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Graduation 2020 is right around the corner and WKYT and their partners want to honor high school seniors. Let your families and communities know they can send a picture of 2020 graduates to https://www.wkyt.com/grads2020 and post it to the WKYT website to share with friends and family.
Should there be any issues with the page or uploading images, email Teri Brock, Casey Whisman or Alexis Ayres.
 Advice from Elementary School Counselors for Elementary School Counselors (EILA Opportunity)
We have incredible elementary school counselors across the state!
In this video, you will hear from James Talley (Jefferson County), Heather Haynes (Jefferson County), Lauren Clark (Bullitt County), Lauren Zakem (Jefferson County), and Sarah Akin (Christian County).
Email Kristen Jarboe to get your EILA certificate after watching the video.
Check Out KDE's COVID-19 School Counseling Page!
We have a dedicated school counseling page filled with resources for school counselors from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). Check it out here!
 Kentucky School Counselor Association Video
The Kentucky School Counselor Association (KSCA) has created this video for your students to show how school counselors across the state are still here for their students, families and school communities.
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Heather M Deckard, School Counselor, Park City Elementary School (Barren County) |
The Counselor is Still In
By Heather Deckard
Barren County Public Schools
Despite COVID-19 pushing us out of the classrooms, our kiddos still need social-emotional learning. In fact, they need it now more than ever!
So this old-school educator of 21 years knew she needed to get to work. Google Sites and Forms became my new best friends. They have enabled me to continue our schoolwide mindfulness program, remind students of what we have learned in our counseling sessions together, offer new lessons and best of all, they have allowed me to stay connected with 430 kids!
I self- navigated and leaned on our tech team and made it happen. It was fairly easy to learn and has been a huge blessing for me and my kiddos.
To motivate my kids to participate, I teamed up with our parent/teacher organization to encourage students to check-in through various forms on my website, giving them a chance to win a Friday pizza delivery.
COVID-19 may have pulled my students away from me, but I found a way to bring them back home!
Check out Heather's incredible website!
Do You Have Any 9th or 10th Grade Early Graduates?
As you know, end-of-course (EOC) examination requirements for current, active juniors, identified in Infinite Campus by the Intent for Early Graduation flags have been waived. If these students have met ACT benchmarks, they are eligible to complete the Early Graduation pathway this year.
The waiver, however, only addresses juniors.
We do understand that you may have sophomores (and maybe even freshmen) who planned to graduate early this year. If there are extenuating circumstances that you’d like to discuss for a student in grade 9-10 who met ACT benchmarks, has an active IEG flag and wants/needs to graduate this year, email Damien Sweeney, program coordinator for comprehensive school counseling, and Shara Savage, program consultant for the Office of Assessment and Accountability. Please do this no later than May 1.
Student Mental Health Cafe
Encourage your student to take a study break and join two student-driven groups, the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team and Loqui, partnering to host the Student Mental Health Café, Tuesdays at 5-6 pm ET at this zoom link.
These virtual sessions are open to all Kentucky high school students, facilitated by other high school students, and designed to bolster social connection, support and teach resilience during an otherwise isolating time. For more information, email Student Voice Team senior director Rachel Belin.
Free Curricula and Resources from Everfi
EVERFI has instructional digital and offline resources that can be smoothly integrated into your remote learning plans as a supplemental resource. The digital resources are done completely online through virtual simulations and interactive learning environments to make it very engaging for students.
EVERFI's resources focus on teaching real-world skills in the following content areas: social-emotional learning, STEM, health and wellness, financial literacy and college and career readiness. Each student has their own account and works at the student’s own pace at an individual computer or tablet.
Kentucky educators have access to an EVERFI educator account, where they can view student progress and assessment scores, access offline resources and more. To get started, visit the educator landing page.
There are additional resources to help with planning and pacing, including a 2 Week Remote Learning Plan and SEL Pacing Guide. For support, email Maura Slone, the Kentucky schools manager.
2020 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Summer Conference
Get excited about the 2020 CTE Summer Conference. Along with several days full of great presentations and opportunities to learn and grow, there will be a special counselor day on July 29.
Registration is now open for the 2020 Career and Technical Education Summer Program. The conference is currently still being held at the Galt House Hotel and Suites, Louisville, July 23-26.
Based on a first-come, first-served basis, school counselors who register will get reimbursed. The Office of Career and Technical Education and Student Transition will reimburse the districts (please do not pay as individuals) for counselors who are eligible for this free registration. You can register online on the Kentucky ACTE website.
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