KDE releases new comprehensive COVID-19 guidance document
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released a new comprehensive guidance document on Feb. 22.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released a new comprehensive guidance document on Feb. 22.
Two nurses from the Ballard County school district are helping the local health department administer COVID-19 vaccinations.
At a Feb. 17 virtual meeting, the Kentucky Department of Education’s Directors of Special Education (DoSE) Advisory Group discussed new federal funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) Grant Program and how the almost $1 billion coming to Kentucky’s schools may affect districts’ local and state funds used to provide special education and related services.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released new guidance for school-related student travel on Feb. 16.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released two new COVID-19 guidance documents Feb. 15 to assist districts in preparing to administer spring state testing.
Kentucky recognized 82 teachers newly certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards during a Feb. 11 virtual ceremony. Another group of NBCTs is expected to be announced in late February, adding to Kentucky’s total.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Department for Public Health updated the "COVID-19 Guidance for Schools: Operating Schools After Vaccination" on Feb. 11 in response to newly released guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Harrison County was the first Kentucky school district to be impacted by COVID-19. Now, the district is one step closer to a return to in-person instruction.
The Kentucky School for the Deaf anticipates a return to in-person instruction by March 1, Principal Toyah Robey said during the KSD Advisory Board’s Feb. 9 virtual meeting.
The KDE has released new guidance on operating schools after staff have been vaccinated, use of new federal funding and managing student promotion and retention.