KDE Employee Spotlight: Damien Sweeney
In the inaugural KDE Employee Spotlight,and in honor of National School Counseling Week 2020, we feature Program Coordinator for Comprehensive School Counseling Damien Sweeney.
OEA report says school counselors need more time, more help
A report by the Office of Education Accountability concluded that school counselors should be able to spend more time working with students and that more counselors are needed in Kentucky schools.
Eastern Kentucky University expands spring semester online dual credit
Eastern Kentucky University's Department of Applied Engineering and Technology will offer three online dual credit courses this spring for high school juniors and seniors.
ILP Playbooks now available for grades 5-12
The Kentucky Department of Education has released the Individual Learning Plan Playbooks, which offer recommendations for chronological themes and lessons for career exploration and social and emotional development to teach at each grade level in grades 5-8 and 9-12.
Project AWARE trainings on trauma-informed practices set
There will be three different learning collaboratives this school year across Kentucky.
Universal KCTCS admission requirements for dual credit students
All 16 Kentucky Community and Technical College System colleges have adopted universal admission requirements for dual credit students seeking enrollment in college level courses.
Comprehensive school counseling evolving this year
On Aug. 19, the Education Professional Standards Board approved our Kentucky School Counseling Standards of Preparation. This document helps graduate schools know what to teach future school counselors.
Work to create standards for school counselors continues
School counselors and postsecondary partners on two advisory councils are working to develop standards both for school counselors and for the preparation of prospective counselors, as well as a model that will illustrate what effective school counseling should look like.
Course codes changes for 2019-2020 now available
The Course Codes Changes for 2019-2020 are now available on the Kentucky Uniform Academic Course Codes webpage.
New bullying prevention lessons available
The Kentucky Department of Education is offering lessons on bullying prevention and resilience to elementary school educators throughout the Commonwealth.