Families, educators must remain flexible and good examples if schools are to reopen
I think one of the hardest things for those of us who are planning for the upcoming school year – parents and teachers alike – is the uncertainty of it all.
Local Superintendents Advisory members approve recommendation to state board on leave, school calendar emergency regulations
Members of the Local Superintendents Advisory Council approved recommendation of emergency regulations to the Kentucky Board of Education during a virtual meeting July 28 that will give districts more flexibility.
Kentucky Board of Education approves contract for next commissioner of education
During a July 15 special virtual meeting, members of the Kentucky Board of Education approved the contract for Kentucky’s newest education commissioner, Jason Glass.
KBE affirms its commitment to racial equity in Kentucky public schools
The Kentucky Board of Education approved a resolution affirming its commitment to racial equity in Kentucky’s public schools, voted to provide additional flexibility to school districts and announced Kentucky’s new education commissioner during a special meeting on July 10.
Interim Commissioner Kevin C. Brown’s July 10 letter to families
I am pleased to share that the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) announced today that Jason Glass will be Kentucky’s next commissioner of education. Dr. Glass has been serving as superintendent and chief learner for Jeffco Public Schools in the metro Denver area since 2017.
Kentucky’s newest commissioner found his calling, and his family, in education
Coming from a family of Kentucky educators, Jason Glass had a passion for learning, community and democracy. Now, with an extensive and diverse array of educational and professional experiences, he has been able to turn those passions toward the work of being Kentucky’s next commissioner of education.
Jason Glass named Kentucky’s next education commissioner
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) announced July 10 that Jason Glass will be Kentucky’s next commissioner of education.
Kentucky’s blueprints for standards assessments are sufficient, review committee determines
The Standards and Assessment Process Review Committee ruled in a July 8 virtual meeting that the alignment process of assessment blueprints for reading and writing, mathematics and social studies was sufficient.
Commissioner Candidate Profile – Dr. Felicia Cumings Smith
Felicia Cumings Smith, Ed. D., has spent almost her entire career in Kentucky education, starting as an elementary and reading resource teacher in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS), where today she serves as assistant superintendent for teaching and learning.
Commissioner Candidate Profile – Dr. Jason Glass
A native Kentuckian, Dr. Jason Glass grew up in Brandenburg in a family deeply involved in Kentucky public education.