Five years after a tragedy at Marshall County High School, the efforts to increase safety continue to be a top priority for the Marshall County Board of Education. In April, the board approved the purchase of six new weapons detections systems for its schools.
The event is free of charge and open to law enforcement, school administrators and school personnel. Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Members of the Kentucky Department of Education's Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council met with state security and safety officials on April 4 to discuss the council’s report on actions to increase school safety.
The biggest responsibility for drivers: being the first person from the school district students talk to each day. It’s a role they don’t take lightly.
School resources officers (SROs) across Kentucky play a critical role in keeping schools and students safe. But their role is a unique and dynamic one, of law enforcement and security while building relationships with the students they help protect.
A group of education stakeholders and state lawmakers started Gifted Education Month in Kentucky with a proclamation signing at the state capitol on Feb. 1
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education discussed KDE’s equity playbook during their Feb. 1 meeting.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council presented a report on potential actions to increase school safety during its meeting on Jan. 24.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) School Counselor Advisory Council (SCAC) learned about new initiatives for postsecondary readiness and social-emotional learning when members met virtually on Dec. 8. The council is designed to give Kentucky Education Commissioner and Chief Learner Jason E. Glass direct input from those who serve as counselors in Kentucky public schools.
Santina Plottner, Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative (OVEC) social emotional learning specialist, is one of the leaders from 53 school districts and regional offices of education across the nation to join a national fellowship focused on social and emotional learning (SEL).
