Kentucky’s lowest-performing schools continue to make progress on increasing student achievement, according to a report presented to the Kentucky Board of Education at its meeting yesterday. Based on 2013-14 Unbridled Learning Assessment and Accountability System results, of the 39 Priority or Persistently Low-Achieving (PLA) Schools (those identified as being in the bottom 5 percent of schools in the Commonwealth): • 5 [...]
Kentucky Board of Education member Nawanna Privett praises Associate Commissioner Amanda Ellis and her staff for work on plans to close the achievement gap during the KBE meeting.Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 4, 2015 The Kentucky Board of Education yesterday renewed its commitment to educating ALL students and emphasized closing achievement gaps as one of its top priorities. [...]
Students are invited to put their creative skills to work for wildlife in the 2015 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest, part of the Endangered Species Day celebration. The contest provides school children in grades K-12 an opportunity to learn about threatened and endangered wildlife and the importance of protecting them, and encourages kids to express their knowledge and support [...]
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) will conduct four webinars on its K-5 Launch Curriculum and how it engages active minds while aligning to the Kentucky Core Academic Standards. Discussion topics will include launch modules, standards alignment, curriculum delivery, training model and cost. The PLTW Launch Curriculum was released in August. The webinars are scheduled for: Feb. 10, 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET [...]
Teachers are invited to apply for the Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institutes, a series of week-long professional development opportunities this summer in Washington, D.C. During the week, participants will draw from sources in the library’s collections to design and refine a primary source activity to use with their students. In the following school year, they are expected to implement [...]
The 2015 College Board Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts competition, which recognizes and celebrates the achievements of arts initiatives that serve students in grades 6–12 and that promote student learning and creativity in exemplary and innovative ways, is accepting entries from schools. The awards are given in three categories: Arts Integration: Awarding an initiative that uses an [...]
Wayne Benningfield Todd County continues the strong tradition of “Teaching, Caring, (and) Serving” the students and the community. The district has been named a Proficient district and Todd County Central High School has been named a Distinguished high school for the past two school years. South Todd Elementary School has been named a Proficient elementary school two of [...]
The Kentucky Shakespeare Competition, sponsored by the Kentucky Branch of the English Speaking Union (ESU), will be held March 1 at Bellarmine University in Louisville. Part of the ESU’s National Shakespeare Competition, the school-based program provides teachers across the country with a performance-based program for the study of English/language arts and Shakespeare. High school students develop communication skills and an [...]
Last month, data from the Kindergarten Readiness Screener was released showing that half of incoming kindergarten students are ready for school. The screener gives kindergarten teachers an instructional starting point for their classes.