KDE's Kentucky United We Learn Council to meet April 25 - 26

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE's) Kentucky United We Learn Council will hold its spring convening Thursday, April 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET and Friday April 26 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.

As a body that recommends new policy and practice or recommends changes to
existing policy and practice, the Kentucky United We Learn Council is establishing structures and systems that are consistent with its purpose of supporting inclusive state and local co-creation and facilitating local ownership of solutions that will support the three big ideas of United We Learn. The council coordinates committees that meet regularly to advance work on their key missions and deliverables. The council partners with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) to advance the work laid out in the United We Learn report.

The Kentucky United We Learn Council convening will be held in person at 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY. The public may watch the meeting on the KDE Media Portal.

A full agenda follows:

Kentucky United We Learn Council
April 25 - 26, 8 a.m. ET
300 Sower Blvd, 1st floor, Training Room A-C
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal

Agenda

April 25

• Welcome
  • Interim Commissioner Robin Kinney, Kentucky Department of Education (KDE)
• Agenda Review and Voting
  • Karen Dodd, KDE
• Community Voice Project and Innovative Learning Network Gallery
  • Gretchen Morgan, Center for Innovation in Education (C!E)
• Making Connections: Design Principles in Student Defenses of Learning
  • Sarah Snipes, KDE; Gretchen Morgan, C!E
• Behind the Scenes: Structures, Systems and Experiences That Make Defenses of Learning Possible
  • Sarah Snipes, KDE; Andre`Rupp, Center for Assessment (CfA)
• Behind the Scenes: Structures, Systems and Experiences That Make Defenses of Learning Possible
  • Sarah Snipes, KDE; Andre`Rupp, Center for Assessment (CfA); Adam Hicks, Shelby County Public Schools; Julie Webb, Shelby County High School; Artavia Acklin, West Middle School; JJ Black, Heritage Elementary School
• March 6 Meeting Share-outs
  • Sarah Snipes, KDE; Andre`Rupp, CfA; Travis Hamby, Allen County Public Schools; Holly Elmore, Washington County Public Schools
• Gallery Walk
  • Gretchen Morgan, C!E
• Lunch
• Establish Workgroups
  • Karen Dodd, KDE
• Workgroup Share-outs
  • Karen Dodd, KDE
• Reflections and Adjournment
  • Karen Dodd, KDE

AGENDA

April 26

• Agenda Review
  • Karen Dodd, KDE
• Workgroups
  • Karen Dodd, KDE
• Workgroup Share-outs
  • Karen Dodd, KDE
• Reflections
  • Karen Dodd, KDE
• Lunch
• Optional Work and Network Time