Commissioner’s Principal Advisory Council will meet March 4

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Meeting Advisory


Media Contact: Jennifer Ginn

Director of Communications

Office: (502) 564-2000 ext. 4601

jennifer.ginn@education.ky.gov

Advisory 25-61

 

Feb. 25, 2025

Commissioner’s Principal Advisory Council will meet March 4

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Commissioner’s Principal Advisory Council will meet on March 4 at 10 a.m. ET.

The council’s purpose is to provide direct input to Kentucky’s commissioner of education about important issues in Kentucky schools. The council allows for discussion and feedback from the field about topics that will lead to the improvement of Kentucky public schools and the opportunities they afford students. The goal of the council is to ensure excellent teaching and learning is happening in every classroom in every Kentucky school.

The meeting will be held in Conference Room 516 at 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort. The public may view on the KDE Media Portal.

A full agenda follows:

Commissioner's Principal Advisory Council (PrAC)
March 4, 2025, 10 a.m. - Noon ET
KDE Conference Room 516
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal

AGENDA

I. Welcome

  • Robbie Fletcher, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education

II. Roll Call of Members/Introduce New Members

  • Brian Eerenberg, PrAC Chairperson, Ponderosa Elementary, Boyd County

III. Approve Agenda

  • Brian Eerenberg, PrAC Chairperson, Ponderosa Elementary, Boyd County

IV. Approve Summary from Last Meeting

  • Brian Eerenberg, PrAC Chairperson, Ponderosa Elementary, Boyd County

V. Legislative Updates

  • Cassie Trueblood, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, Kentucky Department of Education

VI. Needs of School Principals

  • Joseph “Rocky” Wallace, Campbellsville University, and Nicholas Brake, Western Kentucky University

VII. Effective Student Transitions and Updated Title I Parent and
Family Engagement Guidance

  • Erin Sudduth, Office of Continuous Improvement and Support, Kentucky Department of Education

VIII. Standards Review Update

  • Chrystal Rowland and Thomas Clouse, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education

IX. Kentucky Educator Mentorship Program (KEMP) Guidance

  • Sharon Salsman, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, Kentucky Department of Education

X. Student Wellbeing and Mental Health Initiatives

  • Christina Wheeter, Office of Continuous Improvement and Support, Kentucky Department of Education

XI. Principal Partnership Project (P3) Updated Webpage

  • Keith Griesser and Emily Satterly, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, Kentucky Department of Education

XII. Adjournment

  • Brian Eerenberg, PrAC Chairperson, Ponderosa Elementary, Boyd County

 

Future Meeting Date:

June 3