Jefferson County’s Kimberly Chevalier and Hogsett Primary School’s Bridges Program were presented with the 2025 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education at the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) meeting on Aug. 7.
Applications are now open for the 2026 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP), a merit-based program that takes the most outstanding high school students from around the country to Washington, D.C., for a week-long study of the federal government and the people who lead it.
Each year, the KBE gives the Robinson Award to a Kentuckian or a Kentucky organization demonstrating extraordinary efforts and contributions in educational diversity and equity.
Frank’s dedication to the students, staff and school was honored on Feb. 21 with the 2024-2025 Kentucky Education Support Staff Professional (KESSP) Award. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher, school district officials and Frank’s friends and family celebrated her achievement at the school.
Rowan County Schools was named the winner of the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) 2024 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award at its Feb. 6 regular meeting.
Members of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council gave their input on how to recruit and retain teachers at their meeting on Dec. 10.
Amy Patterson, a systems consultant/data manager in the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL), was named the recipient of the 2024 Kevin M. Noland-Mary Ann Miller Award at the Dec. 5 Kentucky Board of Education meeting.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Career and Technology Education received an Apprenticeship Ambassador Certificate of Recognition from the U.S. Department of Labor at a White House ceremony on Oct. 23. KDE was the only entity from Kentucky and the only state department of education to receive this recognition.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is accepting nominations for the Kevin M. Noland-Mary Ann Miller Award.
Meredith Rozanski, executive vice president of operations for the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, was presented with the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership at its Oct. 8 meeting.
