Daily Archives: February 27, 2014

Individual learning plan trainings for administrators

There will be a special training for middle and high school administrators on the Individual Learning Plan (ILP) on March 14 in Lexington and on March 26 in Paducah.  Administrators are strongly encouraged to attend this training to learn how the use of the ILP can help all students become college- and career-ready. Attendees will learn how the ILP can [...]

By |2014-02-27T10:20:57-05:00February 27, 2014|

School Improvement Grant RFA submission deadline extension

School Improvement Grants under Section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 are grants to state educational agencies (SEAs). SEAs, in turn, make sub grants to local educational agencies that demonstrate the greatest need and the strongest commitment to use the funds to provide adequate resources in order to raise the achievement of students in their lowest-performing [...]

By |2014-02-27T09:36:01-05:00February 27, 2014|

Summer positions available with the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs

Governor’s school for Entrepreneurs (GSE) is hiring team leaders to help mentor and assist high school student entrepreneur teams develop business models and design products/services. This is a great opportunity to learn entrepreneurial activities and skills to bring back to your classroom. GSE is held at Georgetown College. Room and meals are provided. Pay is hourly with overtime. Applicants may only apply online and [...]

By |2020-11-16T11:19:22-05:00February 27, 2014|

Kentucky Green Ribbon School award winner named

Wellington Elementary (Fayette County) has been named a 2014 Kentucky Green Ribbon School by the Kentucky Department of Education, along with its “green” partners, the Kentucky Environmental Education Council; Department for Energy Development and Independence; Kentucky School Boards Association; and Kentucky National Energy Education Development Project. The school becomes a nominee for the 2014 National Green Ribbon School Awards, which [...]

By |2014-02-27T10:35:36-05:00February 27, 2014|

New KY MEdia Bank

The “Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky” is the first in a series of intriguing topics that teachers can address in their classrooms through KY MEdia Bank, a new online “public scrapbook.” The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) created the website as both an innovative teaching tool for K-12 students and as a place where the public can capture, share and archive [...]

By |2014-02-27T08:59:41-05:00February 27, 2014|

Superintendents’ Spotlight: Scott Howard, Butler County

Scott Howard In 2012-13, the Butler County school district earned distinction as a High Progress District under the Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP). This improvement was no small feat and the district staff is to be commended — from finance, budgeting and energy efficiency to assessment practices, standards implementation, and support programming. Students in Butler County [...]

By |2019-06-05T11:10:57-04:00February 27, 2014|

WWII Museum essay contest deadline March 28

Each year the National World War II Museum sponsors two essay contests for middle and high school students. Student participants are asked to reflect on an annual theme related to the WWII experience and to connect this to an aspect of their own lives. In honor of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, this year’s essay prompt asks students to think [...]

By |2023-01-04T15:27:02-05:00February 27, 2014|
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