Gov. Andy Beshear and state officials praised the work school superintendents have done to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and asked them to join with other local leaders to encourage adherence to health guidelines.
The comments from Beshear, along with Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and leaders of the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) and the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), came during a virtual meeting with superintendents on Oct. 29.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council spent the majority of its Oct. 27 virtual meeting getting to know Thomas Woods-Tucker, KDE’s first chief equity officer and the new deputy commissioner of the Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL).
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will accept nominations until Nov. 18 for the Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award.
The Priority Award is now named for Brown, who served as Kentucky’s interim commissioner of education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It is given annually by the KBE and seeks to recognize a person, group, organization, district, school or postsecondary institution who, through policy, practice, fundraising or philanthropy, and despite any challenges, has made it a top priority to provide for the well-being of Kentucky’s students and to provide them with high-quality educational experiences.
