Kentucky Center for School Safety hosts conference in June
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.
Kentucky Center for School Safety and Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council discuss recommendations, STOP Tipline
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.
School bus drivers: The link between communities and schools
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.
Kentucky school resource officers build relationships while ensuring safety
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.
Governor signs proclamation naming February as Gifted Education Month in Kentucky
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
KDE’s State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education learns more about equity playbook
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.
KDE’s Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council presents recommendations to increase school safety
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.
Kentucky’s School Counselor Advisory Council learns about new initiatives for postsecondary readiness and social-emotional learning
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.
OVEC’s Santina Plottner named to new cohort of SEL Fellows
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).
Kentucky school counselors receive updates on Use of Time survey, counselor framework
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) School Counselor Advisory Council (SCAC) received updates on the Use of Time survey and the Kentucky Framework of Best Practices for School Counselors at its Oct. 20 meeting.
