KDE Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council will meet on June 10

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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 25-157

 

June 6, 2025

KDE Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council will meet on June 10

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) will meet on June 10 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.

Meeting to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams and in-person at 300 Sower Blvd., conference room 516. Recording will be available on the KDE Media Portal.

A full agenda follows:


Commissioner’s Teachers Advisory Council (TAC)
June 10, 2025, 10 - 11 a.m. ET
KDE Conference Room 516, 300 Sower Building
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal

 

 Agenda

  • Welcome
    • Thomas Tucker, Deputy Commissioner, KDE Office of Teaching and Learning (Crystal Rowland, KBE/KDE Division Director on standby)
  • Roll Call of Members
    • Justin Edwards, TAC Liaison, KDE Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
  • Approve Agenda
    • Justin Edwards, TAC Liaison, KDE Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
  • Approve Minutes from Last Meeting
    • Justin Edwards, TAC Liaison, KDE Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
  • Exploring Portraits of Learner and Defenses of Learning: How Teachers Might Use These Frameworks to Empower Students
    • Rob Collins, Innovative Programs Consultant; and Robert Meacham, Division of Innovation Program Manager, KDE Office of Continuous Improvement and Support
  • Kentucky United We Learn Framework 4.0
    • Shara Savage, Education Administration Program Manager, KDE Office of Assessment and Accountability
  • Teacher Emotional Well-being
    • Elly Gilbert, Assistant Director, KDE Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
  • Legislative Update
    • Cassie Trueblood, Lawyer, KDE Office of Legal Services
  • Adjournment
    • Justin Edwards, TAC Liaison, KDE Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness

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