leadership

Superintendents’ Spotlight: Owens Saylor, Daviess County

Owens Saylor Owens Saylor is in his second year as superintendent of the Daviess County school district. His leadership has been marked by a major commitment to setting clearly defined goals and demonstrating visibility and direct involvement as an instructional leader at all levels. From this involvement, in 2012, the Daviess County Board of Education approved a performance structure [...]

By |2014-02-06T09:25:45-05:00February 6, 2014|

STLP awards nomination deadline extended

The deadline has been extended for Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) members to nominate students for the Student Technology Leadership (STLP) Awards. The awards recognize and honor STLP seniors who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in technology. KySTE is currently funding four scholarships for $1,000 each. The nomination process closes February 14, 2014. Winners will be announced [...]

By |2014-02-06T09:24:07-05:00February 6, 2014|

Strong leadership will let Kentucky soar, not stagnate

Education Commissioner Terry Holliday Governor Steve Beshear recently convened a group of business leaders, legislators, educators, and policy makers from across the southern region to study career and technical education. This group was convened under the support of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) for which Gov. Beshear is the chair in 2014. The group will complete its [...]

By |2020-01-28T11:45:07-05:00January 30, 2014|

Superintendents’ Spotlight: Tamara Smith, Fulton Independent Schools

Tamara Smith The Fulton Independent school district is working diligently to improve test scores through Program Reviews, Response to Intervention, test practice and an intentional focus on student achievement. The district has developed a name and claim system where teachers specifically target individual students who need extra work to improve test scores and benchmarks for college- and career-readiness. Students may [...]

By |2014-01-28T11:40:17-05:00January 30, 2014|

KySTE seeking nominations for various technology awards

The Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) is accepting nominations for the awards listed below. Nomination forms and details can be found on the KySTE website. See the dropdown menu under KySTE Outreach/Awards/Partners. Nominations are sought for the following awards: STLP Awards The STLP Awards recognize and honor STLP seniors who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in technology. [...]

By |2013-12-19T09:08:06-05:00December 19, 2013|

Leadership forum in Indiana, New York

Road Maps to Common Core Success, an Education Week Leadership Forum, will be held in Indianapolis on March 11, 2013, and in White Plains, N.Y. on March 21, 2013. At this day-long event, participants will hear from state and district leaders, education experts and other colleagues on their Common Core implementations, and discover and share new ideas on curricula, teacher [...]

By |2012-11-08T11:52:15-05:00November 8, 2012|

Ross and Alexander share Robinson Award

At its meeting in Frankfort Monday, the Kentucky Board of Education presented the annual Dr. Samuel Robinson Award to Gregory Ross, Ed.D., principal of McNabb Elementary in the Paducah Independent school district, and Kern Alexander, Ed.D., excellence professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and former president of Murray State University and Western Kentucky University.

By |2019-02-14T12:11:38-05:00October 11, 2012|

Kentucky Teacher Leader of the Month: Gerda Wise, principal, Kathryn Winn Elementary, Carroll County

Every morning in the Kathryn Winn Elementary School (Carroll County) gymnasium, Principal Gerda Wise leads to students in a college chant before they leave for their classrooms. “Hey, first grade. When are you going to college?” Winn asks. “We are going to college to get some knowledge in 2024,” students reply. Wise repeats the college chant for remaining grades, and [...]

By |2018-10-05T11:23:57-04:00October 4, 2012|

Through collaboration, teachers become leaders

Recently I was asked to be a part of a discussion panel on teacher leadership, and in an attempt to prepare for the panel, I’ve spent this past week reflecting on the idea of leadership itself.   I used to think of leadership as a solitary act – that some stand-out individual must somehow transcend the crowd in [...]

By |2012-09-12T16:36:25-04:00August 9, 2012|
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