Nominations sought for Kentucky School for the Deaf Advisory Board
The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) is seeking nominations to become a member of the KSD Advisory Board from a member of the Kentucky Association of the Deaf.
Statement on threat made at Kentucky School for the Deaf on Sept. 12
A threat was made on Facebook against the Kentucky School for the Deaf. When the threat was discovered, the Danville Police Department and the Kentucky State Police were notified at about 2 p.m. ET on Friday, and the campus went into lockdown. There were no students on campus at that time.
Twelve new members selected for KDE’s 2025-2026 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
Twelve public high school students have been named as new members of the 2025-2026 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, joining nine returning members.
New Kentucky School for the Deaf assistant principal says she’s ‘coming home’
The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) has hired Faneshia Jones as its new assistant principal. She will start Aug. 1.
Kentucky School for the Deaf celebrates Class of 2025 graduates
The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) celebrated eight graduates during its commencement ceremony on May 22.
Kentucky school districts face challenges due to the rescission of COVID relief funding
On March 28, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) received a letter from the U.S. Secretary of Education stating that the time to spend all federal funds related to COVID relief was amended to end on March 28. This action came after Kentucky was notified by the U.S. Department of Education (USED) in September 2024 that it could spend its remaining funds through March 2026.
15 educators named to KDE’s Teachers Advisory Council for 2024-2025
Fifteen Kentucky public school educators have been named to the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) for the 2024-2025 school year, Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher announced Sept. 27.
Kentucky Board of Education discusses next steps for assessment and accountability prototypes
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) discussed prototypes for the Commonwealth’s assessment and accountability systems during the board’s Aug. 7-8 meeting at Kentucky State University.
Kentucky special education directors, KSD principal and Purpose in Action Parker Hannifin Collaboration team receive 2024 Grissom Award
Leaders of the Purpose in Action Parker Hannifin Collaboration Team were presented with the 2024 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education at the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE’s) meeting on Aug. 8.
Children are the most important part of our jobs as educators
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.