During the Kentucky World Language Association’s annual conference in Louisville, new leadership was elected in five of the six different language-specific state professional organizations.
The 2015 class keeps Kentucky among the national leaders in NBCTs.
The Kentucky Board of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education recognized five school districts as Districts of Distinction at the board’s meeting Feb. 3.
Bill and Melinda Gates traveled to Kentucky in November and saw how Floyd County schools have come so far, so quickly.
Teachers attending the Kentucky Science Teachers Association’s annual conference in Lexington used everything from foam balls and a giant Slinky to a syringe and bag of marshmallows to discover new ways to engage their students.
Recent kindergarten readiness results show that only half of Kentucky’s children arrived at school ready to do kindergarten work this year. In response, the Kentucky Department of Education and the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood have released a new tool called the “Superintendent Toolbox” to help superintendents improve kindergarten readiness in their communities.
Teachers from around the state celebrated their National Board Certification recently at the Capitol as the Class of 2014 was recognized.
Two hundred more Kentucky teachers have achieved National Board Certification, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has announced, bring the state closer to its legislative goal of having at least one National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) in every public school. With 3,181 NBCTs overall, Kentucky ranks ninth in the nation, and only five states have more new NBCTs [...]
Cindy Heine and Henry Webb, winners of the Dr. Samuel Robinson Award.Photo by Amy Wallot, Dec. 3, 2014 The Kentucky Board of Education on Wednesday presented the annual Dr. Samuel Robinson Award to co-winners – Cindy Heine, retired associate executive director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, and Henry Webb, superintendent of Floyd Co. Schools. Since 2004, [...]
Henry Webb Floyd County has seen dramatic growth under the leadership of Superintendent Henry Webb. Once ranked 145th among Kentucky public school districts, Floyd County, a distinguished district, now ranks 12th and is striving for every child to have a world-class education. With attendance improving and ACT scores at an all-time high, the district is moving in the [...]