Educator Spotlight

Educator Spotlight: Kevin Dailey

Kevin Dailey, a U.S. history teacher at Ballyshannon Middle School (Boone County), has been an educator for 10 years. The Covington native originally wanted to pursue a career in architectural design, but he realized his true passion was to become an educator. 

By |2024-02-20T11:01:52-05:00March 15, 2024|

Educator Spotlight: Samuel Whitehead

Ever since his senior year in high school, Samuel Whitehead wanted to be a math teacher and an officer in the U.S. Army. Twenty years later, he is an advanced mathematics teacher at Rowan County Senior High School and a chemical intelligence officer for the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade in the Kentucky Army National Guard. 

By |2024-02-20T10:32:21-05:00March 8, 2024|

Educator Spotlight: Ryan Davis

Ryan Davis is a mathematics teacher at Waggener High School (Jefferson County) who is passionate about creating change in his community with his students. He is a 2023 Teacher Achievement Award winner. 

By |2024-03-04T10:52:51-05:00March 1, 2024|

Educator Spotlight: Sara Heather Peyton

Sara Heather Peyton, a history teacher at Rowan County High School and a 2024 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Award winner, has spent 13 years in the classroom. She started her career at Leestown Middle (Fayette County) in 1998, but after three years teaching, she spent the next decade at home with her family.  

By |2024-02-14T16:15:59-05:00February 23, 2024|

Educator Spotlight: Aretha Whaley

Aretha Whaley didn’t begin her professional career as an educator. When she graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in English, she took a position as an assistant manager at a bookstore to be surrounded by her love of literature. 

By |2024-02-12T12:57:16-05:00February 16, 2024|

Educator Spotlight: Abigail Lee

Lee always dreamed of following in the footsteps of her mom, who retired after the 2021-2022 school year and is now a response to intervention teacher at Lewisburg Elementary School (Logan County). Today, Lee is living out her dream as a teacher at LaRue County Middle School (LCMS). 

By |2024-02-06T10:44:13-05:00February 9, 2024|

Educator Spotlight: Brandi Violette

For the past 20 years, Brandi Violette has dedicated her career to teaching special education students at Olmsted Elementary School (Logan County).

By |2024-01-19T11:06:58-05:00February 2, 2024|

Educator Spotlight: Doug Henry

Teaching wasn’t Doug Henry's first career choice, but after entering the profession, he says it's been rewarding to help so many students find their passions.

By |2024-01-18T14:41:36-05:00January 26, 2024|

Educator Spotlight: Brittany Ritter

Brittany Ritter has always known that she wanted to be a teacher. Her love for teaching was fostered from an early age by watching her father teach high school choir in Jefferson County.

By |2024-01-11T10:19:47-05:00January 12, 2024|
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