Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council to meet on Sept. 7

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Meeting Advisory


Media Contact: Toni Konz Tatman

Chief Communications Officer

Office: (502) 564-2000

toni.tatman@education.ky.gov

Advisory 23-262

 

Sept. 1, 2023

Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council to meet on Sept. 7

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) will meet on Sept. 7, 2023, from 10 a.m.-noon ET.

The council’s purpose is to improve the educational landscape of Kentucky by providing Kentucky’s commissioner of education with direct input from Kentucky’s classrooms. Bridging the gap between policy and practice, TAC was created to advise the commissioner on educational priorities so that Kentucky’s students are well-prepared for any career they choose. The ultimate goal is to have effective teaching in every school, every classroom, every day. 

The meeting will be held in Conference Room 516 at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). Public may view on the KDE Media Portal

A full agenda follows:

Commissioner’s Teachers Advisory Council (TAC)
Sept. 7, 2023
10 a.m. - noon ET
KDE Conference Room 516, 300 Sower Building

Meeting to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams
Recording will be available on the
KDE Media Portal 

 

 Agenda

I. Welcome: Jason E. Glass, Ed.D., Commissioner and Chief Learner, Kentucky Department of Education

II. Approve Summary from Last Meeting and Roll Call of Members: Jamaal Stiles, TAC Chairperson, Washington County Schools

III. HB 538: Matthew Courtney Office of Continuous Improvement and Support and Todd Allen, Office of Legal Services, Kentucky Department of Education 

IV. Kentucky Academic Standards for Health and Physical Education ReviewChrystal Rowland and Thomas Clouse, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education

V. Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies Update: Lauren Galliccho and Heather Ransom, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education

VI. Teacher Recruitment Efforts: GoTeach KY Ambassador Program: Justin Edwards, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, Kentucky Department of Education

VII. Conditional Waiver of 16 KAR 5:040, Section 5(7)Brandon Harrod, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, Kentucky Department of Education

VIII. Portrait of a LearnerSarah Snipes, Office of Continuous Improvement and Support, Kentucky Department of Education

IX. Teacher Morale Feedback Loop: Jamaal Stiles, TAC Chairperson, Washington County Schools

X. TAC Chairperson Selection Process: Stacy Noah, TAC Liaison, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, Kentucky Department of Education 

XI. Adjournment: Jamaal Stiles, TAC Chairperson, Washington County Schools

 

Future Meeting Dates
Dec. 7, 2023
March 7, 2024
June 6, 2024