The
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has the capacity to develop international partnerships with education authorities of different countries around the world to provide World Languages services to students and school districts in
Kentucky.
Using as a reference the KDE Visiting International Teacher Program Expectations and Agreements document, these partnerships are developed by creating a Memorandum of Understanding, a document that expresses mutual accord on an issue between two or more parties, and signed by the education authorities of all the parties involved. To be legally operative, a memorandum of understanding must identify the contracting parties, spell out the subject matter of the agreement and its objectives, summarize the essential terms of the agreement, and must be signed by the contracting parties.
Currently, the KDE has a Memorandum of Understanding signed with education authorities in Spain, an official partnership with education authorities of the People's Republic of China and a partnership with the Ministry of Education of Taiwan.
Furthermore, Kentucky schools also have the opportunity to hire exchange visitors by working with the additional approved sponsoring agents listed below.
Global Indiana
Institute of International Education
Global Ambassadors Program
HTP J-1 Visa Programs
International Expert Resources
Cordell Hull Foundation
GeoVisions
HRC International
Teacher USA/CCUSA
KDE Visiting International Teacher Program
If your school needs a World Languages teacher next year, or if you are looking to internationalize your faculty, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) can assist you: The Kentucky Department of Education has developed international partnerships with education authorities of different countries around the world to provide World Languages services to students and school districts in Kentucky. Other programs are available, although not officiated through KDE.
Third-Party Organizations-The Department collaborates exclusively with the following third-party organizations to recruit international exchange teachers for its programs:
- Ministry of Education of Spain (Spanish Visiting Teacher Program)
- Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services (Visiting Chinese Language Teachers from China Program)
- Ministry of Education of Taiwan/Taipei Economic and Cultural Office – (Visiting Chinese Language Teachers from Taiwan Program)