The Kentucky School Boards Association’s (KSBA) eighth annual Federal and State Law Update conference is adding a feature to enable board members to earn specific credit hours under the Kentucky Board of Education’s new regulation on board training. The conference, May 8-9 at Lexington’s Embassy Suites Hotel, will have several firsts, along with the standard updates on federal and state [...]
The Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) is seeking presenters for a limited number of workshops for the Saturday, July 12, portion of this year's Summer Leadership Institute. Sessions last 75 minutes. Proposals should identify the target audiences of new or veteran board members and/or administrators. For an application to present, click here. All submissions must be received by May 9. [...]
Michael Allen (Mike) Armstrong has been chosen unanimously by the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) Board of Directors to become the next executive director of the organization. KSBA is Kentucky’s largest organization of local elected officials with membership of all 173 public school districts. Armstrong, 59, of Louisa, is in his fifth year as superintendent of the Lawrence County school [...]
The Kenton County school district’s Academies of Innovation and Technology was recently named a PEAK (Public Education Achieves in Kentucky) Award winner by the Kentucky School Boards Association. KSBA established the PEAK Award in 1997 to focus statewide attention on outstanding public school efforts aimed specifically at enhancing student learning skills and, in doing so, to promote the positive impact [...]
The Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) and the Kentucky School Public Relations Association (KYSPRA) recently recognized communications staff, superintendents and other district personnel with the 2013 Outstanding Achievement in School Information Services (OASIS) Professional Development Awards. Four districts were honored with the KSBA Sweepstakes Award, which recognizes the highest scoring set of entries judged in this year’s OASIS program. They [...]
The Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) is seeking an executive director who is a creative, strategic thinker with exceptional communication, analytical and entrepreneurial skills. Located in Frankfort, Ky., KSBA is a nonprofit association serving 173 elementary and secondary public boards of education in Kentucky. KSBA’s mission is to enhance school board leadership in maximizing student achievement through superior support and [...]
The Kentucky School Boards Association has an opening for a Director of Policy and eMeeting Services. This full time position is based in Frankfort and full time benefits, including membership in the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System, are provided. The position is a grade 10 and salary will be commensurate with experience. The person filling the position will be responsible for [...]
The Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) is seeking a leader who is a creative, strategic thinker with exceptional communication, analytical and entrepreneurial skills. KSBA is a nonprofit association serving 174 elementary and secondary public boards of education in Kentucky. KSBA’s membership consists of 100 percent of the public boards of education in Kentucky and provides a wide range of programs [...]
Kentucky’s new school and student accountability and assessment system meets the requirements of Senate Bill 1 and the pledges of the state’s waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act. For Kentucky school board members and superintendents, one of those challenges will be explaining the Unbridled Learning system and what the measures of student achievement mean at the local level. [...]
The Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) is accepting nominations of outstanding education leaders and advocates for recognition during the association’s 77th annual conference Feb. 1-3 in Louisville. The nominations are being accepted for the following awards: KSBA Friend of Education Award This will mark the 24th presentation of the KSBA Friend of Education Award. One award will be presented to [...]