Contract finalized between KDE and commissioner search firm
The contract between the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the executive search firm that will lead the search for Kentucky’s next education commissioner has been finalized.
The contract between the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the executive search firm that will lead the search for Kentucky’s next education commissioner has been finalized.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) approved taking the next steps in the search for a new commissioner of education to negotiate a contract with “Vendor A” during a special KBE meeting on Nov. 28.
Julie Pile, an at-large member of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE), has been named to the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Board of Directors to serve a one-year term as a new member representative.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) voted to post a new request for proposals (RFP) to identify a firm to lead the search for Kentucky’s new commissioner of education during a special KBE meeting on Nov. 6.
Members of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) heard an update on early literacy instruction in educator preparation programs from Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) staff during their Oct. 10-11 meeting. Senate Bill 9 (2022), also known as the Read to Succeed Act, spurred several changes with early literacy instruction. On the teacher preparation side, the legislation focused on areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
The Bluegrass Community Health Center (BCHC) and Keith Schneider, president of Square 1, were presented with the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership at its Oct. 11 meeting.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) named Robin Fields Kinney as interim state commissioner of education during a special meeting on Sept. 14. Kinney, an associate commissioner who oversees the Office of Finance and Operations for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), will assume her new role Sept. 30 – one day after current Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass departs the agency.
The Kentucky Board of Education held a special virtual meeting Aug. 21 to discuss the next steps towards hiring a new commissioner of education and to approve a document that will ultimately guide the board’s work moving forward.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) approved a final list of priorities for additional budget requests during its annual retreat and regular meeting at Dale Hollow Lake State Park on Aug. 2-3.
The Henderson Assistive Technology Team (HATT) was presented with the 2023 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education at the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE's) Aug. 3 regular meeting.