KDE releases guidance on alternative learning strategies for reopening schools
The Kentucky Department of Education released guidance on June 8 on ways to safely structure instruction and learning when schools reopen in the fall.
Kentucky School for the Deaf Class of 2020 graduates in a non-traditional ceremony
Twelve director’s chairs were placed in the parking lot of Thomas Gym on the campus of Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD). These chairs – properly distanced – were to signify that the 2020 graduates of KSD are now the directors of their own lives.
KHSAA, public health officials provide guidance for Kentucky superintendents during webcast
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) joined Kentucky’s 172 superintendents and leadership from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) during a June 2 webcast to provide additional guidance on reopening school buildings in the fall.
Interim Joint Committee on Education hears from KDE, superintendents on return to in-person instruction
At its June 2 meeting, the Kentucky General Assembly’s Interim Joint Committee on Education heard concerns from superintendents about how to safely but efficiently return to in-person instruction in the fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
KDE task force provides feedback on upcoming superintendent survey
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has partnered with the Regional Educational Laboratory to begin drafting new surveys to help identify needs occurring across the state due to the COVID-19 crisis.
KDE releases guidance on academic readiness, adjusting curriculum for when school reopens
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released two new guidance documents June 1 about how districts can evaluate where students are academically and how the curriculum needs to be adjusted when schools reopen in the fall.
Kentucky school districts urged to communicate P-EBT program with families
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Division of School and Community Nutrition hosted a webinar May 29 on district responsibilities with the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program.
Interim Commissioner Kevin C. Brown’s May 29 letter to families
All of our schools have now officially finished instruction for the 2019-20 year and what a finish to the year it was. I know I have said this before, but I want to thank you again for everything you did to help your children – our children – complete the school year during this unconventional time.
Local Superintendents Advisory Members discuss security risk assessment tool
Members of the Local Superintendents Advisory Council discussed details of a new school security risk assessment tool during a virtual meeting May 26.
Department for Public Health offers COVID-19 guidance to Kentucky’s superintendents
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the Commonwealth, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) joined Kentucky’s 172 superintendents to offer guidance on reopening school buildings in the fall.