Superintendent of the year remains a coach at heart
Floyd County Superintendent Henry Webb has led a turnaround in his district by making sure its schools are focused on all children.
Growth mindset speaker making two appearances
The Kentucky Association of School Administrators, the Kentucky Association of School Councils and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will host two professional learning opportunities Nov. 1-2 in Lexington and Hopkinsville featuring growth mindset speaker David Dockterman. Dockterman is a nationally recognized pioneer in the development and implementation of technology for classroom instruction. Mindsets are beliefs about yourself and your most basic qualities. [...]
Fayette secretary receives KASA Office Professional Award
Allison Marcum, secretary to the principal at Bryan Station High School (Fayette County), has received the 2016 Wanda Luttrell Office Professional Award, a statewide recognition from the Kentucky Association of School Administrators. This annual award, named in honor of KASA’s longtime office manager, goes to a school or district office professional who contributes significantly to the efforts of the leadership [...]
Superintendent of the Year keeps Daviess County schools in tune
Daviess County Superintendent Owens Saylor said he came to a strong district in 2012, and he has led initiatives that have kept it moving forward.
Grants offered to project-based learning classes, groups
The Kentucky Association of School Administrators’ Student Impact Grant Opportunity offers grants of up to $2,500 for schools that use project-based learning in their classrooms and give back to their community or the global community. Students or classes from any grade level in Kentucky schools may apply for the grants, which will be awarded to project-based learning classes or groups [...]
North Star helps districts put money into instruction instead of operations
School districts across Kentucky have saved more than $2 million by analyzing what they do and how they do it.
Superintendent of the Year acts as both leader, teacher
Veteran educator James Flynn has led a turnaround in Simpson County.
Simpson County’s Flynn named top superintendent
Jim Flynn James Flynn, superintendent of Simpson County Schools, has been selected as the 2015 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA). Flynn was presented with the award Nov. 21 in a surprise ceremony at Franklin-Simpson High School that included faculty, staff, school board members and KASA staff members. He will now [...]
Boone County educators honored
Tim Hitzfield Tim Hitzfield, the principal of Conner High School (Boone County), was named the 2013 School Administrator of the Year by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA). The announcement was made recently during the organization’s annual leadership institute in Louisville.Another Boone County Schools staff member, Deputy Superintendent Karen Cheser, was named the District Administrator of the [...]
Galloway receives KASA Distinguished Service Award
Kenneth “Pete” Galloway The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) recently presented Kenneth “Pete” Galloway with its Distinguished Service Award. Galloway served as superintendent of the Graves County school district since 2008 and retired in June after 41 years in public education. During that time, he was an assistant superintendent for eight years; director of pupil personnel for [...]