KDE defines a student as chronically absent if they have missed more than 10% of the enrolled time in school. This includes both excused and unexcused absences. Chronic absenteeism affects nearly 30% of students across the Commonwealth each year.
The workshops are for administrators, counselors and career and technical education teachers to learn about postsecondary and career readiness opportunities, including articulated credit, dual credit, work-based learning, and Tech Ready Apprenticeships for Careers in Kentucky (TRACK).
The Daviess County school district has been awarded two grants totaling almost $20,000 from the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) Outreach Grant. The grants will be used to help both students and educators enhance the technology initiatives within the district.
During the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) Advisory Board meeting on May 9, council members heard an update on the principal search from Interim Commissioner of Education Robin Fields Kinney.
The Tech Ready Apprentices for Careers in Kentucky (TRACK) youth apprenticeship program includes a wide variety of business and industry-driven programs designed to create a pipeline for students to enter post-secondary apprenticeship training.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Career and Technical Education (CTE) Advisory Committee discussed legislative highlights and the impact recently approved legislation will have on CTE funding during the committee's meeting on May 2.
I am thankful to Sen. David Givens for sponsoring Senate Bill 192 and Rep. Bobby McCool for sponsoring House Bill 499, both of which were filed late last week. These identical bills build upon the Kentucky General Assembly’s historic investment of state funds for local career and technical education (CTE) programs in the 2022 budget session.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE's) Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) hosted a showcase of 13 different career and technical education (CTE) pathways on Feb. 7 to celebrate CTE Month.
Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Career and Technical Education discussed a new funding distribution proposal during the Superintendents Webcast on Nov. 9.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council met on Oct. 18, where members discussed the Kentucky Board of Education’s 2024 legislative priorities with Meredith Brewer, KDE’s executive director of education policy.