Students in an engineering class at Elizabethtown High School (Elizabethtown Independent) aren’t just learning skills to help them in their future careers; they are creating projects to benefit their community.
The new superintendent of Green County, Ben Davenport, is focusing on increasing intervention supports for students with disabilities, gathering feedback from employees and continuing support for vibrant learning opportunities in the district.
“I feel like my job is just to make sure that we've got the environment in place for folks to do the things that they're capable of doing; to make sure that we give our educators an opportunity to collaborate together,” Brooks said.
The new superintendent of Walton-Verona Independent, Dylan Smith, came to the district with several ideas to enhance learning for talented students.
Josh Yonts, the new superintendent of Letcher County, is focusing on improving the district’s elementary math scores through Numeracy Counts resources while also increasing dual credit opportunities for high school students.
Professional learning communities (PLCs) are structured, collaborative teams of teachers, administrators and support staff who meet regularly to improve teaching practices and student outcomes.
“Small is not a problem,” Bailey said. “I want that narrative to be that small is a strategy. We can build relationships with kids in ways that no one else can. I will know every student on a first-name basis.”
New Montgomery County Superintendent Stephanie Harris has been doing more to highlight excellence in the district through her weekly spotlight series.
Grasham grew up in nearby Lincoln County and is a 1993 graduate of Lincoln County High School. He said he fell in love with Garrard County when he first started working there as a teacher.
Molly Seifert, the 2027 Kentucky Teacher of the Year and an English teacher at Beechwood High School (Beechwood Independent), says she focuses on the whole child in her classroom and seeks well-rounded growth with her students.