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LINKS FROM WINTER 2009 ISSUE OF INSIGHTS:
1) Planning an Academic Review Excel Spreadsheet/Elementary
Excel Spreadsheet/Middle
Excel Spreadsheet/High
2) Links to assist your Academic Review
3) Top 20/2008 CATS
> 2010 EDUCATORS TOUR: CHINA
Jennifer Chan,CACBC Program Director, has asked KASC to make teachers aware of upcoming tours for educators.
Tour A: 15-day journey from June 29 - July 13, 2010
to Beijing, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Shaolin Temple, Xian and Shanghai for $3,995.
Tour B: 12-day journey from July 15 - July 26, 2010 to Beijing, Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Shanghaifor for $2,995. Deadline: March 1, 2010
847-902-7229
www.cacbc.org (Find scholarship information on CACBC website.)
Note: KASC is sharing this information but offers no endorsement.
> DREAM GRANT RECIPIENTS
Each year KASC awards Dream Grants to teachers who attend our conference and are inspired by an idea there to dream big for their own students. This year, two Dream Grants were awarded and the recipients are: Traci Sanders, Josh Roberts, Jeni Goodall, Rachel Roach, and Mary Jane Newton of Hancock County Middle School, and Jennifer Fowler of Junction City Elementary School (Boyle Co.).
Thank you to all those who applied. Information about the 2010 KASC Conference can be found here.
> RACE TO THE TOP
Ronda Harmon, KASC's executive director, serves on Kentucky's "Race to the Top" application committee for the department of education. The Commonwealth will compete for the $4.35 billion in “Race for the Top” federal grants to be awarded in 2010 for reform and innovation in classrooms.
> INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLANS AND PARENTS
An I.L.P. is an on-line planning and education tool available to Kentucky students grades 6-12.
Log on to your child's I.L.P. at www.careercruising.com/ILP. (First contact the school to obtain your parent user name and password.)
Help your school teach parents about the I.L.P. with these tools.
Email KDE for more information.
> KASC MEMBER SCHOOLS: T.O.Y. SEMIFINALISTS
These outstanding teachers from KASC Member Schools have been named semifinalists for the Kentucky Teacher of the Year award, presented by the Kentucky Department of Education and Ashland Inc.:
Melissa Evans, Corbin Middle, Corbin Independent
Kerry Stephenson Conrad, Phillip A. Sharp Middle, Pendleton County
Sally Robinson, Berea Community High, Berea Independent
Durell “Butch” Hamm, Larry A. Ryle High, Boone County
> WRITING PROGRAM GUIDE
A free 4-page guide is available to KASC Members Only clarifying what Senate Bill 1 requires in the writing program review, explaining timelines, offering help in updating policy, and advising councils and districts in providing appropriate leadership. KASC Members can find it here.
> ASSESSMENT TRANSITION INDEX
A partnership has been formed among KASC, the Council for Better Education, and the Prichard Committee to provide overall school results (called a transition index) during the Senate Bill 1 transition.
Using 2009 test results reported by the Kentucky Department of Education, we plan to publish a single number that sums up students’ progress on all subjects still being tested. To provide usable trend data, we will share 2007 and 2008 data calculated by the same formula we use with the 2009 release.
For schools and districts, we hope this data will be helpful in evaluating and improving student performance. For parents, citizens, and policy-makers, it will be a quick snapshot of our progress in helping all Kentucky students succeed.
Jennifer Chan,CACBC Program Director, has asked KASC to make teachers aware of upcoming tours for educators.
Tour A: 15-day journey from June 29 - July 13, 2010
to Beijing, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Shaolin Temple, Xian and Shanghai for $3,995.
Tour B: 12-day journey from July 15 - July 26, 2010 to Beijing, Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Shanghaifor for $2,995. Deadline: March 1, 2010
847-902-7229
www.cacbc.org (Find scholarship information on CACBC website.)
Note: KASC is sharing this information but offers no endorsement.
> DREAM GRANT RECIPIENTS
Each year KASC awards Dream Grants to teachers who attend our conference and are inspired by an idea there to dream big for their own students. This year, two Dream Grants were awarded and the recipients are: Traci Sanders, Josh Roberts, Jeni Goodall, Rachel Roach, and Mary Jane Newton of Hancock County Middle School, and Jennifer Fowler of Junction City Elementary School (Boyle Co.).
Thank you to all those who applied. Information about the 2010 KASC Conference can be found here.
> RACE TO THE TOP
Ronda Harmon, KASC's executive director, serves on Kentucky's "Race to the Top" application committee for the department of education. The Commonwealth will compete for the $4.35 billion in “Race for the Top” federal grants to be awarded in 2010 for reform and innovation in classrooms.
> INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLANS AND PARENTS
An I.L.P. is an on-line planning and education tool available to Kentucky students grades 6-12.
Log on to your child's I.L.P. at www.careercruising.com/ILP. (First contact the school to obtain your parent user name and password.)
Help your school teach parents about the I.L.P. with these tools.
Email KDE for more information.
> KASC MEMBER SCHOOLS: T.O.Y. SEMIFINALISTS
These outstanding teachers from KASC Member Schools have been named semifinalists for the Kentucky Teacher of the Year award, presented by the Kentucky Department of Education and Ashland Inc.:
Melissa Evans, Corbin Middle, Corbin Independent
Kerry Stephenson Conrad, Phillip A. Sharp Middle, Pendleton County
Sally Robinson, Berea Community High, Berea Independent
Durell “Butch” Hamm, Larry A. Ryle High, Boone County
> WRITING PROGRAM GUIDE
A free 4-page guide is available to KASC Members Only clarifying what Senate Bill 1 requires in the writing program review, explaining timelines, offering help in updating policy, and advising councils and districts in providing appropriate leadership. KASC Members can find it here.
> ASSESSMENT TRANSITION INDEX
A partnership has been formed among KASC, the Council for Better Education, and the Prichard Committee to provide overall school results (called a transition index) during the Senate Bill 1 transition.
Using 2009 test results reported by the Kentucky Department of Education, we plan to publish a single number that sums up students’ progress on all subjects still being tested. To provide usable trend data, we will share 2007 and 2008 data calculated by the same formula we use with the 2009 release.
For schools and districts, we hope this data will be helpful in evaluating and improving student performance. For parents, citizens, and policy-makers, it will be a quick snapshot of our progress in helping all Kentucky students succeed.