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Kentucky School Advocate

More than 1,000 people attended KSBA's 77th annual conference in Louisville last month. Attendees heard from three keynote speakers and had more than 40 clinic sessions to choose from to continue their educations as school board members.

Ope ning keynote speaker, Dr. Dale Henry, a former educator, used his special brand of humor to kick off the conference on a positive note

Plenary keynoter Wes Moore used his story of growing up to show board members what they're fighting for and why it's important

Being born with physical difficulties didn't hold back closing speaker Roger Crawford, it inspired him to work even harder

Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday proposes changes for superintendent evaluations and school board training requirements

New KSBA President Durward Narramore shares his vision for the next two years

New members elected to KSBA Board of Directors

Award winners

Lee County Schools' William Owens named Proudfoot winner

Gallatin county Schools Dot Perkins brings home Dupree Award

Lincoln County Education Foundation named Friend of Education

Two more First Degree Scholarship recipients named

Continuous improvement
Briefings about audits and oversight from the state auditor and his staff, a primer on the new teacher evaluation system and a host of other clinics provided multiple opportunities for school board members to learn during the Feb. 22-24 conference. What follows are snapshots of some of the sessions.

Auditor’s office shares lessons learned the hard way

Board members urged to dig deeper for financial oversight

“Primer” helps board members avoid pitfalls

Providing leadership for learning

Culture counts for school boards, too

Kindergarten “snapshots” will improve the big picture

Want to improve school performance? Sleep on it

National group urges Kentucky districts to get healthy

Be ready to provide support for new teacher evaluation system, boards told

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On the cover

Students from the Boyd County High School Jazz Ensemble perform during the luncheon session at KSBA's annual conference. They were one of six student organizations that participated in conference.

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Kentucky School Boards Association
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Frankfort, KY 40601
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Madelynn Coldiron

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The Kentucky School Advocate is published 10 times a year by the Kentucky School Boards Association. Copies are mailed to KSBA members as part of their association membership. One additional issue each year is published exclusively on KSBA’s website.

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