Krishna Malhotra was among the top 50 students selected to participate in the 2024 Braille Challenge Finals. The event hosted by the Braille Institute in Los Angeles on June 21-23, included competitors from across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Standing in a classroom at the Kentucky School for the Blind back in March, I listened to students explain a project they were working on while their teacher looked on, filling in some of the details as the students went over each aspect of their work.
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) and the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Continuous Improvement and Support hosted a showcase of student defenses of learning during the KBE regular meeting on June 5-6.
Crystal Sohl, a paraprofessional at the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB), received the 2024 Teresa Perry Compassion Award during the Kentucky Board of Education meeting on June 6.
The Kentucky School for the Blind celebrated five graduates during its commencement ceremony on May 21.
Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) staff updated the KSB Advisory Board on the facilities plan for the campus during the council’s meeting on May 17.
Renee Farrell, a former certified orientation and mobility specialist for the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB), is this year’s recipient of the Paul J. Langan Award. The award was presented during KSB’s Founder's Day celebration on May 9.
The first full week of May means Teacher Appreciation Week; a week dedicated to honoring our educators and the major role they play in the lives of our children. National Teacher Day on May 7 is an opportunity for us to lift teachers up and commend them for the hard work and sacrifices they make to ensure the next generation is well-educated.
The Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) hosted a regional 2024 Braille Challenge event on Feb. 22, giving blind students from across the Commonwealth an opportunity to showcase their proficiency in braille and compete for an opportunity to challenge students from across the country in the Braille Challenge Finals 2024, hosted by the Braille Institute.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council met on Oct. 18, where members discussed the Kentucky Board of Education’s 2024 legislative priorities with Meredith Brewer, KDE’s executive director of education policy.