Mary Ann Gemmill The Christian County school district is part of the fastest growing community in the state and is the beneficiary of a tremendous amount of support from partnerships with local businesses and organizations. The district’s shared partnerships with the community are extremely important and help guide the district’s growth and change. Christian County participated in the [...]
The Autism Speaks Chapter, Regional and Neighborhood Grant programs accept grant applications from service providers around the country for awards of up to $5,000 addressing the areas of education/training, recreation and community activities, young adult/adult services and technology. The focus of family services local grants is threefold: • to promote local services that enhance the lives of those affected by [...]
For going above and beyond to support education in their home communities and across the region, Forward in the Fifth has awarded the 2013 Appalachian Leaders in Education (AppLe) Awards to eight individuals and one student organization on a leading college campus in south central Kentucky. The winners of this year’s AppLE Awards and their respective award categories are: • [...]
The Green River Regional Education Cooperative (GRREC) is hosting a Professional Growth and Effectiveness Summit July 24-25 at the Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green, Ky. The theme for the event is Game on! The registration deadline is July 11. For more information regarding the event’s agenda, contact Beth Beckham or Amanda Abell at (270) 563-2113 or toll-free at (866) 381-6648.
At the start of the 2013-14 school year, all Kentucky school personnel were required to have annual training in positive behavioral interventions and supports pursuant to 704 KAR 7:160, The Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion in Public Schools. In response to the new regulation, KDE and KET worked collaboratively to provide Promoting Positive Behavior in Schools I, a free [...]
The Kentucky Green Ribbon Schools (GRS) application for 2015 is now available on the Green Ribbon Schools webpage. The Application involves a two-step process: (1) The first step is to submit a letter of intent to the Kentucky Department of Education. Superintendents desiring to participate should assign a point of contact in the district who will e-mail the district’s intent letter [...]
Ocey Holland Kentucky recently was well represented at the Future Educators Association (FEA) National Conference. Several students walked away with top honors while student Ocey Holland earned one of five national officer positions. Holland recently graduated from Southern High School (Jefferson County), but he’ll be a national leader for FEA during his freshman year of college. FEA has [...]
Making differentiated instruction work is critical to student success, teachers agree.
Nominations are being accepted for the 2015 class of inductees into the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. The deadline is July 15. Please click here for more information about the Hall of Fame and to access to a nomination form. The Gov. Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame was established in 2000 through a generous gift from former governor [...]
Paul Mullins During his first year as superintendent of the Garrard County school district, Paul Mullins’ goal has been to increase excitement and enthusiasm about education in the district. Through the leadership of the board of education and the administrators at the district and school levels, Garrard County has established norms and guidelines that will frame the future [...]