At the Kentucky Board of Education's meeting in Frankfort Oct. 6, Frankfort Chief Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd administered the oath of office to Sarah Murphy Ford of Owensboro and set its budget priorities for the department’s budget submission to the Governor’s Office and the General Assembly.
The Kentucky Board of Education officially named Stephen L. Pruitt as the sixth Kentucky Commissioner of Education.
The Kentucky Board of Education voted Sept. 23 to extend an offer of employment to Stephen L. Pruitt to become Kentucky’s sixth commissioner of education.
The purpose of the meeting is to consider hiring a candidate to be the next commissioner of education.
The Kentucky Board of Education announced Sept. 4 that Stephen Pruitt likely will be the next Kentucky commissioner of education, pending the outcome of a background check, a vote by the board and successful contract negotiations.
The Kentucky Board of Education announced the names of the five candidates it is currently considering for the position of commissioner of education.
At a special meeting in Lexington on Aug. 25, the Kentucky Board of Education voted to move five individuals forward in its search for the position of commissioner of education – with the possibility of extending a second interview to each, pending additional information.
The Kentucky Board of Education has completed the first round of interviews for the position of commissioner of education. The board interviewed 12 candidates over the past two days.
The majority of teachers and leaders evaluated in the first year of statewide implementation of Kentucky’s Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES) were rated exemplary or accomplished, the Kentucky Board of Education learned at its meeting Aug. 6. Under the system, about a third of certified educators in the state are evaluated each year. In 2014-15, about 16,700 teachers and [...]
At its meeting Aug. 5, the Kentucky Board of Education conducted its first review of applicants for the position of commissioner of education. The board also named Kevin C. Brown, associate commissioner and general counsel for the Kentucky Department of Education, as interim commissioner of education.