Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday has named Breathitt Co. Assistant Superintendent Tim Spencer as the state manager for the Menifee Co. school district. Spencer will be on loan from Breathitt Co. schools under a memorandum of agreement and will report to the Menifee Co. school district in his new role on July 21. “Tim Spencer has a solid reputation as [...]
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) has approved Education Commissioner Terry Holliday’s recommendation to put the Menifee County school district under state management. “I do not make a recommendation for state management lightly,” Commissioner Holliday said. “However, it is absolutely critical and necessary in order to meet the education needs of the children in Menifee County.” […]
Teachers and administrators at one Wayne County elementary school say a system of shared leadership is working.
Two Kentucky teachers have won the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Andrew Kemp, a science teacher at Male High School (Jefferson Co.), and Robyn Morris, a mathematics teacher at East Oldham Middle School (Oldham Co.), are among 108 winners representing the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Department of Defense schools. The Presidential Award for [...]
Educators across the state are more positive about teaching and learning conditions in their schools than they were in 2013 according to results from the 2015 Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Kentucky Survey.
A positive atmosphere, lots of celebration, team work, and high expectations for all students all helped Central Elementary become a national Blue Ribbon school.
Overall, Kentucky educators are more positive about teaching and learning conditions in their schools than they were in 2013 according to results from the Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Kentucky Survey presented to the Kentucky Board of Education at today’s meeting. This year a record 89.3 percent – almost 45,000 – of eligible school-based certified educators in Kentucky responded to the anonymous, [...]
An audit of Kentucky school Program Reviews showed that the audited schools overscored their programs in K-3, writing, practical living/career studies, and arts and humanities, the Kentucky Board of Education learned at its meeting today. Earlier this year, in response to Senate Bill 1 (2009), Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) staff designed and implemented an audit process for Program Reviews at eight schools [...]
Current funding for career and technical education (CTE) in Kentucky is inadequate and at critical levels. That’s the conclusion of an independent report presented to the Kentucky Board of Education at its June 3 meeting in Frankfort. Kentucky funds CTE programs in high schools, locally-operated technical centers (CTCs) and state-operated Area Technology Centers (ATCs) utilizing a combination of federal Perkins funding, state [...]
By Brenna R. Kelly Brenna.kelly@education.ky.gov After analyzing cost, usage and receiving feedback from districts, the Kentucky Department of Education has decided to continue to use most of the components of the Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System (CIITS) for another year. The CIITS system was designed to help teachers and districts become more efficient and effective, and allow them to collect and [...]