The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) hosted a series of regional listening sessions this month, gathering input from principals, superintendents and educational partners across the Commonwealth as the department develops the Kentucky Leadership Development Program, a new statewide initiative established in response to Senate Bill 4 (2026).
The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) is excited to announce Justin Padgett as its new principal. A familiar face and dedicated leader in the KSD community, Padgett has served as the school’s director of student life for the past three years and brings 18 years of experience in education to his new position.
Rob Akers was ready to take on a challenge as associate commissioner of KDE’s new Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness.
The Commissioner’s Principal Advisory Council has recommended adoption of the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders for evaluation of effective principals.
The biennial anonymous survey of working conditions in Kentucky’s public schools runs through March.
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s training for principals aims to improve schools by developing stronger leaders.
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday Dear Kentucky Teacher, As you settle into the school year, I am taking the opportunity to update you on implementation of the Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES). This school year, as you know, we are implementing PGES for teachers and principals statewide. Unfortunately, there have been some unexpected glitches with the PGES technology [...]
The America Achieves Fellowship for Teachers and Principals wants to bring educators together to impact practice, policy and public debate on critical issues in education. This fellowship is designed to leverage participants’ expertise to help other educators improve student outcomes and strengthen leadership and management on a large scale across the education system. Nominations for fellowships are being accepted. The Teacher [...]
The 2014 Instructional Support Leadership Network (ISLN)/Kentucky Leadership Academy (KLA) joint summer conference will be June 26 at the Lexington Center. The day will focus on three theme areas: teacher effectiveness highly effective teaching and learning of Kentucky Core Academic Standards principal/administrator effectiveness An optional day is planned on June 27 to engage in facilitated work sessions on a number of [...]
GRREC initiative builds leadership through data analysis, culture assessment and more.