Kentucky Teacher

A junior at one of Kentucky’s public or private high schools will win a $500 scholarship and a photo shoot at his or her school through the “Promote Your School” scholarship contest, sponsored by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA).

To enter, the student must submit an essay about the biggest challenge facing high school students. The essay must be no more than 200 words long and cannot mention the student’s name, school, county or community. The student’s name, address and high school should be listed on a cover sheet or at the bottom of the essay. The student must be a junior during the 2012-13 school year. For more information, visit www.kheaa.com/website/contest/intro.

Photos from the winning school will be used in KHEAA publications and on KHEAA websites.

To enter, mail essay to KHEAA, Publications Section, P.O. Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602. Participants also may e-mail essays to http://www.kheaa.com/website/contest/intro or fax them to (502) 696-7574. The winner will be chosen by a committee of KHEAA employees. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 15. Continue Reading

For more than 30 years, the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) has provided Kentucky school boards with a fee-based superintendent search service. Hundreds of boards have utilized the service in that time to find the “right” superintendent.

After three decades, KSBA has added features that recognize the opportunities for doing more online and through electronic forms, and reducing the reliance on a paper-driven process. These new options are designed to enhance this program.

As of now, all new superintendent searches conducted by KSBA will include these elements:

• The application process is totally electronic, allowing the applicant to enter the KSBA website and securely complete all forms, answer questions and provide requested data.
• The new application process eliminates multiple paper copies when applying for one or several superintendent vacancies, thus greatly reducing paperwork for the applicant and the district. Continue Reading

The Kentucky Association for Gifted Education (KAGE) has several offerings coming up for those interested in gifted education in Kentucky.

Check out http://kagegifted.org/events for links with more information about:

• Saturday, Aug. 18; Update for Teachers in Gifted Education (Bowling Green)
• Monday, Sept. 17; Issues for Leaders in Gifted Education (Lexington)
• Monday, Sept. 17; An Evening for Parents (Lexington)
• Tuesday, Sept. 18; KAGE Fall Workshop 2012 (Lexington)
• Feb. 4-5, 2013; KAGE Annual Conference (Lexington)

For more information, go to the Kentucky Association for Gifted Education (KAGE) here, e-mail kage@wku.edu or call (270) 745-4301.

As part of an effort to support public school districts in leading student achievement, the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) plans to recognize board governance teams (board members and superintendents) with Advancing Student Achievement to Proficiency (ASAP) recognitions at the 2013 annual conference in Louisville for their focus on preparing college- and career-ready students.

KSBA is requesting that each board team begin tracking its actions that qualify for this recognition. Click here and open the attachment to begin marking the statements that represent actions the team has taken during the past school year. Return this survey, along with the designated materials, to KSBA at 260 Democrat Drive, Frankfort KY 40602 or fax at (502) 695-5451.

Please note that this year’s deadline for submissions is Dec. 14. After that date, it may not be possible to list your district in the annual conference program.

Board teams marking any of the 10 standards also will be recognized at the conference. Continue Reading

The Southeast Environmental Education Alliance (SEEA) is partnering with the professional environmental education associations across the southeast to provide small grants in support of programs and projects that support and advance environmental education (EE) and environmental literacy in the region.

SEEA is a network of state affiliates of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), made up of eight states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

To learn more about SEEA, visit its website at http://www.southeastee.org/or go to the 1st Annual SEEA Conference in Jamestown, Ky. Sept. 14-15.

Proposals should be submitted electronically to director@kaee.org Nov. 1. Hard copy submissions will not be accepted.

Download the Request for Proposals.

Download a word version of the Application Packet. Continue Reading