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Encouraging greater efficiency in Kentucky schools

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Education Commissioner Terry Holliday talk before Duncan’s address in which he praised Kentucky for its leadership in school reform.

Berea Independent board Chairman Van Gravitt (left) and Jefferson County Schools facilities and transportation director Mike Mulhern pose questions to Montgomery County (Md.) Schools consultant Michael Perich (right), who spoke on his district’s use of process management to cut costs, improve academics and maintain employee morale.

Boone County Board of Education Chairman Steve Kinman (at podium) and Superintendent Randy Poe were part of a team explaining the district’s participation in the North Star Project, a nationwide group of 45 districts that analyze operational processes from transportation and food services to personnel training and equipment and facility maintenance.