Monthly Archives: May 2012

Promise Neighborhoods grants available

The FY2012 Promise Neighborhoods Grants support cradle-to-career services designed to improve educational and developmental outcomes for students in our nation’s most distressed urban and rural neighborhoods. The U.S. Department of Education (USED) encourages potential applicants to review the documents on the Promise Neighborhoods Web page to learn more about the planning and implementation competitions. The deadline for submitting a notice [...]

By |2012-05-30T14:41:46-04:00May 31, 2012|

Academically Proficient High School Junior and Senior Diversity Conference

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) will present the 25th Annual Academically Proficient High School Junior and Senior Diversity Conference June 15-16 at Western Kentucky University. The primary purpose of the conference is to give Kentucky’s public, private and independent colleges and universities an opportunity to recruit academically promising or proficient students [...]

By |2012-05-30T14:38:04-04:00May 31, 2012|

“What Parents Want” award winners announced

Seventeen Kentucky school districts recently received the SchoolMatch “What Parents Want” awards for 2012. The districts are: Beechwood Ind. Daviess Co. Elizabethtown Ind. Erlanger-Elsmere Ind. Fayette Co. Ft. Thomas Ind. Hardin Co. Jefferson Co. […]

By |2019-03-08T14:20:46-05:00May 31, 2012|

Youth silent film festival scheduled

The Renaissance Theatre in downtown Mansfield, Ohio, will host the Mid-West Regionals for the Youth Silent Film Festival April 5-7, 2013. The festival challenges filmmakers 20 years old and younger to create a three-minute silent movie using original musical compositions provided by the festival organizers. Filmmakers log onto the Youth Silent Film Festival website, listen to the various musical themes, [...]

By |2012-05-30T14:45:39-04:00May 31, 2012|

UK College of Education to offer summer K-8 literacy course

The University of Kentucky's  College of Education Department will offer a professional learning opportunity this summer that includes a week-long “compressed” graduate level course designed specifically for K-8 reading and language arts teachers. It course will  focus on improving professional practice in reading instruction, intervention and assessment. It will concentrate on developing skills to effectively use assessment to drive all phases of [...]

By |2012-05-30T14:50:34-04:00May 31, 2012|

Educational records retention schedule resource available

If you have questions about retaining educational records, the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives’ Public Records Division has prepared a document that may help. The Public School Records Retention Schedule provides a list and retention schedule of all records created or received by a district’s central office, school board, school administration, school-based decision making councils and grades K through [...]

By |2012-05-30T08:38:47-04:00May 31, 2012|

Twelve schools earn Energy Star rating

Twelve Kentucky schools were recently recognized for their efforts to lower energy costs by improving efficiencies in their buildings. Each school earned an “ENERGY STAR” designation, part of a federal program that identifies education institutions that are among the top 5 percent in the nation for energy efficiency. The ENERGY STAR-designated schools recognized are: Overdale Elementary (Bullitt County) James A [...]

By |2012-05-30T09:13:09-04:00May 31, 2012|
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