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Meeting the swift, strong and enduring

Most of my photo assignments at the Kentucky Department of Education involve what’s happening in the classroom, not on the field. So I was excited to visit the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville for the 36th annual Bill Roby Track and Field Games.

By |2018-10-18T11:38:20-04:00October 16, 2014|

Veteran mentors help keep new teachers in field

Stuart Middle School (Jefferson County) created a mentor program to help first-year teachers become successful in the classroom. The program, now in its fourth year, was recognized as a Best Practice at the recent Continuous Improvement Summit in Lexington.

By |2020-08-25T09:56:30-04:00October 7, 2014|

‘Nothing less than excellence,’ educator urges

Former principal Baruti Kafele brought his message of the intentionality of excellence to more than 700 Kentucky educators recently during the Continuous Improvement Summit in Lexington. Educators need to be intentional about what students see, feel, hear and experience at school because those things matter more than content, Kafele told the educators.

By |2014-10-07T10:43:05-04:00October 7, 2014|

Hundreds gather in Louisville for 21st CCLC Conference

The 2014 21st Century Community Learning Centers Multi-State Conference brought together directors from Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana to share best practices and innovations in after-school and summer programming.

By |2018-09-24T15:03:45-04:00October 2, 2014|

Other school professionals test-drive PGES

Hundreds of library media specialists, counselors, speech pathologists, psychologists and instructional coaches are piloting the Other Professional Growth and Effectiveness System before it’s fully implemented for the 2015-16 school year.

By |2018-12-05T14:32:41-05:00September 23, 2014|
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