At its meeting yesterday the Kentucky Board of Education unanimously approved a new statewide evaluation system for teachers and principals and received an update on a new evaluation system for superintendents.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) and Kentucky Department of Education recognized three school districts as Districts of Distinction at the board’s meeting yesterday. The districts earned the recognition under the second year of the Unbridled Learning: College and Career Readiness for All accountability system. To qualify as a District of Distinction, a district had to have an overall accountability [...]
The Kentucky Board of Education presented the fifth annual Dr. Johnnie Grissom Award to Jefferson County Chief Academic Officer Dr. Dewey Hensley, Franklin-Simpson High School Principal Tim Schlosser and the Student Support Team at Franklin-Simpson High School this week.
With the help of the Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES) pilot districts, the effectiveness coaches have assembled a month-by-month implementation guide with links to the resources that schools and districts may use to help implement PGES fully in 2014-15, as required by statute. Go to http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/Pages/PGES.aspx; scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Teacher Professional Growth [...]
The Kentucky Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development is hosting a workshop June 18 at Madison Central High School in Richmond for educators to learn more effective strategies for improving instruction and implementing the Kentucky Core Academic Standards. Attendees will refine their professional practice to meet the new Professional Growth and Effectiveness System expectations. Early Bird Registration pricing expires May [...]
Two Kentucky school districts recently were recognized in the 10th annual Digital School Districts Survey by the Center for Digital Education (CDE) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA). Carroll County and Taylor County school districts each placed in the top 10 districts in the small school category. Carroll County Schools was fourth in the rankings and Taylor County Schools ninth. The [...]
The Kentucky National Guard is asking for schools across the state to help with fundraising for the construction of its National Guard Memorial in Frankfort. The memorial will create a sacred space for families, friends and comrades to reflect and remember and also will serve as a classroom for those wishing to learn about the National Guard’s service to the [...]
Lana Fryman Under the leadership of Superintendent Lana Fryman, the Bourbon County school district is continuing to make its mark statewide. The announcement of the 2012-13 testing scores show the school district ranked 32nd of 174 districts in the state. Four of five schools in Bourbon County are classified as Proficient and the gains during the 2012-13 school [...]
Just a reminder to those districts who may be considering a waiver for their 2013-14 school calendar. The first step in the process is to contact Kay Kennedy in the Division of District Support for a review of the strategies implemented in the district to maximize instructional time. If that review indicates a waiver is necessary, the district will be given [...]
The Kentucky Association for School Councils’ newest workshops for teachers and council members are ready to be booked to meet a school’s needs. Teacher PGES Implementation Tools workshop makes implementation easier for teachers and principals and will include: steps for writing Student Growth Goals best practices for teachers to be scored Effective tools for Peer Observations and constructive peer feedback innovative [...]