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Kentucky Teacher – March 19, 2021

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March 19, 2021

Time to register. Commissioner's Listening Tour: Hearing Kentucky's Voices on Education Virtual Meeting

KDE needs to hear your voice: Public registration now open for the 2021 Commissioners Listening Tour

The Kentucky Department of Education opened its registration website March 16 for Commissioner of Education and Chief Learner Jason E. Glass’ virtual listening tour to gather input on long-term aspirations for the Commonwealth’s education system.

Nine sessions will be held across the state from April 6-May 6, one in coordination with each cooperative region and one in Louisville. The sessions will be in the evening and will last approximately 90 minutes and feature breakout rooms facilitated by Kentucky high school students and KDE staff. The questions will be focused on several key areas – teaching, learning, engagement, mental health, testing, equity, civics and career and technical education.

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Kentucky Department of Education reaches settlement agreement with ACT

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has reached a settlement with ACT for a $350,000 statement credit after it was discovered that information about Kentucky students who took the ACT was shared with postsecondary institutions, a violation of the contract between the two entities.

When students take the ACT, they are presented with the option of sharing their information with postsecondary institutions through ACT’s Educational Opportunity Service (EOS). This system allows postsecondary institutions to identify students they may wish to send information and possibly offer scholarships to upon application. However, since the ACT is a required test for Kentucky students and all data generated from the test is owned by KDE, any information entered in this section should have been filtered out of the system and not been made available in EOS for sharing.

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Principal Advisory Council Virtual Meeting: March 16, 2021

Principals Advisory Council hears about equity, role of school counselor in student social-emotional health

The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Principals Advisory Council (PrAC) heard about the school counselor’s role in providing social-emotional support for students during its meeting on March 16.

Damien Sweeney, program coordinator for comprehensive school counseling in KDE’s Office of Teaching and Learning, presented “The Kentucky Framework of Best Practices for School Counselors,” which was released in July 2020 to provide updated guidance for Kentucky school counselors.

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NEWS

School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council Virtual Meeting: March 16, 20201

Kentucky’s SCAAC receives updates on state assessments and accountability

Governor appoints Jamie Bowling to fill open spot on Kentucky Board of Education

SCHOOL COUNSELORS

Campbell County schools earn RAMP designation

COVID-19 RESOURCES

COVID-19 Guidance for Schools - HB 208: Changes to Non-Traditional Instruction (March 8, 2021)

COVID-19 Guidance for Schools - Considerations for Spring Activities (March 8, 2021)

KDE COVID-19 Guidance 2.0 (February 22, 2021)

Guidance and Safety Expectations and Best Practices for Kentucky Schools (K-12) - English (UPDATED - December 7, 2020)

COVID-19 Guidance for Schools - Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund II (ESSER II) (UPDATED - February 22, 2021)

COVID-19 Guidance for Schools: School-Related Student Travel (February 16, 2021)

COVID-19 Guidance for Schools - Participation in Spring 2021 Kentucky State Testing (February 15, 2021)

COVID-19 Guidance for Schools - Kentucky Summative Assessment Administration Guidance 2020-2021 School Year (February 15, 2021)

COVID-19 Guidance for Schools - Operating Schools after Vaccination (UPDATED - February 11, 2021)

ESSER Relief Fund Guidance for LEAs (May 19, 2020)

COVID-19 Governors Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund Guidance for LEAs (May 12, 2020)

Kentucky Department for Public Health's COVID-19 webpage

KDE's COVID-19 webpage

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