October 2015
Diminishing returns
Some school districts in eastern and far western Kentucky, along with a sprinkling elsewhere, have suffered from population loss. How have they coped? Their strategies eventually may have to be applied by other school districts, given another demographic trend that’s looming.
Cultural connection
For Clark County’s high school, a new building meant forging a new culture. A program that links groups of 20 or so students with a teacher in three-times-weekly sessions has played a big role in developing that culture.
English learners: online and on track
Pulaski County Schools has improved the reading ability of its migrant students with year-round online learning programs and tutoring. The bonus of the program is that it ended up helping more than the students.
Twilight of textbooks?
Digital resources like online textbooks and other instructional materials are becoming commonplace in Kentucky schools. Despite the advantages of digital, educators believe that students will still do a fair amount of cracking open paper textbooks.
Click away
The informal setting for KSBA’s Fall Regional Meetings generates a lot of give-and-take, but this year’s sessions take that to another level. School board members are clicking away on hand-held polling devices to guide the association’s future.
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Let's get digital at Paintsville Ind.
Paintsville Independent Schools purchased 185 Chromebooks recently to give the district 225 to use in its classrooms. Paintsville Superintendent Coy D. Samons said the district was able to purchase them through a regional Race to the Top grant. The district is using the devices in its high school (7-12) language arts classes this year along with all of its fifth and sixth grade classrooms. In the next three years, the district plans to have digital devices in all grades 4-12.