Commissioner's Student Advisory Council to meet in-person Aug. 27

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Meeting Advisory


Media Contact: Jennifer Ginn

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jennifer.ginn@education.ky.gov

Advisory 24-214

 

Aug. 21, 2024

Commissioner's Student Advisory Council to meet in-person Aug. 27

(FRANKFORT, KY) –The Kentucky Department of Education's (KDE's) Commissioner's Student Advisory Council (CSAC) will meet in-person on Aug. 27 at 9 a.m. ET.

The purpose of this group is to advise Kentucky's commissioner of education and KDE's leadership team on issues relevant to high school students. The group meets both in person and virtually throughout the year to discuss how decisions made at the state level are affecting students throughout Kentucky. Council members provide feedback on critical issues impacting students and schools and work with KDE staff to develop ideas to improve and transform education.

Members of the public may watch a livestream of the meeting available on the KDE Media Portal.

A full agenda is below:

Commissioner's Student Advisory Council
Aug. 27, 2024, 9 a.m. ET 
300 Sower Blvd. - Room 514, Frankfort

Watch meeting on the KDE Media Portal



AGENDA

  • Welcome
    • Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D., Commissioner of Education, Kentucky Department of Education 
  • Roll Call of Members and Approve Summary from Last Meeting
    • GlyptusAnn Grider Jones, Ph.D., CSAC Liaison, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Mindful Minute
    • Michelle Sircy, Ed.D., Program Coordinator for Comprehensive School Counseling, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education
  • Student Feedback: Kentucky’s College and Career Access Platform
    • Jessica Fletcher, Marketing Analytics Director, Kentucky Center for Statistics 
    • Trinity Walsh, Coordinator of Early Postsecondary Opportunities, Student Access and Success, and Kelli Norman, Senior Fellow, Student Access and Success, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education 
  • Career and Technical Education Opportunities
    • Beth Engle, Director, Division of Technical Schools and Continuous Improvement, Office of Career and Technical Education, KDE
  • Discussion on Chronic Absenteeism
    • Jennifer Ginn, Director, Division of Communications, KDE
    • Judi Vanderhaar and Florence Chang, Program Consultants, Division of Student Success, Office of Continuous Improvement and Success, KDE
  • Roundtable Discussion: Member Sharing
    • GlyptusAnn Grider Jones, Ph.D., CSAC Liaison, KDE
  • Next Meeting Date: Oct. 29 virtual
  • Adjournment

Future Meetings:
Oct. 29 – virtual
Dec. 10 – virtual
Feb. 25, 2025 – virtual
April 22, 2025 – in person