KDE's Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council will meet on Sept. 17

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) will meet on Sept. 17 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. Members of the public may view the meeting on the KDE Media Portal.

A full agenda follows:

Commissioner’s Teachers Advisory Council (TAC)
Sept. 17, 2025, 10 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal

 Agenda

• Welcome

  • Veda Stewart, Division Director, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness

• Roll Call of Members

  • Elly Gilbert, Assistant Director, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness

• Approve Agenda

  • Elly Gilbert, Assistant Director, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness

• Approve Minutes from Last Meeting

  • Elly Gilbert, Assistant Director, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness

• Division of Student Success - Suicide Prevention

  • Margaret Sumney, Education Administration Program Consultant, Office of Continuous Improvement and Support

• Legislative Update

  • Cassie Trueblood, Policy Advisor and Counsel, Office of Legal Services

• Mathematics Standards Review

  • Thomas Clouse, Branch Manager, Office of Teaching and Learning

• Kentucky United We Learn Council Update

  • Karen Dodd, Chief Performance Officer, Office of the Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education

  • Susan Strange, Strategic Plan Program Manager, Office of the Commissioner

• Adjournment
  • Elly Gilbert, Assistant Director, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness

Future Meetings:

Dec. 12, 2025
March 18, 2026
June 17, 2026