Month: January 2025

KDE Guidance on Responding to Immigration Issues in Schools

Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has developed guidance on responding to immigration issues in schools. It offers recommendations for districts, while also clarifying how other regulations – including Title VI and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) – factor into these situations. The guidance document can be found on KDE’s Title III – English Learner […]

Director’s Corner: Transition

Hi, hope all is well. Happy New Year🎉 Transitions can be rewarding and hard at the same time for everyone. Take small steps to help make those transitions a smooth one, it is never too late to start. I know as a parent and sister I find myself thinking and saying “I should have done this” instead of […]

Your feedback matters!

Your feedback matters! In just under one week the Kentucky Olmstead Plan Survey will close. This is your chance to share feedback about how disability services are going in Kentucky. In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court made a very important decision called the Olmstead Decision. It said that people with disabilities have the right to […]