Teacher leadership rings true at Bell Elementary
Teachers and administrators at one Wayne County elementary school say a system of shared leadership is working.
Kentucky teachers TELL state about improved working conditions
Educators across the state are more positive about teaching and learning conditions in their schools than they were in 2013 according to results from the 2015 Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Kentucky Survey.
TELL survey shows improved school working conditions
Overall, Kentucky educators are more positive about teaching and learning conditions in their schools than they were in 2013 according to results from the Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Kentucky Survey presented to the Kentucky Board of Education at today’s meeting. This year a record 89.3 percent – almost 45,000 – of eligible school-based certified educators in Kentucky responded to the anonymous, [...]
TELL Kentucky response sets record; results due next month
Kentucky educators have set a new record with their response to the 2015 Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Kentucky Survey. Nearly 45,000 – 89.3 percent – of school-based certified educators completed it, surpassing the 2013 response rate of 87 percent and setting a new national record among states that administer the working conditions survey. The TELL Kentucky Survey is [...]
Teachers’ voices make a difference
Terry Holliday A guiding principle for our work in Kentucky is that we do the hard work of reform WITH teachers and not TO teachers. What does this principle look like in practice? In 2011, Kentucky implemented the TELL Kentucky Survey to allow teacher voice on key working conditions such as facilities, resources, leadership, professional development, time, etc. [...]
TELL Kentucky Survey off to a good start; first cash award given
After just one week, more than 9,500 Kentucky educators have taken part in the TELL (Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning) Survey of school working conditions. That represents about 18 percent of the school-based certified educators eligible to participate. Two districts, Leslie County and Harlan Independent, have already achieved a 100 percent response rate; and 250 schools have already met or [...]
Feedback, engagement critical to schools, students continued progress
Terry Holliday No matter how busy my schedule gets as Kentucky’s education commissioner, I am always interested in receiving feedback. That’s one of the many reasons I meet regularly with staff, connect through social media and visit schools around the state. The comments, questions and ideas I receive from all of these and many other activities are invaluable, [...]
Kentucky schools recognized for working conditions
Ten Kentucky public schools have been recognized for the teaching conditions, school safety and student achievement in their buildings.
State board supports Common Core, Next-Generation Science Standards
The Kentucky Board of Education publicly supported the Common Core State Standards and adopted new science standards at its June meeting.
Encourage teachers and principals to participate in TELL Kentucky Survey
Please encourage all teachers, principals and other school-based certified educators to take part in the 2013 TELL Kentucky Survey. As of Monday afternoon, there was a 57.67 percent participation rate with 29,125 educators participating. The goal is to have a 90 percent participation rate by the time the survey ends on March 29. To encourage participation, each week we will be drawing for [...]