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June 28, 2023ky-collab-resourcesby

Family Friendly Schools Certification Sample Applications

Application DOES NOT meet minimum requirements:  ‍View sample‍ Application MEETS minimum certification:  View sample Application is BEYOND minimum requirements:  View sample Application certifies at GOLD level:  View sample
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June 13, 2023press-releaseby

Media Advisory: The Prichard Committee Hosts Annual Groundswell Summit

June 13, 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE‍ ‍ Media Advisory: The Prichard Committee Hosts Annual Groundswell Summit More than 250 stakeholders will be in attendance ‍ ‍‍Lexington, KY – The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence is holding its annual Groundswell Summit in Floyd County on June 14-15. …
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May 16, 2023about-usby

Community-Driven Solutions for Lasting Impact The Prichard Committee’s Community-Centric Approach

For over forty years, the Prichard Committee has embraced a powerful truth: at the heart of every community...
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May 16, 2023press-releaseby

Statement from Prichard Committee President

May 16, 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‍ Statement from Prichard Committee President on the Kentucky gubernatorial primary election ‍ “The Kentucky primary election for governor tonight serves as a reminder of the urgent need to address our declining education outcomes and to halt the divisive partisan …
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May 12, 2023Uncategorizedby

Reflections on Kentucky’s 2023 Legislative Session: Causes for Concern & Celebration

With the 2023 Legislative Session behind us, Kentucky’s continued decline in education outcomes continues to sound alarm bells for our future. In just the last decade Kentucky has fallen to: 29th in the nation fourth-grade reading — a fall from 22nd in 2019 and a …
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May 11, 2023meaningful-diplomaby

Can Skills, Deeper Learning Crack the Status Quo?

CAN SKILLS, DEEPER LEARNING CRACK THE STATUS QUO? SCOTTSVILLE — The feel of sixth-grade social studies last fall at the Allen County Intermediate Center was definitely not “textbook.” Teachers introduced a new unit where local history and regional economic development took center stage for students. …
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May 11, 2023press-releaseby

Doug Jones, FRYSC Region 7 Program Manager

I was on hand at the Prichard Committee annual meeting last fall when the Division of Family Resource and Youth Services Center (DFRYSC) was recognized with an Award of Excellence. Brigitte Blom, President and CEO of the Prichard Committee stated that FRYSCs were the true …
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May 11, 2023meaningful-diplomaby

New Energy Boosts Relevant Learning, Skills

NEW ENERGY BOOSTS RELEVANT LEARNING, SKILLS ‍ MOREHEAD — For chemistry students at Rowan County Senior High, lab experiments testing properties of water will produce more than scores for a teacher’s grade book. Students’ findings and questions are designed to spark lively conversations — in …
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May 11, 2023press-releaseby

Prichard Committee Releases Meaningful Diploma Series

May 11, 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‍ Prichard Committee Releases Meaningful Diploma Series Reinforces Importance of Durable Skills in Education ‍ Lexington, KY – The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence announced the release of its illuminating Meaningful Diploma Series today. This follows the earlier release of …
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May 11, 2023meaningful-diplomaby

Schools Connect to Modern Modes of Work

SCHOOLS CONNECT TO MODERN MODES OF WORK SHELBYVILLE — It’s nine years before high school graduation (May 2032) for Elijah Mabrey and his third-grade classmates at Heritage Elementary on the eastern edge of Shelby County. However, that distant horizon hasn’t stopped Elijah or Heritage from …
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