Kentucky Teacher

The Council on Postsecondary Education has developed a fact sheet with basic information on adult education and Kentucky’s colleges and universities. The fact sheet provides a concise snapshot in four key categories: colleges, universities and adult education; students; finance; and performance metrics.

By the Numbers includes enrollment, degrees and credentials, number of GED grads entering college, student diversity, adult students, ACT performance, graduation rates, student financial aid, number of employees and fiscal information.

By the Numbers uses the most recent information in each category.

For more information, contact Sue Patrick, (502) 573-1652, ext. 308.

Kentucky Chautauqua programs allow students to experience Kentucky and U.S. history brought to life in the classroom and offers interaction between the character and students during the program that not only enhances the learning experience, but engages students. While they learn about the past they can apply what they learn to present-day topics and issues.

Included in this experience are:

• CD with all core content information by grade level
• historical information on the character and his/her contributions to Kentucky and the U.S.
• pre- and post-performance open-ended questions
• printed programs for all attendees (up to 75 students)
• lodging for the presenter if necessary

For more information, go to www.kyhumanities.org.

The Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence has authorized use of unobligated federal stimulus funds to keep the state’s 36 school energy managers on the job through June 30, 2012.

The state agency recently informed the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) that the School Energy Manager Project (SEMP) may access American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to keep energy managers on the job next May and June. Originally, funds for those positions were approved only through April 30.

Additionally, the KSBA SEMP program will provide special training for qualifying energy managers to assist them in earning certified energy manager (CEM) and/or energy manager in training (EMIT) status. SEMP will cover the cost of five days of training, lodging, lunch daily and the certification test. Home districts or regional educational cooperatives for the energy managers will be responsible to cover travel and other meal expenses. The training will be provided at two or three locations this summer. More details will be coming soon.

Kentucky’s SEMP energy managers have identified nearly $2.4 million in annual savings and/or avoided costs for 131 school districts in just nine months on the job.

The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), a non-profit organization for improving American students’ mathematics and science achievement, recently honored 23 Advanced Placement (AP) teachers as the 2011 All American Teachers of the Year.

Kentucky teachers honored were:

• Amiee Cantrell-Webb, English , Johnson Central High School (Johnson County)
• Brian Sullivan, calculus, Henderson County High School
• Carlos Verdecchia, biology, Bryan Station High School (Fayette County)

The awards, which recognize outstanding mathematics, science and English teachers for remarkable contributions to their students and to the teaching profession, are presented to teachers participating in NMSI’s Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program (APTIP). The award winners receive a cash award, and each teacher will be recognized at a special awards luncheon in Washington, D.C., on May 26.
For more information, contact Rena Pederson at (214) 665-2523 or Joanne Lang at (859) 576-3282. Go to www.advanceky.com for more information about AdvanceKentucky.

An “Everything for Educators Consignment Sale” will be held from July 26-30 at the Fern Creek Fire Department in Louisville.

The sale is free to attend and open to all educators, K-12 classroom teachers, homeschool families and Pre-K teachers who could use a few materials.

The sale also is looking for unused teaching supplies, possibly from retiring teachers or those changing grade levels.

Consignors pay a $12 registration fee and will receive 70 percent of the sale proceeds. Consignors do not have to be present at the sale to consign items.

Volunteers are needed at this sale, and those volunteering will be allowed to shop before the general public on July 27. Student teachers and teachers new to the profession (one to five years of teaching) also will have an opportunity to shop first at a new teacher presale. For more information, contact Jill Byrd (502) 939-1437 or visit www.everythingforeducators.com.