(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and Valvoline have selected 24 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2018 Valvoline Teacher Achievement Awards. These teachers qualify to compete for the 2018 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced in May. The programs have recognized more than 500 teachers and awarded $750,000 since 1988. The [...]
Stephanie Winkler, president of the Kentucky Education Association, draws the final TELL Survey winner with Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt. Nearly 91 percent of educators completed the working conditions survey this year.Photo by Bobby Ellis, April 3, 2017 (FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Kentucky educators have set a new record with their response to the 2017 Teaching, Empowering, Leading and [...]
Boyd Randolph Academically, the Somerset Independent school district is recognized as a High Performing district with overall student achievement at the 94th percentile. Under the current state accountability system, each of the district’s schools rank in the top 15 percent or better of all similar schools in Kentucky. The major focus of instruction is an active, hands-on approach [...]
Tommy Floyd Kentucky Department of Education Chief of Staff Tommy Floyd has received the Richard Thornton Award from the Kentucky School Public Relations Association (KYSPRA). Floyd was presented the award at the organization’s annual conference Nov. 14. Floyd was named to the newly created position about a year and a half ago, after 5½ years as superintendent of [...]