Education

Derrick Graham Picked As New Kentucky House Education Chair

Kenny Colston — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:55:02 +0000

State Rep. Derrick Graham has been named the new chairman of the state House Education committee, Democratic leaders announced today.

Graham is a Frankfort native who recently retired as a social studies teacher at Frankfort High School. He is a well-known education advocate and previously chaired a budget subcommittee on education.

“I want to congratulate Derrick, my friend and colleague, on his appointment as the House Education Committee’s newest chairman,” House Speaker Greg Stumbo said in a statement. “He has dedicated his life to education and has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities Kentucky faces academically."

Five House members of the Democratic majority have applied for the open chairmanship, the news release said.

EKU Gives Buyout Packages to Employees

Associated Press — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:20 +0000

Eastern Kentucky University says it's giving the buyouts to 127 workers who applied for them and were accepted.

The school's executive director of human resources, Gary Barksdale, says most people who chose the buyout are rank-and-file staff workers. The program was not made available to faculty or vice presidents.

Buyout packages were calculated based on an employee's years of service. They include a $1,500 payment for health insurance costs.

Twelve Make Up First Class of Warren County Schools Hall of Distinguished Alumni

Lisa Autry — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:05:26 +0000

Twelve professionals make up the inaugural class of the Warren County Public Schools Hall of Distinguished Alumni. It's a diverse group whose backgrounds range from the military and medicine to business and sports.

School System Attorney Bart Darrell helped create the Hall, and he says it's as much for current students as it is for alumni.

"We certainly want our students here now to see the bar that has been set for them and realize there were some really great folks who came before them, and they need to try to live up to those standards," says Darrell.

Inductees will be honored in a ceremony Saturday evening at the Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green. They include Amy Milliken, Jonathon Holland, Dr. Kenneth Bastin, Dr. Sharron Francis, Dr. Jenks Britt, Dr. James Lafferty, Dr. Jackie Lawrence, Daymeon Fishback, David Clark, Clemette Haskins, Charles Hardcastle, and Billy Ray Smith.

Finalists Selected for Warren County Schools Superintendent

Lisa Autry — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:57 +0000

The Warren County Board of Education has named three finalists for superintendent. A screening committee narrowed the applicant pool from 14 to these three:

- Allen Barber, Director of Human Resources/Secondary Education for Jackson County District Nine in Eagle Point, Oregon.

- Rob Clayton, Principal of South Oldham Middle School in Crestwood, Kentucky.

- Dr. Franzy Fleck, Superintendent of Burbank School District 111 in Burbank, Illinois.

Southeast Ky. Community-Tech Gets New President

Associated Press — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:52:25 +0000

The new president of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Cumberland is F. Lynn Moore, currently the vice-president of student development and administrative services at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.

Moore's appointment was announced Thursday by Kentucky Community and Technical College System President Michael McCall.

Before going to Umpqua, Moore was dean of students and an adjunct instructor at Hill Community College District in Texas and supplemental education services director at Texas State Technical College.

Moore said in a statement from the Kentucky Community and Technical College System that she is "honored and proud" to be selected for the post. She'll begin her duties July 8th after the retirement of President Bruce Ayers, who's led the college for 26 years.