Regional Coordinators
In 2021, the Kentucky Department of Education hired Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) coordinators at each regional cooperative. The cooperatives provide comprehensive educational services and programs that support their regional districts and schools.
The DEIB coordinators offer assistance through a multi-tiered system of supports and utilize tools like the equity dashboard, the early warning system, the school report card and Panorama Impact Kentucky Data to offer schools data-driven approaches by going through the problem-solving analysis protocol and looking for root-causes. They also are equipped to provide presentations to school staff on KDE’s Equity Toolkit, A4 modules, trauma-informed practices and more.
Regional DEIB Coordinators Contact Information
Central Kentucky Education Cooperative: Mark Helton, mark.helton@ckec.org
Green River Regional Educational Cooperative: Skip Cleavinger, skip.cleavinger@grrec.org
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation: Andy Dotson, Andy.dotson@kedc.org and Latishia Sparks, latishia.sparks@kedc.org
Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative: Bernadette Carpenter, bernadette.carpenter@hazard.kyschools.us
Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services: Kelly Savicki, kelly.savicki@nkces.org
Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative: Alexandra Hughes, ahughes@ovec.org
Southeast/South Central Education Cooperative: Ryan Hartzell, ryan.hartzell@sesccoop.org
West Kentucky Educational Cooperative: Sarah Akin, sarah.akin@wkec.org and Jay Simmons, jay.simmons@wkec.org