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Inez principal appointed to state advisory council
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Amanda Branham Fields, principal of Inez Elementary School will serve a three-year term on the Commissioner’s Principal Advisory Council (PrAC) for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). The PrAC provides the Commissioner of Education with direct input from school leaders across the state. Its mission is to ensure…
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KDE seeking public comment on proposed alternate assessment participation waiver
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking public comment on a request to the U.S. Department of Education (USED) to extend the waiver related to the number of students participating in the alternate assessment aligned with alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). The AA-AAAS is aligned with alternate academic achievement standards on the…
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Fletcher brings ‘All In’ attitude to commissioner of education role
KY Dept of Ed Advisory FRANKFORT — The love of math started early for Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D. Growing up in Martin County, Fletcher – who became Kentucky’s commissioner of education and head of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) on July 1 – said he remembers grocery store trips with his mother when he was…
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Fletcher confirmed as next commissioner of education by Kentucky Senate
JENNIFER GINN KY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Senate approved Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D., to be the Commonwealth’s next commissioner of education. Following a meeting with the Senate Education Committee on April 12, the Kentucky Senate approved Fletcher’s nomination April 15. “I am honored and humbled to serve as Kentucky’s new education commissioner on…
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