KDE names Shannon Sparkman as new director of state schools
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has named Shannon Sparkman as director of state schools.
Employee Spotlight: Raven Miller
Raven Miller is the administrative procurement branch manager of the Budgets and Financial Management Division in the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Finance and Operations.
Shelley Badgett named director of special education for Kentucky School for the Blind, School for the Deaf
Shelley Badgett has been selected as the new director of special education for the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) and the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD). She will begin her duties on July 1.
Kentucky School for the Blind summer work program kicks off 2023 season
Summer jobs have been giving students an opportunity to gain valuable life experiences since the word “teenager” was coined. The Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) launched its summer work program in 1994 to give blind and visually impaired students the same kind of opportunities.
Kentucky School for the Blind’s INSIGHT program closes out 16th year
The Kentucky School for the Blind’s INSIGHT summer program just finished its 16th year, with 26 students participating in this year’s event.
Kentucky School for the Blind celebrates nine Class of 2023 graduates
When Cory Wallace and Alex Hitzelberger were presented their diplomas from the Kentucky School for the Blind on May 23, they were saying goodbye to a school they had attended since they started kindergarten in 2009.
Twenty-five new members selected for KDE’s 2023-2024 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
Twenty-five public high school students have been named as new members of the 2023-2024 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced on May 22.
Eleven educators named to KDE’s Principals Advisory Council for three-year term
Eleven new members have been selected to join the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Principals Advisory Council (PrAC), Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass announced on Nov. 22.
New accessible playground unveiled at the Kentucky School for the Blind
A new accessible playground for students was unveiled at the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) in Louisville on Nov. 10.
April Pieper named KDE’s new director of state schools
April Pieper has been named director for the division of state schools at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). Pieper, who was named to the position on Sept. 14, most recently served as education program manager in KDE’s Office of Special Education and Early Learning.