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KY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO HOLD RETREAT, FORUM

Last Updated on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 at 5:17 AM

News Advisory 05-028 -- May 11, 2005

          (FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- The Kentucky Board of Education will hold its annual retreat Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 16, 17 and 18, at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park in Gilbertsville.

          On Monday, the board will visit schools in the Marshall County, McCracken County and Paducah Independent school districts. Also on Monday, beginning at 6 p.m. local time, the board will host an open forum with superintendents and school staff from the area. The forum will be held in the Kentucky Dam Village Convention Center, Room C.

          No business will be conducted during the retreat. The board will discuss upcoming issues, including the Request for Proposals for the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS), legislative factors and other items that will impact future board decisions.

          A full agenda can be seen here. Information for the school visits and forum is below.

 

Monday, May 16

SCHOOL VISITS TO MARSHALL COUNTY, MCCRACKEN COUNTY AND PADUCAH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

KBE CHAIR KEITH TRAVIS, COMMISSIONER WILHOIT AND KBE MEMBERS

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (CDT)

 

8 - 9:30 a.m.

Benton Elementary, Marshall County

 

10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

Hendron Lone Oak Elementary, McCracken County

Lone Oak Elementary, McCracken County (if time permits)

 

1 - 2:30 p.m.     

Clark Elementary, Paducah Independent

McNabb Elementary, Paducah Independent (if time permits)

 

OPEN FORUM WITH WEST KY COOPERATIVE DISTRICTS' SUPERINTENDENTS AND STAFFS

HOSTED BY:

KBE CHAIR KEITH TRAVIS, COMMISSIONER WILHOIT AND KBE MEMBERS

KENTUCKY DAM VILLAGE CONVENTION CENTER, ROOM C

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (CDT)

 

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For more information contact:

Lisa Gross
500 Mero Street, 6th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-2000
Lisa.Gross@education.ky.gov