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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Commissioner's Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) will meet on Dec. 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.
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)
Dec. 12, 2025, 10 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
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Welcome
- Meredith Brewer, Associate Commissioner, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
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Roll Call of Members
- Melanie Callahan, TAC Chairperson, South Laurel Middle School, Laurel County
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Approve Agenda
- Melanie Callahan, TAC Chairperson, South Laurel Middle School, Laurel County
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Approve Minutes from Last Meeting
- Melanie Callahan, TAC Chairperson, South Laurel Middle School, Laurel County
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Stay Interview Initiative
- Elly Gilbert, Assistant Director, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
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Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) Update
- Amber Snell, EPSB Chair, Madison County Public Schools
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Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) Update
- Alfonso De Torres Núñez, KBE Member, Jefferson County Public Schools
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Certification Update
- Todd Davis, Director, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
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TAC Chair Election
- Justin Edwards, TAC Liaison, Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
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Adjournment
- Melanie Callahan, TAC Chairperson, South Laurel Middle School, Laurel County
Future Meetings:
March 18, 2026
June 17, 2026
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