Title II Part AThe Improving Teacher Quality State Grants program increases student achievement by elevating teacher and principal quality through recruitment, hiring, and retention strategies. The program uses scientifically based professional development interventions and holds districts and schools accountable for improvements in student academic performance. This program was created because research shows that teacher ...
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Title II Part A - Changes in GuidanceESEA Title II, Part A Non-Regulatory GuidanceRevised Edition: October 2006 New and Edited items A. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT A-1. What is meant by “high-quality professional development”? A-2. What strategies can States use to help LEAs adopt and implement more effective teacher professional development activities? A-3. The statute authorizes LEAs to use program ...
More Alternate Certification Routes
The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) is the state agency that establishes standards and procedures for the alternative route options. Contact information: 100 Airport Road, 3rd FloorFrankfort, Kentucky 40601Phone: (502) 564-4606Fax: (502) 564-7092Toll Free: (888) 598-7667 Alternative Routes to Certification EPSB provides technical assistance to qualifying individuals who have potential as ... More
Awards & Recognition Programs
The Kentucky Department of Education recognizes outstanding students, educators and schools through various awards and recognition programs.
Educational Leadership Development
Educational Leadership Development prepares highly qualified minorities to assume leadership roles as principals and superintendents and provides resources, guidance, and support in order to reduce some of the traditional barriers and challenges encountered during the certification process.
Future Educators Association
Teaching is a promising career option that often is not on the radar screen of Kentucky's youth. To heighten awareness about careers in education and to begin the process of recruiting future teachers, Kentucky made a commitment to establish Future Educators Association clubs throughout the Commonwealth. In 2002 the Kentucky Legislature ... More
Minority Educator Recruitment & Retention
As part of our ongoing commitment to recruiting the best and brightest educators for Kentucky, Educator Quality and Diversity seeks to actively recruit and train qualified, diverse educators for Kentucky's schools. To assist in this task, this division offers the Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention Scholarship to qualified applicants.
Posting of Certified Vacancies
When a vacancy for which "certification" is required occurs in a local school district, the superintendent shall notify the Kentucky Department of Education, Division of Educator Quality and Diversity thirty (30) days before the position shall be filled. The Department of Education, Division of Educator Quality and Diversity, maintains an electronic registry of ... More
Scholarships & Loans
In conjunction with Kentucky's state-supported institutions of higher education, Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention provides eligible in-state students scholarships of up to $5,000 per year towards initial teacher certification. There is a service component (in-kind service to state public school settings for the number of semesters/years funds are accepted) to help increase the ... More
Transition to Teaching
Change your Life...Change the Lives of Children The Kentucky Department of Education is looking for mid-career professionals and recent college graduates who have not completed a teacher preparation program. Our goal is to recruit and retain highly qualified individuals to meet the needs of high-need, high-poverty Kentucky school districts ... More