Anna Sullinger, a family and consumer sciences teacher at Beaumont Middle School (Fayette County), has received the 2017 Spirit of Advising Award from the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). The award, which is given to one FCCLA chapter adviser from each state, recognizes advisers who are constantly faithful and often working quietly behind the scenes to ensure [...]
Bob Rogers, former superintendent of Murray Independent schools, has been given the 2017 Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) Distinguished Service Award. The award has been presented annually since 1973 to a retired or retiring school administrator who has exhibited exemplary education leadership ability and has brought honor to his or her colleagues, his or her profession and to himself [...]
Lauren Coomes, a 3rd- and 4th-grade teacher at Estes Elementary School (Owensboro Independent), has been named the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts’ (KACD) Teacher of the Year. The award recognizes the outstanding conservation education efforts of Kentucky’s teachers and conservation districts. “I was shocked. It’s an incredible experience to win an award for something that I love to do. I’m [...]
Nominations are open for the Kentucky Science Teachers Association (KSTA) Outstanding Teacher of the Year awards and for the Sherry Fox Distinguished Service Award. KSTA annually recognizes one elementary school teacher, one middle school teacher and one high school teacher for exemplary teaching in science. In addition, a distinguished science educator who has made important contributions in a capacity outside [...]
Nominations are open for the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education’s 2017 Excellence in EE Awards, which recognize the outstanding achievements of individuals, organizations, agencies, schools and businesses in the field of environmental education. The nomination deadline is July 16.
The Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) is accepting nominations for its outreach awards, which will be presented at its annual conference March 8-10 in Louisville. Here are the awards: Outstanding Teacher: This award recognizes and honors a teacher who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in implementing technology to improve education. The recipient will be nominated for the [...]
Nominations are open for the inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award, presented by the Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission to recognize adult and youth leaders in Kentucky who embody King’s life and work. Two youth and two adult recipients will be honored at the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Jan. 12 in Frankfort. The nomination deadline is [...]
Four staff members from Pulaski County schools were recently given the district's PRISM Award, which recognizes staff members who have demonstrated innovative techniques and strategies that support student success and welfare. Recipients are (left to right) Kathy Molen, Oak Hill Elementary School; Doug Grider, Southwestern High School; Jeannie Smith, Northern Middle School; and Courtney Frye, Nancy Elementary School.Photo submitted [...]
Nominations are open for The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation Teacher Innovator Awards, which recognize teachers who demonstrate an original and creative approach to teaching, exhibit resourcefulness, engage students and are making a positive impact on not only their classroom but also their community, colleagues, administrators, school, and/or district. Twenty teachers will receive prizes, with the top 10 first-prize winners receiving [...]
Donald Fleu, director of finance for Boyd County Public Schools, received the Goldenrod Outstanding School Business Official Award given annually by the Kentucky Association of School Business Officials (KASBO). The award goes to an individual who best represents exemplary practices and standards of school business in a Kentucky public school district. Fleu served three years on KASBO’s board of directors [...]