Lana Fryman Under the leadership of Superintendent Lana Fryman, the Bourbon County school district is continuing to make its mark statewide. The announcement of the 2012-13 testing scores show the school district ranked 32nd of 174 districts in the state. Four of five schools in Bourbon County are classified as Proficient and the gains during the 2012-13 school [...]
Jim Palm The Southgate Independent school district’s best asset is its school staff who serves students in preschool through 8th grade. Southgate Independent also has certified teachers with a master's degree or five years or more of experience as those who educate the district’s students. Each teacher in the district is knowledgeable in his/her subject areas and grade [...]
Kelly Sprinkles During his first school year as the new superintendent of the Knox County school district, Kelly Sprinkles has already put his thumb print on what he wants for the students in his district. A native of Knox County, Sprinkles hit the ground running to define the district’s identity and plan for its future. “It’s about giving [...]
Holly Bloodworth Leadership can take many forms. It can be take charge or by example. It can be a position or an attitude. It can be a mission or by default. Leadership is essential to any endeavor. It is critical for success. Leadership is vital for improvement and growth, and it is there for the taking. If there [...]
Sean Horne From enhanced scholastic opportunities to a diverse array of sports teams and student clubs, in the Russell Independent school district, ALL students are encouraged to take risks and step outside of their comfort zone to stretch their academic, athletic, and personal identities. Russell Independent is revered for its achievements throughout the years, but the district also [...]
Educators wanting to improve student learning, achievement or district operations need to check out the Kentucky Department of Education’s Best Practices website. It is designed as a clearinghouse for best and promising practices that motivate, engage and provide measurable results in student learning, achievement and school/district processes – any aspect of a school system that can impact student outcomes through [...]
Scott Howard In 2012-13, the Butler County school district earned distinction as a High Progress District under the Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP). This improvement was no small feat and the district staff is to be commended — from finance, budgeting and energy efficiency to assessment practices, standards implementation, and support programming. Students in Butler County [...]
Recently, three Kentucky public school districts were named Districts of Innovation – Owensboro Independent, Trigg County and Owsley County. Certain administrative regulations and statutory provisions won’t apply to these districts now. They also may waive local board policy to improve student learning and educational performance practices. All three superintendents of these districts said leadership will be heavily impacted by the designation. [...]
It is clear that instruction is the focus for the Perry County school district under the direction of Superintendent Jonathan Jett. Recently, the district provided all students in grades 8-12 with a Windows 8 Surface tablet. New student-led Professional Learning Communities, guide all staff in effectively using the device as an instructional tool. Textbooks are downloaded as student resources and [...]
The 2014 Kentucky PTA Convention/Leadership is set for July 18-19 at the Saber and Quill Conference Center in Fort Knox, Ky. Each school should send at least one person from their board, but schools are encouraged to send as many board members as possible. There will be workshops on PTA basics, and you can network with your Kentucky PTA Board [...]