Commissioner Terry Holliday

Education commissioner hosts Twitter Town Hall

Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday will participate in the first-ever #AskDocH Twitter Town Hall on Thursday, October 6, from 4 to 5 p.m. ET. The town hall also will be presented live on the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) webcast channel. Twitter users can submit questions to Commissioner Holliday using the hashtag #AskDocH. “Communications is a priority for this agency,” [...]

By |2020-10-30T08:46:25-04:00October 3, 2011|

Education commissioner appointed to national assessment board

Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday has been appointed to serve a four-year term on a national board charged with setting policy for the nation’s only assessment of student achievement in subjects like mathematics, reading, writing and science. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Holliday’s appointment to the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) this week. The board sets policy — including [...]

By |2011-09-08T13:47:47-04:00September 8, 2011|

Commissioner wants to tie superintendent evaluations, board self-reviews to college/career readiness

By Education Commissioner Terry Holliday At the August Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) meeting, my annual evaluation was completed. Over the past month I have seen that many local boards and superintendents are completing the same process. The KBE has also expressed an interest in local board evaluations. Over the past two years I have mentioned the issue of superintendent [...]

By |2011-09-01T08:41:05-04:00September 1, 2011|

Heat Index is Rising on Unbridled Learning

This time of year has always been a period of excitement for me. As a former high school band director, this was time spent in preparation for the upcoming football and marching band season. As a principal, it was time for focusing staff on instruction and expectations for the school year. As a superintendent, it was time to make certain [...]

By |2020-01-28T12:03:59-05:00September 1, 2011|

Kentucky taking steps to see that accountability system works

Recent issues in Atlanta, Pennsylvania and other areas have raised the profile on cheating on tests. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is taking a proactive stance on this issue. Education Commissioner Terry Holliday recently discussed this topic in his blog. The view the blog, click here. Specific actions that Kentucky is taking in this area are: Writing a request [...]

By |2020-09-23T15:05:18-04:00July 28, 2011|

Commissioners encourage superintendents to implement tobacco-free policy

Education Commissioner Terry Holliday, and William Hacker, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, recently sent a letter to all Kentucky superintendents encouraging the passage and implementation of a 100 percent tobacco-free school policy. This letter exemplifies the partnership between health and education to help improve the health status of students, their families, school staff and community members. For [...]

By |2011-06-30T13:22:30-04:00July 7, 2011|

Gov. Beshear seeks flexibility for No Child Left Behind Act

Governor, Education Commissioner want Kentucky’s accountability model to be the standard Calling state authority and autonomy critical components of education improvement, Gov. Steve Beshear and Education Commissioner Terry Holliday today called on the U.S. Department of Education for flexibility in public school accountability under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. The Governor sent a letter to U.S. Secretary [...]

By |2011-06-20T15:40:07-04:00June 20, 2011|

CCSSO names Holliday to board

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) recently named Education Commissioner Terry Holliday as one of nine new board of directors for 2010-11. All new board members and officers are chief state school officers and continue their tenures in their respective states while serving on CCSSO’s board. […]

By |2010-12-02T08:40:02-05:00December 2, 2010|
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