Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council to meet on Sept. 12

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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 24-223

 

Sept. 6, 2024

Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council to meet on Sept. 12

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) will meet on Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. ET.

The council’s purpose is to improve the educational landscape of Kentucky by providing Kentucky’s commissioner of education with direct input from Kentucky’s classrooms. Bridging the gap between policy and practice, the Teachers Advisory Council was created to advise the commissioner on educational priorities so that Kentucky’s students are well-prepared for any career they choose. The goal is to have effective teaching in every school, every classroom, every day.

The meeting will be held in Conference Room 416 at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). The public may view it on the KDE Media Portal.

A full agenda follows:

Commissioner’s Teachers Advisory Council (TAC)
Sept. 12, 2024, 10 a.m. - noon ET
KDE Conference Room 416, 300 Sower Building
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal

 

 Agenda

I. Welcome

  • Robbie Fletcher, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education

II. Roll Call of Members/Introduction of New Members

  • Melanie Callahan, TAC Chairperson, South Laurel Middle School, Laurel County

III. Approve Agenda

  • Melanie Callahan, TAC Chairperson, South Laurel Middle School, Laurel County

IV. Approve Summary from Last Meeting

  • Melanie Callahan, TAC Chairperson, South Laurel Middle School, Laurel County

V. Chronic Absenteeism

  • Florence Chang, Office of Continuous Improvement and Support, Jennifer Ginn and Leslie McKinney, Office of the Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education

VI. Family Partnership Council’s Recommendations to the Kentucky Department of Education

  • Marsha VanHook, Office of Continuous Improvement and Support, Kentucky Department of Education

VII. Kentucky Educator Mentor Program

  • Todd Davis, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, Kentucky Department of Education

VIII. Adjournment

  • Melanie Callahan, TAC Chairperson, South Laurel Middle School, Laurel County

2024-2025 Meeting Dates:

Dec. 10, 2024
March 11, 2025
June 10, 2025