Kentucky Department of Education Preschool Coordinator Advisory Group to meet virtually July 28

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Preschool Coordinator Advisory Group (PCAG) will meet virtually on July 28 at 1-3 p.m. ET.

PCAG was created to advise KDE's Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL) on unmet needs and issues relevant to state-funded preschool. PCAG consists of 10 members who represent each region across the state. Members are actively engaged in the work of state-funded preschool and provide valuable feedback and suggestions on critical issues that align with OSEEL's priorities. This feedback is used to help shape the guidance and support provided by OSEEL staff.

This meeting will be held via video teleconferencing, Members of the public may watch the meeting in the Kentucky Board of Education meeting room 516 at the Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601. 

A full agenda follows:

Preschool Coordinator Advisory Group 
July 28, 2021, 1-3 p.m. ET
Microsoft Teams
Kentucky Department of Education

• Roll Call of Members: Dr. Whitney Stevenson, PCAG Chair, Fayette County Public Schools
• Welcome: Gretta Hylton, Associate Commissioner, Office of Special Education and Early Learning, Kentucky Department of Education
• Review of Norms: Dr. Whitney Stevenson, PCAG Chair, Fayette County Public Schools
• Review and Approval of Last Meeting Minutes: Dr. Whitney Stevenson, PCAG Chair, Fayette County Public Schools
• Preschool and Kindergarten Academy Update: Stephanie Ernst, State Transformation Specialist
• Preschool Enrollment Improvement: Bill Buchanan, Education Program Consultant, Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool
• PCAG Priority Work

  • Behavior Support for Teachers

  • Preschool Enrollment

• Closing Remarks and Exit Slip

• Adjourn

Next Meeting:

Oct. 28, 2021