KDE Offering Evaluation Training for Administrators
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is the official provider for the 2019-2020 Initial Certified Evaluation Training for administrators newly assigned the role of evaluator of certified personnel. The two-day training, including the assessment, is required per KRS 156.557 and 704 KAR 3:370.
All new evaluators of certified personnel are required to attend. Visit the Principal Partnership Project website for information about dates and locations, and to register.
KDE also will provide a separate, one-day, six-hour update training for experienced administrators. Districts may choose to fulfill the requirement by applying for their own EILA certificates and providing the training in their district, but KDE is providing regional options for districts that choose not to do their own in-house training. Six hours of update training is required annually for all experienced administrators, per KRS 156.557 and 704 KAR 3:370.
Any experienced evaluator of certified personnel who has completed the two-day Initial Certified Evaluation Training is qualified to attend. Visit the Update Evaluation Training webpage for more information about dates, locations and to register.
There is no fee to participate in either training and the appropriate number of EILA credit hours – six for the update or 12 for the initial – will be awarded. Multiple training sites are located across the state. Registration prior to the event is required.
All training days are 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. local time.
Join KDE for the Standards Rollout Webcast Series
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will host a series of webcasts on the implementation of newly adopted standards geared toward district and school leaders. All webcasts will occur on Thursdays at 9 a.m. ET.
You can access the live webcast by visiting the KDE Media Portal and clicking on the EdCast Video icon at the bottom of the page. The livestream will be on the home page. You can get questions answered during the webcasts using GoSoapBox with the access code OTL.
If you cannot participate live, the webcasts will be archived in the KDE EdCast archives.
Schedule:
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May 9: Standards for Mathematical Practices
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May 16: Architecture of Newly Revised Social Studies Standards
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May 23: Interdisciplinary Literacy Practices
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May 30: Alignment Considerations: Curricula, Assignments, Common Assessments
Contact the standards team if you have any questions.
Sign up Now for ‘Get to Know Your Standards Learning Lab’
If you are wondering how standards revisions will affect your school, your classroom or your preparation of future educators, the “Get to Know Your Standards Learning Lab: Revised Kentucky Academic Standards for 2019-2020” is for you.
Come away with a stronger understanding of the instructional implications of building standards-based instruction and assignments that align with revised standards. The day will include numerous 60-minute break-out session options geared towards teachers, administrators and post-secondary faculty.
Three dates and locations are available. Register using the appropriate link for the date and location you wish to attend.
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Contact the standards team with any questions regarding the newly adopted standards or the standards revision process.
Register Now for the 2019 Persistence to Graduation Summit: Safe and Supportive Learning
The 2019 Persistence to Graduation Summit: Safe and Supportive Learning, will be July 9-10 at the Lexington Convention Center and will feature peer-led interactive breakout sessions.
Keynote speakers include Hamish Brewer, the 2017 National Association of Elementary School Principals Nationally Distinguished Principal from Virginia; and Marietta Watts, executive diversity liaison for the University of Kentucky’s Office of Institutional Diversity and leader of UK’s Unconscious Bias Initiative. Summit topics will include well-rounded educational opportunities, safe and supportive learning environments, effective use of education technology, student transition and re-engagement strategies and alternative education.
EILA credit and CEUs for social workers will be available.
Registration is free on a first-come, first-served basis. All attendees are responsible for registering themselves. Use the discount code PTG2019 in order to attend at no charge when you register on the AdvancEd website. You must use this discount code to avoid being charged a registration fee.
Elevating Evidence – Meeting ESSA’s Evidence-Based Requirements
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) calls on education leaders to deepen their understanding and expand their use of evidence-based decision making. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) staff will host several workshops throughout Kentucky in July to introduce attendees to ESSA’s evidence-based provisions and facilitate conversations about common issues in educational research.
As part of this training, participants will evaluate a study that is relevant to their local setting and will leave with a completed study analysis that meets KDE compliance expectations. While all school and district leaders are welcome, this workshop is designed for principals and teacher leaders who want a deeper understanding of ESSA’s evidence-based practice provisions.
Three-hour morning and afternoon sessions will be offered at each location. To register, select the link below or visit KDE’s Evidence-based Practices website. Space is limited. EILA credit is available for this workshop.
Registration Link
The training sessions are:
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July 9: Elizabethtown, Regional Postsecondary Education Center, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
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July 11: Hazard, Hazard Community and Technical College
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July 23: Madisonville, The Brown Badget Sr. Energy and Advanced Technology Center, Madisonville Community and Technical College
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July 25: Florence, Gateway Community and Technical College
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July 30: Grayson, Rocky Adkins Pavilion, Ashland Community and Technical College
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