KDE accepting applications for the School Counselor Advisory Council
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is accepting applications for the School Counselor Advisory Council.
Quick Connections: Add a virtual bulletin board
With most of the country’s schools starting back virtually, many educators have created online classrooms through Google Classroom, Bitmoji or other applications. Virtual classrooms can be a great method for helping students feel more connected to a traditional classroom experience.
California Technical Assistance Center providing COVID-19 resources
New resources have been added to the California Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.
Happy Black History Month!
Our African American students need us. They need every single one of us to validate them, hear their stories and show them compassion.
Providing Equity in Education: A webinar opportunity with Damien Sweeney
One of our roles in schools is to provide equity and access to our students. A report by The Education Trust shows that minority students in Kentucky are not given fair access to rigorous educational programs in our schools.
Jefferson counselors find ways to reach students during lunch
Seneca High School (Jefferson County) counselors advocated for more lunch duty last school year, but there was a catch. Instead of standing in one corner, the counselors wanted to have a full table that was accessible to every student, every day, in every lunch.
Check out two free leadership programs
Lead2Feed is a leadership program that nurtures a new generation of leaders – the ones sitting in your classroom and school – while working to meet a community need through project management, decision-making and teamwork.
Identifying gifted and talented students
I had the opportunity to meet gifted and talented coordinators recently at the Kentucky Association for Gifted Education session. We spoke quite a bit about ways to create equity and access in gifted and talented.
Check out the new FAFSA guide
There is a newly updated FAFSA Completion Guide for the 2019-2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority.
This school year a transition year for ILPs
The new ILP gives school districts more autonomy over the development and use of the plans. Schools and districts will have the flexibility to create an innovative program that engages and excites students.