Legislative session yields passage of numerous education bills
Drop out, educator effectiveness, preschool funding and career and technical education reorganization all approved during short session.
Congressional Art Competition
As a reminder, each spring the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual arts competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent. Participation in the contest is at the discretion of each Congressional representative’s office. Please contact your representative to confirm your district’s participation and obtain specific guidance on submissions. The various representatives have different deadlines for accepting works but [...]
2013 Magna Award honors school districts for outstanding programs
Eminence Independent school district was recently named one of 15 first place winners in the national Magna Awards Program.
Board resolution urges early adoption of dropout age increase
At its meeting yesterday, the Kentucky Board of Education and Education Commissioner Terry Holliday urged local school boards to “be courageous” and adopt a policy to raise the compulsory school attendance age to 18 effective in the 2015-16 school year. The state board approved a resolution encouraging districts to be early adopters of the policy, “in order to send a strong [...]
Biodiversity Display showcased at ECTC
The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission (KSNPC) is promoting a metal art exhibit that calls attention to the vast array of biodiversity found in Kentucky. The exhibit’s aluminum images, primarily taken from the KSNPC book, “Kentucky’s Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity,” depict an ecosystem of flora and fauna, some of which are endemic to Kentucky and found nowhere else [...]
Teacher Hall of Fame nominations sought
Nominations are being accepted for the 2014 class of inductees into the Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. The deadline is July 15. For information about the Hall of Fame and to obtain a nomination form, go to www.wku.edu/kythf/. Inquiries and/or additional information may also be directed to Tammy Spinks, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Western Kentucky [...]
Pivotal Leadership paying off for five schools
GRREC initiative builds leadership through data analysis, culture assessment and more.
PGES asks teachers to be SMART about student growth goals
Teachers will not have to change much about how they measure student growth under the proposed PGES.
Kentucky’s effectiveness system recognized for thoughtfulness, educator input
Kentucky is one of three states that were singled out in an opinion piece written by Bill Gates that appeared in the Washington Post this week. In the piece, which focuses on educator effectiveness systems, Gates contends: “What the country needs are thoughtfully developed teacher evaluation systems that include multiple measures of performance, such as student surveys, classroom observations by [...]
Nominate a ‘Leader of the Month’
Kentucky Teacher is looking to profile diverse, outstanding leaders in Kentucky’s public school districts for the final months of the 2012-13 school year. If you know of an excellent district teacher or administrator who has innovative ideas, strong leadership qualities and a passion for helping students become college and/or career ready, e-mail the following information to Susan Riddell: •nominee’s name, [...]