By Amy Wallot
amy.wallot@education.ky.gov

Once again I was able to visit an independent district and a county district on the same day. This time it was Pineville Independent in Bell County. The students and staff were friendly and focused on learning during my short visit.

Sarah Gilbert and LJ Rose work together preparing for the upcoming KPREP tests during Jes' Anne Givens 8th-grade social studies class at Pineville High School (Pineville Ind.). Givens has the students for both 7th and 8th grade in social studies and has them keep a binder accumulating both years. Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 29, 2012

Sarah Gilbert and LJ Rose work together preparing for the upcoming KPREP tests during Jes’ Anne Givens 8th-grade social studies class at Pineville High School (Pineville Ind.). Givens has the students for both 7th and 8th grade in social studies and has them keep a binder accumulating both years. Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 29, 2012

Payton Lewis works on an open response question about sexual and asexual reproduction during JoBeth Shafer's 7th-grade science class at Pineville High School (Pineville Ind.). Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 29, 2012

Payton Lewis works on an open response question about sexual and asexual reproduction during JoBeth Shafer’s 7th-grade science class at Pineville High School (Pineville Ind.). Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 29, 2012

Linda Gray works on vocabulary terms with sophomores at Pineville High School (Pineville Independent). Gray is a retired teacher who now works half days teaching class.  Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 29, 2012

Linda Gray works on vocabulary terms with sophomores at Pineville High School (Pineville Independent). Gray is a retired teacher who now works half days teaching class.
Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 29, 2012

Fourth-grade student JJ Miracle works on math automaticity during Janelle Hatfield's class at Pineville Elementary School (Pineville Ind.). Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 29, 2012

Fourth-grade student JJ Miracle works on math automaticity during Janelle Hatfield’s class at Pineville Elementary School (Pineville Ind.). Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 29, 2012