If you have questions about retaining educational records, the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives’ Public Records Division has prepared a document that may help. The Public School Records Retention Schedule provides a list and retention schedule of all records created or received by a district’s central office, school board, school administration, school-based decision making councils and grades K through [...]
The exhibition “Civil War: My Brother, My Enemy” explores how the Civil War changed Kentucky forever. It opens June 2 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort. The exhibit was designed with students in mind. It includes a number of interactive features, including elements created to work with smartphones, touch-screen stations that allow visitors to [...]
Agriculture Commissioner James Comer visited six Kentucky schools recently to encourage child nutrition and healthier school lunches. Commissioner Comer said fresh produce from local farms should be on the menu in Kentucky’s schools. “Children who are overweight and obese are at greater risk of chronic ailments that can damage their quality of life and even shorten their lives,” he said. [...]
The Kentucky Directors of Pupil Personnel (KDPP) Fall Institute will be Sept. 12-14 in Lexington. This year’s theme, The Growth Factor, celebrates the continuation of that mission. Keynote speakers will be Education Commissioner Terry Holliday and motivational speaker Gary Griesser. For more information, go to http://www.kasa.org/KDPP/KDPP_2012_Fall_Institute.html or contact Wanda Darland at (800) 928-5272.
More than 200 students recently showcased their environmental projects at the Kentucky Green and Healthy Schools (KGHS) and Kentucky National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project Youth Summit and Awards luncheon. “With all of our school districts facing budget cuts, every penny matters,” said First Lady Jane Beshear. “I am impressed at the initiative shown by so many students and teachers. [...]
Asbury University’s graduate education program is currently taking applications for this fall’s education leadership cohorts. For more information, visit www.asbury.edu or call enrollment coordinator Gabe Gibitz at (859) 858-3511, ext. 2502.
The Kentucky Arts Council provides operating support to many nonprofit arts organizations in Kentucky. A chronological listing of summer camps hosted by these organizations can be found here.
Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Applied Informatics (CAI) is offering students in grades 10-12 the opportunity to develop Android apps this summer. This four- day course, scheduled for July 23-26, will teach students how to write their first apps for Android devices. The camp will stress logic, creativity, collaboration and fun, and be led by CAI staff who have developed several Android apps. [...]
Students between the ages of 13 and 21 who sing well and are members of 4-H or FFA are invited to submit videos of themselves singing the Star-Spangled Banner. Videos will be posted online for popular voting to determine four finalists. The four finalists will be interviewed, and their performances will be recorded for airing on national TV. Online voting [...]
The Arts Education Partnership is announcing the release of ArtsEdSearch.org - the nation’s first online research and policy clearinghouse that documents the educational outcomes of arts learning for students and teachers. ArtsEdSearch grew out of a need for high quality, centrally located and user-friendly information on the essential role the arts play in developing students’ creative thinking, problem solving, communication [...]
