Three Kentucky high school teachers are the winners of the 2017 Earle C. Clements Innovation in Education Awards from the National Archives and the University of Kentucky Libraries Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Research Center. Amy Madsen of George Rogers Clark High School (Clark County), Steven Riley of Henry Clay High School (Fayette County) and Whitney Walker of Lafayette High School (Fayette County) [...]
Kathy Fryman, a custodian for Augusta Independent schools, is the winner of the 2017 Fred Award from the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA). Inspired by Fred Shea, the subject of Mark Sanborn’s bestseller, “The Fred Factor,” the award honors critical non-administrative staff members who often aren’t recognized. It recognizes an individual who exudes a Fred-like spirit of service, innovation and [...]
Kalem Grasham, the former principal at Garrard County High School, and Jerry Gels, director of innovative programs for Boone County schools, have been chosen as 2017 Administrators of the Year by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA). Grasham was named the School-Level Administrator of the Year, while Gels was named the District-Level Administrator of the Year. They were recognized [...]
Bob Rogers, former superintendent of Murray Independent schools, has been given the 2017 Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) Distinguished Service Award. The award has been presented annually since 1973 to a retired or retiring school administrator who has exhibited exemplary education leadership ability and has brought honor to his or her colleagues, his or her profession and to himself [...]
Lauren Coomes, a 3rd- and 4th-grade teacher at Estes Elementary School (Owensboro Independent), has been named the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts’ (KACD) Teacher of the Year. The award recognizes the outstanding conservation education efforts of Kentucky’s teachers and conservation districts. “I was shocked. It’s an incredible experience to win an award for something that I love to do. I’m [...]
Jennifer Faith, a teacher at Eastside Middle School (Bullitt County), has been named the 2017 Kentucky History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The award is presented to a teacher who finds creative ways to bring history alive in the classroom and in his or her community. “This is such an unbelievable honor,” Faith [...]
Jennifer Williams, the Technology Student Association (TSA) sponsor at Lexington Traditional Magnet School (Fayette County) has been named the TSA’s Kentucky Middle School Adviser of the Year. Williams, who received her award last month at the TSA national conference, has been a TSA adviser for 19 of her 20 years in education. She teaches engineering technology at Lexington Traditional, where [...]
The Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative (CKEC) has recognized four Fayette County teachers for their excellence in co-teaching. Third-grade teacher Cara Harris and special education teacher Molly Anderson of Breckinridge Elementary School, and science teacher Kevin Crosby and special education teacher Erica Beegle of Tates Creek High School were named the CKEC Fayette County 2016-17 Outstanding Educators. The teams were selected [...]
Kendrick Bryan, a social studies teacher at LaRue County High School, has been selected as Kentucky’s 2017 James Madison Fellow by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. The foundation selects one fellow from each state annually. Fellows receive $24,000 to fund graduate education to become outstanding teachers of the United States Constitution at the secondary school level. “I applied for [...]
James Murray, a business teacher at Pulaski County High School, has been named the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Kentucky Adviser of the Year. Murray was recognized at the FBLA State Leadership Conference April 17-19 in Louisville. He will compete against other state winners for the National Adviser of the Year award at the National Leadership Conference, scheduled for [...]