Taylor County

24 Valvoline Teacher Achievement Award winners named

The Kentucky Department of Education and Valvoline™ have selected 24 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2017 Valvoline Teacher Achievement Awards. These teachers qualify to compete for the 2017 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced next month.

By |2016-09-21T13:16:09-04:00September 22, 2016|

Math matters question of the month

Share your thoughts about this month’s math question with the Kentucky Department of Education mathematics consultants.

By |2016-09-09T11:11:34-04:00September 15, 2016|

Menifee County Schools go under state management

The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) has approved Education Commissioner Terry Holliday’s recommendation to put the Menifee County school district under state management. “I do not make a recommendation for state management lightly,” Commissioner Holliday said. “However, it is absolutely critical and necessary in order to meet the education needs of the children in Menifee County.” […]

By |2015-07-16T14:16:52-04:00July 16, 2015|

Taylor teacher receives first Earle C. Clements Award for civics and history teachers

Timothy Peterson, right, a social studies teacher at Taylor County High School, receives the inaugural Earle C. Clements Innovation in Education Award for Civics and History Teachers from Bess Clements Abell, left, the daughter of the late Earle C. Clements, and Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero, center, during a ceremony at the University of Kentucky. Photo [...]

By |2015-07-10T15:40:57-04:00July 14, 2015|

Grissom Award goes to Taylor County superintendent

Kentucky Board of Education Vice Chairman Jonathan Parrent, left, and Commissioner Terry Holliday, right, pose with Taylor County superintendent Roger Cook after he received the Dr. Johnnie Grissom Award from the Kentucky Board of Education.Photo by Amy Wallot, April 1, 2015 The Kentucky Board of Education presented the sixth annual Dr. Johnnie Grissom Award to Taylor Co. Superintendent [...]

By |2015-04-02T10:10:00-04:00April 2, 2015|

Two Kentucky districts recognized for technology use

Two Kentucky school districts recently were recognized in the 10th annual Digital School Districts Survey by the Center for Digital Education (CDE) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA). Carroll County and Taylor County school districts each placed in the top 10 districts in the small school category. Carroll County Schools was fourth in the rankings and Taylor County Schools ninth. The [...]

By |2014-04-11T09:13:16-04:00April 10, 2014|
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