Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holiday will conduct the next superintendents’ webcast on Dec. 16 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET. The webcast will include updates on the budget and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver request. Those who have topics that should be included in this broadcast should e-mail them to Mary Ann Miller. The links for the broadcast [...]
The next superintendents’ webcast is scheduled for Dec.16 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (EST). The topic will be an update on the final version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act waiver request that was submitted to the U.S. Department of Education by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) in November. The discussion will focus on revisions that were made [...]
By Education Commissioner Terry Holliday At the August Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) meeting, my annual evaluation was completed. Over the past month I have seen that many local boards and superintendents are completing the same process. The KBE has also expressed an interest in local board evaluations. Over the past two years I have mentioned the issue of superintendent [...]
Larry Hammond wants his district to be a model for others in Kentucky.
Kentucky superintendents, principals and other school leaders who are helping shape schools to prepare students for a digital, global age have a new resource available to them. The Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE) is moving to the University of Kentucky College of Education (pending approval by the UK Board of Trustees). The center partners [...]
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 [...]
From KSBA Boardcast The Kentucky Schools Boards Association (KSBA) and the state’s 174 public school systems will observe January as School Board Member Recognition Month in Kentucky by giving out the Calendar of Services to all board members and superintendents. The 2011 Calendar of Services again will feature brief overviews of the association’s major services, a compilation of important dates [...]