Monthly Archives: June 2011

Schools to participate in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

More than 50,000 students in 128 Kentucky elementary schools will enjoy fresh produce in the 2011-12 school year as part of a federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) implemented through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The FFVP provides all children in participating schools with a variety of free fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the school day. It is [...]

By |2011-06-28T14:23:22-04:00June 30, 2011|

Government takes steps to make feeding low-income school kids easier

By USDA Food and Nutrition Service USDA announced recently that Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee were selected to participate in the initial year of an innovative universal free meal service option that makes it easier for low-income children to receive meals in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The “Community Eligibility Option” will allow schools in high-poverty areas to [...]

By |2011-06-22T14:53:10-04:00June 23, 2011|

DuPont Manual wins statewide competition

DuPont Manual High School (Jefferson County) recently won the 2011 Kentucky Envirothon, held at the Kentucky Leadership Center near Nancy. This award was presented by the Kentucky Division of Conservation. DuPont Manual High will represent Kentucky at the Canon Envirothon, an international event hosted by Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada July 24-29. The state competition featured 33 [...]

By |2020-04-02T10:04:56-04:00June 23, 2011|

Resource explains mathematics concepts

Mathmaster.org offers short videos explaining mathematics concepts of numbers, algebra, space and shape, and data and probability. Each video offers a short, concise explanation on how to perform tasks such as adding numbers in a column or graph transformations. The activities section offers video explanations of some fun mathematics activities for students such as curves of pursuit and sequence designs. [...]

By |2020-09-24T10:45:02-04:00June 23, 2011|

Kentucky principals selected for executive leadership training

 Forty-eight Kentucky school principals will receive executive-level leadership training as participants in an institute being created and funded by the state’s business community through the Kentucky Chamber Foundation. The principals were chosen for pilot classes (two groups of 24 each) of the Leadership Institute for School Principals that will begin this summer at the nationally recognized Center for Creative Leadership [...]

By |2020-09-24T10:45:43-04:00June 23, 2011|

The best days

Shooting an outdoor graduation ceremony is great. The color and light are wonderful compared to a gymnasium or auditorium. There is something so beautiful, so Americana about it. If your high school has an outdoor graduation ceremony, please let me know.

By |2019-12-18T09:56:50-05:00June 22, 2011|

Introduction

By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov That’s me, Amy Wallot. I’m the photographer for Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Teacher. Without a doubt, I have the coolest job in the department. I travel the state bringing you the images of education from Fulton County to Pike County and everywhere in between…and sometimes I get to go to the zoo. This blog [...]

By |2012-03-23T08:54:08-04:00June 21, 2011|

Gov. Beshear seeks flexibility for No Child Left Behind Act

Governor, Education Commissioner want Kentucky’s accountability model to be the standard Calling state authority and autonomy critical components of education improvement, Gov. Steve Beshear and Education Commissioner Terry Holliday today called on the U.S. Department of Education for flexibility in public school accountability under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. The Governor sent a letter to U.S. Secretary [...]

By |2011-06-20T15:40:07-04:00June 20, 2011|
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