Team KDE Employee Spotlight: Larry Garrity
Larry Garrity joined the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) in 2022 as director of the Division of Technical Schools and Continuous Improvement in the Office of Career and Technical Education.
Larry Garrity joined the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) in 2022 as director of the Division of Technical Schools and Continuous Improvement in the Office of Career and Technical Education.
The Kentucky Department of Educaton’s (KDE) Safe and Supportive Schools branch officially kicked off its state fidelity recognition process for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
Ben Maynard, digital learning coach in the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology (OET), received the Making IT Happen award from the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE).
Founded on April 10, 1823, KSD was the first state-supported school of its kind in U.S. history. It was only the fourth school specifically for deaf children in the country’s history as well.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL) will award $2,500 scholarships to eligible Kentucky high school students with disabilities who plan to attend any two- or four-year postsecondary education institution or training program.
Breathitt County Schools had been under either state management or state assistance since December 2012.
This fall, more than 215 Kentucky teachers participated in a training for new career and technical student organization (CTSO) advisers.
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is observed in October, celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities and showcases supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices.
During the summer months, the Summer Food Service Program, which is administered by the Kentucky Department of Education, will provide meals at no cost from June through August to children 18 and under who are from low-income families. The department partners with school districts and community organizations statewide to offer nutritious meals, recreational fun and educational activities while school is out of session.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) Portrait of Learner/Graduate Subcommittee met for the first time on May 16 to begin taking steps to create a vision statement describing what a learner should know and be able to do before they graduate high school.