Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council to meet on March 11

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Meeting Advisory


Media Contact: Jennifer Ginn

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Advisory 25-67

 

March 4, 2025

Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council to meet on March 11

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) will meet on March 11 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 516 at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and virtually on Microsoft Teams. The public may view it on the KDE Media Portal.

A full agenda follows:

Commissioner’s Teachers Advisory Council (TAC)
March 11, 2025, 10 a.m.
KDE Conference Room 516, 300 Sower Building
and Virtually via Microsoft Teams
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal

 

 Agenda

I. Welcome

  • Robbie Fletcher, Commissioner of Education, Kentucky Department of Education 

II. Roll Call of 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. Every Story Matters

  • Jennifer Montgomery, Kentucky Teacher of the Year

VI. Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) Non-voting Teacher Member Applications and Selection

  • GlyptusAnn Jones, Director of Education Policy, Office of the Commissioner

VII. Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies Report

  • Cristy Tomes, Program Consultant, KDE Division of Student Success

VIII. Legislative Update

  • Brian Perry, KDE Director of Government Relations (Cassie Trueblood, Office of Legal Services on standby for Brian Perry)

IX. Adjournment

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

Future Meeting:

June 10