Monthly Archives: November 2015

Change is good

Scott County High School Spanish teacher Marie Stevens thinks reaching outside of your comfort zone is sometimes a really good thing.

By |2015-12-18T10:06:16-05:00November 24, 2015|

Ashland Family Resource Center wins Cowherd award

The Ashland Family Resource and Youth Services Center (Ashland Independent) has been named the winner of the Harry J. Cowherd Award for Center Excellence by the Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSC) network. The award, presented last week at the network’s annual Fall Institute in Lexington, recognizes a center that demonstrates excellence beyond regular center operations. It is named [...]

By |2020-04-02T09:16:52-04:00November 19, 2015|

Eliminating the opportunity gap

Despite the improvement we have seen, we, as a state, still have a lot of work to do. We have a significant achievement gap that needs to be addressed.

By |2020-01-28T10:16:33-05:00November 19, 2015|

Dunbar’s Henning tapped as Drama Teacher of the Year

Alicia Henning of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County) has been named Drama Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Theatre Association. Henning was honored last week during the Kentucky Theatre Association’s high school festival in Bowling Green. Henning received a bachelor’s degree in theater from Western Kentucky University and worked professionally in theater around the country before becoming [...]

By |2015-11-18T14:12:16-05:00November 19, 2015|

Counselors’ association seeks program proposals

The Kentucky School Counselor Association (KSCA) is seeking program proposals for three- and six-hour preconference workshops and 50-minute breakout sessions for its upcoming 2016 Leadership Conference. The conference will be Feb. 24-26 in Lexington, with workshops to be held Feb. 24 and breakout sessions Feb. 25-26. The theme is “Delivering Five-Star Counseling Services!” KSCA is seeking programs applicable to all [...]

By |2015-11-18T14:16:11-05:00November 19, 2015|

Campbell teacher receives financial literacy award

Campbell County High School Assistant Principal Michael Florimonte, front right, receives the Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year award from Kentucky Jump$tart President Kelly May in front of the Campbell County Board of Education.Photo submitted, Nov. 9, 2015. Michael Florimonte of Campbell County High School has been named the 2015 Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year by The [...]

By |2015-11-18T14:23:00-05:00November 19, 2015|

Deck the walls

Teachers use summer break and art to highlight leadership principles at New Haven School in Nelson County.

By |2019-03-08T16:11:12-05:00November 19, 2015|
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