Kentucky school districts pledge improvement
All P-12 public school district superintendents and local boards of education have signed a pledge to improve college and career readiness in their high schools by 2015.
Revisiting guidelines on evaluations, performance
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday Having been a teacher, principal, superintendent and commissioner, I have experienced the evaluation process at every level. My two key principles for evaluation are that all instruments should be aligned and that all instruments should be growth instruments. I realize that employment decisions must eventually be made; however, I have always adhered to W. Edwards [...]
Pledging to improve college- and career-readiness
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday I recently sent a letter to Kentucky superintendents and board of education chairs asking them to pledge to increase the rates of college and career readiness in their high schools by 50 percent by 2015. This is critical to the success of our students, communities and the economy of the entire state. Our legislative [...]
ILP paves the way for college- and career-readiness
Kentucky’s plan to increase college and career readiness relies heavily on a tool already familiar to teachers and students in the state – the Individual Learning Plan (ILP).