Report Card. For those who are unable to participate in the live broadcast, the Kentucky Department of Education will send out a link to the recorded webcast. [...]
The Kentucky State Fair, August 14-24, has a great way for you and your students to kick-off the 2014-15 school year. The KSF Education Program is presenting the following thematic exhibitions: Kentucky Pioneer Homestead, War of 1812 Bicentennial and Civil War Sesquicentennial and the return of Discovery Farm sponsored by Kentucky Pork Producers. A full schedule of activities, student worksheets [...]
The Kentucky Association for Assessment Coordinators’ (KAAC)-sponsored training for new District Assessment Coordinators will be held this summer on July 30 at the Indiana Wesleyan University Louisville Education and Conference Center, 1500 Alliant Avenue, Louisville. The targeted audience is the new DAC; however, relatively inexperienced DACs also may register for the training. Click here to register.
The Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CCSHCN) has announced a new Office of Autism has been established at the agency. The Office of Autism will create a centralized location to coordinate statewide and regional efforts to enhance the quality of life and independence to individuals with an autism spectrum disorder and to support their families and caregivers. [...]
Kentucky dropped to sixth place among surveyed states in 2013 for high school cigarette use, a significant improvement from the state’s first place ranking in 2011, according to a recently released Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) report. Survey results show that 17.9 percent of Kentucky high school students report current cigarette smoking, down from [...]
Sam Sanders The LaRue County school district has flourished under Superintendent Sam Sanders’ leadership, and was ranked 11th in the state on 2012-13 Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) assessments. The district has been recognized for success in closing achievement gaps for special needs students with LaRue County High School becoming a model site for co-teaching and [...]
Kentucky students were among some of the top finishers at the 50th annual SkillsUSA National Conference and Skills Competition held in Kansas City, Mo., this summer. SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. The national conference recognizes and [...]
On Nov. 6, 7 and 8, 2014 the 42nd annual meeting of Kentucky science educators will convene in Lexington. Over the past decade, the conference has been attended by approximately 500 teachers, administrators, curriculum supervisors, university faculty, vendors, pre-service teachers, students and others, who have benefitted from more than 100 workshops, presentations and activities. The conference for 2014 promises to be one of [...]