The RiverValley Behavioral Health’s Vice President of Operations Cate Gaddis was presented with the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) 2026 Kelly Award for Business and Partnership at its Oct. 8 meeting.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will accept nominations for the 2026 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award through Oct. 30.
Members of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE), during the board’s virtual meeting on Sept. 2, approved their legislative priorities and discussed the board’s responsibilities regarding the additional budget request (ABR) process.
Minter was appointed to the KBE by Gov. Andy Beshear on July 30 to replace Lee Todd, whose term expired. Minter’s term expires Apr. 14, 2030.
Under KRS 156.161, a school district may request a school of innovation designation through waivers for schools or programs for the purpose of providing innovative educational opportunities to students.
Members of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) made several suggestions regarding Kentucky’s new assessment and accountability systems during the KBE meeting Aug. 5-6.
Former Lyon County Director of Special Education Miranda B. Reed and the Oldham County Schools Exceptional Children Services Program were presented with the 2026 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education at the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) meeting on Aug. 6.
Trace Brooking, a junior at Glasgow High School (Glasgow Independent), has been selected as the new Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) non-voting student member.
Stephanie Phillips, a family consumer sciences teacher at Paul Blazer High School (Ashland Independent), is the newest non-voting teacher member of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE).
Over the next few months, leaders with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will continue to meet with stakeholder groups as the department proposes regulations surrounding assessment and accountability for the KBE to begin considering in August.