Daily Archives: November 25, 2014

The danger in oversimplifying achievement gaps

Terry Holliday In several recent blogs, (Moving in the Right Direction and Making the Numbers Real), I congratulated Kentucky students and educators on the significant progress we are making in college/career-readiness rates and graduation rates. We are also beginning to see significant improvement in proficiency rates, and our unduplicated gap group has improved in all areas. However, I [...]

By |2020-01-28T10:26:01-05:00November 25, 2014|

Superintendents’ Spotlight: Henry Webb, Floyd County

Henry Webb Floyd County has seen dramatic growth under the leadership of Superintendent Henry Webb. Once ranked 145th among Kentucky public school districts, Floyd County, a distinguished district, now ranks 12th and is striving for every child to have a world-class education. With attendance improving and ACT scores at an all-time high, the district is moving in the [...]

By |2014-11-24T21:09:54-05:00November 25, 2014|

Peer observation offers a path to growth

Joseph Harris By Joseph Harris joseph.harris@lawrence.kyschools.us In the past few years, I’ve come to realize that peer observation is a powerful professional growth avenue for teachers, and it is one of the most beneficial aspects of the Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES). While my official peer observation for PGES is scheduled for sometime next semester, I’ve actually [...]

By |2014-11-24T16:08:00-05:00November 25, 2014|

Simpson County’s Flynn named top superintendent

Jim Flynn James Flynn, superintendent of Simpson County Schools, has been selected as the 2015 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA). Flynn was presented with the award Nov. 21 in a surprise ceremony at Franklin-Simpson High School that included faculty, staff, school board members and KASA staff members. He will now [...]

By |2014-11-24T14:31:49-05:00November 25, 2014|

Paid research study opportunity offered for educators

Pearson and the Kentucky Department of Education have established a user research study for Schoolnet in which Kentucky educators may test new Schoolnet releases in advance of deploying the software statewide to all users. Teachers will be asked to run through Schoolnet products using a script and to tell whether Schoolnet works as expected and what they think of it. [...]

By |2014-11-24T16:42:02-05:00November 25, 2014|
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