MEDIA ADVISORY: KDE to announce 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year at Sept. 13 ceremony

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Media Advisory


Media Contact: Toni Konz Tatman

Chief Communications Officer

Office: (502) 564-2000, ext. 4601

toni.tatman@education.ky.gov

Advisory 23-266

 

Sept. 7, 2023


KDE Media Portal, 2024 Kentucky Teacher Awards and Announcement of Teacher of the Year. Sept. 13, 2023, 10:30 a.m. ET

MEDIA ADVISORY: KDE to announce 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year at Sept. 13 ceremony

Who:

  • Jason E. Glass, Ed.D., Kentucky Commissioner of Education and Chief Learner
  • Sharon Porter Robinson, Chair, Kentucky Board of Education
  • Jacqueline Coleman, Lieutenant Governor
  • Jonathan Caldwell, Chief People Officer, Valvoline Inc.
  • Laura Pentova, Chief Legal Officer, Valvoline Global
  • Mandy Perez, 2023 Kentucky Teacher of the Year

What:

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will host the 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year ceremony. Winners of the elementary, middle and high school Teacher of the Year awards, in addition to the overall 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, will be announced during the ceremony.

Representatives from Valvoline Inc. and Valvoline Global will present the 22 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Award winners with cash awards and certificates. The three Kentucky Teachers of the Year also will receive custom-designed glassware commemorating their accomplishments.

The event will be held in person.

When:

Wednesday, Sept. 13, 10:30 a.m. ET. Media should arrive for setup no later than 10:15 a.m. ET.

Where:           

Kentucky State Capitol Rotunda, 700 Capital Ave., Frankfort, Ky., 40601

Watch Live:

Tune in on the KDE Media Portal.