Kentucky Department of Education

 

Programs and Services Directory

Last Updated on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 at 5:01 AM

For questions about the Department of Education or about a specific education program, please contact the appropriate staff person by phone or by email.  Staff email is firstname.lastname@education.ky.gov.

504 Plan
Gwen Buffington/Corlia Logsdon/Renee Scott 
564-4970

A-5/A-6 Schools
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

Accessible Materials
Toyah Robey 
564-4970

Accounting, Reports and Information
Vacant 
564-2351

ACT/SAT Tests
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Activity Fund, School
Ken Smith 
564-3846

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Laura McCullough/Melissa Sheets 
564-4970

Administrative Leadership Institute
Barbara Slatter 
564-1479

Adolescent Literacy
Cindy Parker 
564-2106

Advanced Placement/Dual Credit
Faith Thompson 
564-4772

Advanced Placement/Dual Credit/Funding
Martha Johnson 
564-1979

Advanced Placement Online
Karla Dobson 
564-4772

Advisor/Advisee Program
Diane Sharp 
564-3472

After School 21st Century Programs
Linda Robinson/Terry Vance 
564-4201

After School 21st Century Programs/Funding
Lea Ann Lewis 
564-1979

After School Learning Programs, Extended School Services
Faith Thompson 
564-4772

After School Learning Programs, Extended School Services/Funding
Karen Wirth 
564-1979

Agriculture Education
Matt Chaliff/Curt Lucas 
564-3472

Alternate Assessment Program
Lisa Wasson 
564-4970

Alternative Education
Nijel Clayton/Libby Taylor 
564-4772

American Diploma Project
Michael Miller/Cherry Boyles 
564-2106

Americans with Disabilities (ADA),
504 ADA for Department staff
Sammie Lambert 
564-4970

Americans with Disabilities (ADA),
504 ADA for students
Laura Graham 
564-3791

Application Development and Support Services
Jerry Walker 
564-2020

Applied Learning Strategies
Melissa Ferrell 
564-2106

Deborah Anderson 
564-3472

Archery Program
Handled by Fish & Wildlife 
564-7109

Archives, KDE
Tom Engstrom 
564-8137

Arts and Humanities Education
Greg Finkbonner/Phil Shepherd 
564-2106

Artwork
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

Asbestos
Louis Hugg 
564-4326

Assessment Accommodations
Toyah Robey/Lisa Wasson 
564-4970

Phyllis Shuttleworth 
564-4394

Assessment Accountability Communications
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

Assessment Implementation (CATS)
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Assessment Regulations
Rhonda Sims 
564-4394

Assessment Support (NCLB/CATS)
Rhonda Sims 
564-4394

Assistive Technology
Lisa Wasson 
564-4970

At-Risk Students
Ava Taylor 
564-3791

Attendance Audit
Sherri Clusky/Tracy Browning 
564-3846

Audits, Local School Districts
Ken Smith 
564-3846

Autism
Laura McCullough 
564-4970

Awards and Recognition
Donna Melton 
564-1479

Behavior Interventions
Nicole Hume/Laura McCullough/
Toyah Robey/Melissa Sheets 
564-4970

Bidding/Purchasing, Local School Districts
Ken Smith 
564-3846

Bilingual Education
Shelda Hale 
564-2106

Blue Ribbon Schools
Mary Ann Miller 
564-3141

Boards of Education (Local Vacancies)
John Thompson  
564-4474

Bond Issues
Steve Young 
564-3846

Bookstore
Vacant 
564-2000

Breakfast Program, Schools
Paul McElwain/Linda Gabbard 
564-5625

Budgets, KDE
Petie Day 
564-1979

Budgets, Local School Districts
Piper Lewis 
564-5279

Bus Procurement and Specifications
David Mangum 
564-4718

Business Education
Nancy Graham/Steve Small 
564-3472

Byrd Scholarships
Beth Lane, KHEAA 
(800) 928-8926

Calculations, Transportation
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

Calendar of Meetings
Vacant 
564-2000

Career and Technical Education
Deborah Anderson 
564-3472
Johnnie Grissom 
564-4970

Career and Technical Education Accountability
Deborah Anderson 
564-3472

Career and Technical Education/Funding
Lea Ann Lewis 
564-1979

Career and Technical Student Organizations
Deborah Anderson 
564-3472

Career Choices
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

Career Cluster/Majors
Deborah Anderson 
564-3472

Career Counseling
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

Career Interest & Aptitude Assessment
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

Career/Transition Plans
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
Kim Rice 
564-3472

Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act/Funding
Lea Ann Lewis 
564-1979

CATS Assessment Administration
Rhonda Sims 
564-4394

CATS-Commonwealth Accountability Testing System
Rhonda Sims 
564-4394

CATS Information and Communications
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

CATS Online
Roger Ervin 
564-2256
Lisa Wasson 
564-4970

CATS Testing Violations
Patsy Kenner 
564-4474

CDL (Commercial Drivers License) Administrator
Roy Prince 
564-4718

CDL Core Curriculum Instructor Training
Mike Brumley 
564-4718

CDL Reimbursements Instructor Training
Roy Prince 
564-4718

CDL State Police Liaison
Roy Prince 
564-4718

CD/DVD Duplication
John Boone 
564-2000

Certification
Handled by Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) 
564-4606

Certified Local District Vacancies/Postings/Waivers
Natasha Murray 
564-1479

Certified Personnel Evaluation
David Simpson 
564-4201

Character Education
Brigette Stacy 
564-4201

Child Abuse Prevention
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

Child and Adult Care Food Program
Denise Hagan 
564-5625

Class Size
Lee Goss 
564-1479

Class Size and Waivers/Exceptional Children
Mike Miller 
564-4970

Classification Plan, Local School Districts
Ken Smith 
564-3846

Classified Staff Data
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

Collaborative Teaching Model Training
and Strategies
Melissa Ferrell/Laura McCullough 
564-2106
Denise Bailey/Nicole Hume/Melissa Sheets 
564-4970

Committee for Mathematic Achievement
Linda Montgomery 
564-2106

Commonwealth Diploma
Michael Miller/Frances M. Brown 
564-2106

Commonwealth School Improvement Fund
Brenda Stovall/Mike Vriesenga 
564-2116

Commonwealth School Improvement Fund/Funding
Lea Ann Lewis 
564-1979

Communications
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

Community-Based Instruction
for Students with Disabilities
Vacant 
564-4970

Community-Based Work Transition
Programs for Students with Disabilities
Toyah Robey 
564-4970

Community Early Childhood Councils
Toyah Robey 
564-8341

Community Education
Monica Simpson 
564-4201

Competitive Grant Solicitations
Deanna Tackett 
564-2351

Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
Orin Simmerman 
564-4201

Computer Assistance, Troubleshooting/
Installation/Training/Support
KETS Help Desk 
(866) 538-7435

Construction, Building/Planning/Reviewing
David Bryant 
564-4326

Contracts, Memorandums of
Agreement/Personal Service
Deanna Tackett 
564-2351

Cooperative Education, Work-Based Learning
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

Coordinated School Health
Barbara Donica 
564-5625

Core Content for Assessment
Michael Miller/Cherry Boyles 
564-2106

Corporal Punishment/Spanking in Schools
Libby Taylor 
564-4772

Counseling Services
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

Counselors for the New Milennium
Barbara Slatter 
564-1479

Crisis Response Services
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

Cultural Diversity
Claude Christian 
564-3791

Curriculum Development
Michael Miller/Cherry Boyles 
564-2106

Data Access Services
Jerry Walker 
564-2020

Data Policy, Management and Research
Kay Kennedy 
564-5279

DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America)
Nancy Graham 
564-3472

Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum
Annette Bridges 
564-7056

Differentiated Compensation Program
Michael Dailey 
564-1479

Digital Textbooks
Rhonda Bailey 
564-4970

Discipline Codes
Libby Taylor 
564-4772

Distribution Center, KDE
Tom Engstrom 
564-8137

District Achievement Gap Coordinators
Johnnie Grissom/Debbie Hicks 
564-4970
 
District Enterprise Systems Technical Support Services
Charley Hall 
564-2020

District Financial Application Services (MUNIS)
Charley Hall 
564-2020

Dress Code
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

Dropout Prevention, Programs and Grants
Libby Taylor 
564-4772

Dropout Rates
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Dual Credit (FEA Initiative)
Jennifer Miller 
564-1479

Due Process Hearings/Appeals Exceptional Children
Kevin Brown 
564-4474
Sammie Lambert 
564-4970

Early Childhood Development (KIDS NOW)
Annette Bridges 
564-8341

Early Childhood Development - Scholarship (KIDS NOW)
Albert Fox 
564-8341

Early Childhood Personnel (IECE)
Annie Rooney French 
564-7056

Early Childhood Regional Training Centers
Katie Williams 
564-8341

Early Literacy
Saundra Hamon/Rebecca Atkins-Stumbo 
564-2106

Early Reading Incentive Grants/Read to Achieve
Audrey Proctor/Sandy Dodson 
564-2106

Economics at Work
Nancy Graham 
564-3472

Education Equity/Diversity
Claude Christian/Jaynae Laine 
564-3791

Education Technology
David Couch 
564-2020

Education Technology/Funding
Dru Hawkins 
564-1979

Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
Orin Simmerman/David Cook 
564-4201

Electronic Mail
Phil Coleman 
564-2020

Emotional Behavior Disorder (EBD)
Laura McCullough/Toyah Robey 
564-4970

Employee Evaluation
Rebecca Ogden 
564-3716

English as a Second Language
Shelda Hale 
564-2106

Enterprise Database Services
Nelson Rohr 
564-2020

Equal Employment Opportunity, KDE
Jill Hunter 
564-3716

Equipment Inventory, KDE
Keith McRay 
564-8137

Equity Assessment
Jaynae Laine/Charliese Lewis 
564-3791

Equity Resources
Claude Christian 
564-3791

E-Rate
Kim Duvall 
564-2020

Evaluation Form/Teachers
David Simpson 
564-4201

Even Start
Bill Buchanan 
564-7056

eWalk
David Simpson 
564-4201

Exceptional Children Data
Windy Newton/Chris Thacker 
564-4970

Exceptional Children Services
Larry Taylor/Johnnie Grissom 
564-4970

Exceptional Children Services/Formal Complaints
Linda Atwood/Corlia Logsdon 
564-4970

Extended School Services (ESS)
Melissa Sheets 
564-4970

Extended School Services Daytime Waivers
April Pieper 
564-4772

Extended School Services Evaluation
April Pieper 
564-4772

Extended School Year (ESY)
for Students with Disabilities
Denise Bailey 
564-4970

Facilities Branch, Administrative Services
Scott Craig 
564-8137

Facilities, Design & Construction
Louis Hugg 
564-4326

Facilities Management
Mark Ryles 
564-4326

Facilities Planning
Tim Lucas 
564-4326

Family and Consumer Sciences
RaAnn Miller 
564-3472

Family Literacy
Bill Buchanan 
564-7056

Family Resource and Youth Service Centers
Joan Howard 
564-4201

FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
Steve Small 
564-3472

FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders
of America)
Reeca Carver 
564-3472

FEA (Future Educators of America)
Jennifer Miller 
564-1479

Federal Grants
Thelma Hawkins 
564-1979
Oliva Willoughby 
564-8137

Federal Legislation
Kevin Brown 
564-4474

Federal Perkins Loan Teacher Cancellation Program
Laura Graham 
564-3791

Federal Program Resources
Debbie Hicks/Ava Taylor 
564-3791

FFA (Future Farmers of America)
Matt Chaliff 
564-3472

Film Library, Pupil Transportation
Roy Prince 
564-4718

Finance, Local School Districts
Kay Kennedy 
564-5279
Michelle Sutton 
564-3846

Financial and Materials Management
Janet Hartlage 
564-2351

Financial Watchlist, Local School Districts
Kay Kennedy 
564-5279

Food Services
Paul McElwain 
564-5625

Foreign Exchange Students
Handled by U.S. Dept. of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs 
(202) 401-9810

Foreign Languages
Jacqueline Van Houten/Greg Finkbonner 
564-2106

Fourth-Grade Transition
Donna Shouse/Joe McCowen 
564-7056

Future Educators Association
Jennifer Miller 
564-1479

GEARUP
Sharon Johnston 
564-4772

GED
Handled by Kentucky Adult Education 
573-5114

Gifted and Talented Education Services
Leah Ellis/Greg Finkbonner 
564-2106

Governmental Services Training
Rita Belen 
564-3716

Governor’s Scholars Program
Handled by Council on Postsecondary Education 
573-1555

Graduation Rates
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Graduation Requirements
Michael Miller 
564-2106
Debbie Powers 
564-4772

Grants
Thelma Hawkins 
564-1979
Olivia Willoughby 
564-8137

Graphics and Artwork
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

Grievances, KDE
Jill Hunter 
564-3716

Hardware/Software Standards, Oversight and Assistance
KDE/KETS Help Desk 
564-2020

Head Start State Collaboration Office
Earl Trevor 
564-8341

Health Education
Barbara Donica 
564-2706

Health Sciences/Career Education
Karen Smith 564-3472

Health Services
Karen Erwin 564-2706

Hearing Impairment
Bill Melton 
(859) 239-7017
Wilton McMillan 
564-4970

High Schools
Vacant 
564-4772

High Schools That Work
Diane Sharp 
564-3472

Highly Skilled Educators
Connie Lester 
564-2116

HIV/AIDS Prevention Education
Renee White 
564-2706

Home/Hospital Instruction
Artye Dulaney (Special Education) 
564-4970

Home Schools
Laura Graham 
564-3791

Homeless Children
Mary Marshall 
564-3791

HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)
Karen Smith 
564-3472

IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
Larry Taylor 
564-4970

Immigrant Education
Shelda Hale 
564-2106

Immunizations
Karen Erwin 
564-2706

Impact Aid
Piper Lewis 
564-3846

Indirect Cost Rate, Local School Districts
Piper Lewis 
564-5279

Individual Education Plan
Denise Bailey/Mike Miller/Melissa Sheets 
564-4970

Individual Learning Plans (ILP)
Julia Harmon 
564-4772

Industrial Education
Larry Helphinstine 
564-3472

Infinite Campus
Kay Kennedy 
564-5279

Information Technology
David Couch 
564-2020

Information Technology Education
Carol Frakes 
564-3472

Instructional Leadership Program
David Simpson 
564-4201

Instructional Materials
Michael Miller 
564-2106

Instructional Software
Toyah Robey 
564-4970

Instructional Strategies for Diverse Learners
Melissa Ferrell/Shelda Hale 
564-2106

Instructional Technology
Donna Eustace 
564-4772

Insurance, Local School Districts
Property
  Mark Ryles, 564-4326
Health
  Ghada El-Dabbagh/Jeffrey Coulter, 564-3846
Vehicles
  Roy Prince, 564-4718

Insurance, School for the Blind/School
for the Deaf/FFA Camp/Central Office
Keith McRay 
564-8137

Interdisciplinary Courses
Deborah Anderson 
564-3472

Internal Audits, KDE
Vacant 
564-2351

Investments, Local School Districts
Piper Lewis 
564-3846

JAG (Jobs for America Graduates)
Dave Clusky 
564-3472

JAG (Jobs for America Graduates)/Funding
Lea Ann Lewis 
564-1979

Jobs for Kentucky Graduates
Dave Clusky 
564-3472

Juvenile Justice - Kentucky Education Collaborative
for State Agency Children
Libby Taylor 
564-4772

KAPT (Kentucky’s Affordable Prepaid Tuition)
Handled by KHEAA 
(888) 919-5278

KBE Strategic Plan
Mary Ann Miller 
564-3141

KCCT (Kentucky Core Content Tests)
Rhonda Sims 
564-4394

KCMP (Kentucky Continuous Monitoring Process)
Roger Lacy 
564-4970

KDE Bookstore
Vacant 
564-2000

KEES (Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship)
Handled by KHEAA 
(502) 696-7394 or (800) 928-8926

KELP (Kentucky Elementary Learning Profile)
Donna Shouse 
564-2106

Kentucky Board of Education
Mary Ann Miller 
564-3141

Kentucky Center for Instructional Discipline
Mike Waford 
(502) 330-3866

Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual Library
Donna Travillian 
564-2106

Kentucky Educator Placement Services (KEPS)
Natasha Murray 
564-1479

Kentucky Performance Reports (KPR)
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Kentucky School for the Blind and
Kentucky School for the Deaf
Barbara Kibler/Wilton McMillan/Soraya Matthews 
564-4970
John Roberts 
(502) 897-1583
Bill Melton 
(859) 239-7017

Kentucky Schools Directory
Vacant 
564-2000

Kentucky Special Education Cooperatives
Renee Scott/Larry Taylor 
564-4970

Kentucky State Improvement Grant
Renee Scott 
564-4970

Kentucky Teacher
Stephanie Siria 
564-2000

Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference (KTLC)
Thelma Whiteside 
564-2106

Kentucky Virtual School
Vacant 
564-4772

Kentucky Writing Program
Dena Cole/LeeAnn Hager/Cindy Parker 
564-2106

KEPS (Kentucky Educator Placement Service)
Michael Dailey 
564-1479

KETS (Kentucky Education Technology System)
David Couch 
564-2020

KETS Contract Information
Jessica Abbott 
564-2020

KETS Network Infrastructure
Phil Coleman 
564-2020

KIDS NOW (Kentucky Invests in
Developing Success Now)
Annette Bridges/Mary Howard 
564-8341

KOSSA (Kentucky Occupational Skill Standards
and Assessment)
Pam Moore 
564-3472

KPR (Kentucky Performance Reports)
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Language Arts
Elementary
  Rebecca Atkins-Stumbo/
  Saundra Hamon/Pam Wininger 
  564-2106

Middle
  Robin Hebert 
  564-2106

High
  LeeAnn Hager/Cindy Parker 
  564-2106

Law/Regulations, Pupil Transportation
Roy Prince 
564-4718

Leadership Hours
David Simpson 
564-4201

Learn and Serve
Joan Howard 
564-4201

Learning Disabilities
Melissa Ferrell 
564-2106
Denise Bailey/Melissa Sheets 
564-4970

Leases, KDE
Tom Engstrom 
564-8137

Leases, Local School Districts
Ken Smith 
564-3846

Legal Services
Kevin C. Brown 
564-4474

Legal Services-Exceptional Children
Sammie Lambert/Larry Taylor 
564-4970

Letters of Assurance
Michael Miller 
564-2106

Library Media Programs
Donna Travillian 
564-2106

Licensing of Child Centers/Family Child Care Homes
Rob Hester 
564-2800
Betsy Farley 
564-2524

Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
Shelda Hale 
564-2106

Literacy Coaching
Cindy Parker 
564-2106

Locally Operated Career Technical Schools
Deborah Anderson 
564-3472

Locally Operated Career Technical Schools/Funding
Lea Ann Lewis 
564-1979

Lunch Program, Schools
Paul McElwain/Linda Gabbard 
564-5625

Mail Services, KDE
Mike Whittaker 
564-4492

Maintenance Training for School Bus Mechanics
David Mangum 
564-4718

Management Assistance, Local School Districts
Larry Stinson/Cheri Meadows 
564-3930

Marketing Education
Nancy Graham 
564-3472

Mary Jo Young Scholarship
Libby Taylor 
564-4772

Mathematics
Charma Linville/Joe McCowan 
564-2106

Mathematics Achievement Fund
Linda Montgomery 
564-2106

MAX Data System
Jerry Walker 
564-2020

Media Relations
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

Mediation, Exceptional Children
Kevin Brown/Tina Drury 
564-4474

Medicaid, School Based Administrative Claiming
Rebecca Stoddard 
564-1979

Medically Fragile Students
Toyah Robey 
564-4970

Memorandum of Agreement
Deanna Tackett 
564-2351

Middle Level Education
Faith Thompson 
564-4772

Migrant Education
Andrea Carter/Charliese Lewis 
564-3791

Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards
Donna Melton 
564-1479

Minority Educator Recruitment Programs
Natasha Murray 
564-1479

Minority Superintendent Intern Program
Michael Dailey 
564-1479

Missing Children
Linda Johnson/Libby Taylor 
564-4772

Model Procurement
Ken Smith 
564-3846

Moderate and Severe Disabilities
Toyah Robey/Lisa Wasson 
564-4970

Monitoring Programs, Exceptional Children
Roger Lacy/Renee Scott 
564-4970

Multicultural Opportunities
Jaynae Laine/Charliese Lewis 
564-3791

MUNIS Financial System
Charley Hall 
564-2020

Music Education
Phil Shepherd 
564-2106

NAEP
(National Assessment of Education Progress)
Mark DeCandia 
564-9853

National Board Certification Salary Supplement
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

Neglected or Delinquent Children
Joe Whitworth 
564-3791

Nepotism
Kevin Brown 
564-4474

Network/Internet Access
Phil Coleman 
564-2020

News Releases
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

NIMAS (National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard)
Toyah Robey 
564-4970

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Consequences
Ava Taylor 
564-3791

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Enhancing Education
Through Technology (EETT)
Kim Duvall 
564-2020

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) General Information
Rhonda Sims 
564-4394

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Reporting & Assessment
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

No Pass/No Drive
Jamie Keene 
564-4772

Non-Academic Data
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Non-Public Schools
Dawn Offutt 
564-3791

Nonresident Student Contract
Sherri Clusky/Tracy Browning 
564-3846

Nutrition and Health Services
Paul McElwain 
564-5625

Occupational Based Teacher Certification
Henry Lacy 
564-3472

Occupational Skill Standards
Roger Ervin 
564-2256
Pam Moore 
564-3472

Online Assessment
Pam Moore 
564-3472
Roger Ervin 
564-2256
Robert Hackworth 
564-4772
Lisa Wasson 
564-4970

Open Records/Open Meetings
Kevin Brown 
564-4474

P-16
Elaine Farris 
564-5130

Paraeducator Assessment
Jaynae Laine/Ava Taylor 
564-3791
Denise Bailey 
564-4970

Paraprofessional
Jaynae Laine 
564-3791

Parent Resource Center/Parent Support
Allison Scott 
564-4970

Parental Involvement-Public Engagement
Bill Buchanan 
564-7056
Linda Robinson/Joan Howard/Shaun Murphy 
564-4201

Part B Grants, Exceptional Children
Chris Thacker 
564-4970

Partnership for Minority Student Achievement
Michael Dailey 
564-1479

Pathway to Careers
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

Payroll, KDE
Vacant 
564-3716

Perkins Accountability
Kim Rice 
564-3472

Perkins Student Loan
Laura Graham 564-3791

Personal Service Contracts
Vacant/Deanna Tackett 
564-2351

Personnel Directory
Vacant 
564-2000

Personnel Services, KDE
Jill Hunter/Lynn McGowan-McNear 
564-3716

Photography
Amy Wallot 
564-2000

Physical Education
Barbara Donica 
564-5625

Pilot Visitations, Transportation
David Mangum 
564-4718

Policies and Procedures, Exceptional Children
Renee Scott/Larry Taylor 
564-4970

Practical Living/Vocational Studies
Cathy Bush 
564-2106

Preschool
Annie Rooney French/Paula Goff 
564-7056

Preschool Contracting
Paula Goff 
564-7056

Preschool - Voluntary Certification
Paula Goff 
564-7056

Presidential Awards/Mathematics and Science
Ann Bartosh 
564-2106

Press Secretary/Media Issues
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

Primary Program
Donna Shouse/Joe McCowan 
564-2106

Printing Services, KDE
Tom Engstrom 
564-8137

Private Schools
Dawn Offutt 
564-3791

Professional Development
Orin Simmerman/David Cook 
564-4201

Professional Development Bulletin Board
Ruth Ann Nethery 
564-4201

Professional Development - Early Childhood
Albert Fox 
564-8341

Professional Staff Data (PSD)
Karen Conway 
564-3846

Program of Studies
Michael Miller/Cherry Boyles 
564-2106

Project Graduation
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Henry Lacy 
564-3472

Project Management
Karen Dodd 
564-2020

Property Inventory, KDE
Keith McRay 
564-8137

Publications (KDE Bookstore)
Vacant 
564-2000

Pupil Attendance
Sherri Clusky/Tracy Browning 
564-3846

Pupil Attendance Software
Charley Hall 
564-2020

Pupil Transportation
Roy Prince 
564-4718

Purchasing, KDE
Valerie Blade-Thomas 
564-2351

Race, Sex, and National Origin Desegregation Assistance Program
Laura Graham 
564-3791

Read to Achieve/Early Reading Incentive Grant
Audrey Proctor/Sandra Dodson 
564-2106

Reading
Elementary
  Saundra Hamon/Pam Wininger/
  Rebecca Atkins-Stumbo 564-2106
Middle
  Kathi Crowe 564-2106
High
  Cindy Parker 564-2106

Reading First
Linda Holbrook/Jim Ward 
564-2106

Reading First/Funding
Dru Hawkins 
564-1979

Refocusing Secondary Education
Faith Thompson 
564-4772

Reimbursement, Transportation
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

Research and Validation
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Response to Intervention (RTI)
Cherry Boyles 
564-2106
Debbie Hicks 
564-3791
Laura McCullough/Larry Taylor 
564-4970

Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
Beth Lane
KHEAA (502) 696-7498

Rural Low-Income School Program
Joe Whitworth 
564-3791

Safe and Drug Free Schools
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

Safe and Drug Free Schools/Funding
Martha Johnson 
564-1976

Safe School Data
Libby Taylor 
564-4772

Safety Awareness Program, K-3
Mike Brumley 
564-4718

Safety Core Curriculum
Roy Prince 
564-4718

Saturday Learning Program, Extended School Services
April Pieper 
564-4772

Scholastic Audit, School and District
Mike Vriesenga 
564-2116

School Activity Fund
Ken Smith 
564-3846

School Banks
Nancy Graham 
564-3472

School-Based Decision Making
Mary Jo Rist/Darryl Thompson 
564-4201

School-Based Enterprises
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

School-Based Health Services Program-Medicaid
Vacant 
564-4970

School Breakfast Program
Paul McElwain/Linda Gabbard 
564-5625

School Bus Accident Investigations
Roy Prince 
564-4718

School Bus Accident Reports
Roy Prince 
564-4718

School Bus Driver Status and Update Training
Roy Prince 
564-4718

School Bus Inventory and Regulation
David Mangum 
564-4718

School Calendar
Sherri Clusky/Tracy Browning 
564-3846

School Choice (NCLB)
Ava Taylor 
564-3971

School Council Training
Mary Jo Rist/Darryl Thompson 
564-4201

School Councils
Mary Jo Rist/Darryl Thompson 
564-4201

School Counseling Services
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

School Facilities Construction Commission
Mark Ryles 
564-4326

School Improvement
Connie Lester 
564-2116

School Lunch Program
Paul McElwain/Linda Gabbard 
564-5625

School Management Application Services
Charley Hall/Deborah Helregel 
564-2020

School Number Assignment
Vacant 
564-5279

School Nurse Consultant
Karen Erwin 
564-2706

School Psychological and Psychometric Services
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

School Report Card
Jay Roberts 
564-9853

School Safety/Violence
Nijel Clayton/Libby Taylor 
564-4772

School Social Work
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

School Volunteers
Joan Howard 
564-4201

Schoolwide Programs - Title I
Debbie Hicks/Ava Taylor 
564-3791

Science
Karen Kidwell/Sean Elkins 
564-2106

Secondary Education
Julia Harmon 
564-4772

Secondary Reform
Debbie Powers 
564-4772

SEEK (Support Education Excellence in Kentucky)
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

SETS/STI
Chris Thacker 
564-4970

Skills Standards and Assessments
Pam Moore 
564-3472

Skills USA
Larry Helphinstine 
564-3472

Small, Rural School Achievement Program
Joe Whitworth 
564-3791

Social Studies
Paula Goss/Mark Kopp 
564-2106

Software Selection and Evaluation
Donna Eustace 
564-4772

Solicitations, Requests for Proposals
Deanna Tackett 
564-2351

Special Instructional Services
Johnnie Grissom 
564-4970

Special Populations, Career and Technical Education
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

Speech/Language Disabled
Gwen Buffington 
564-4970

Standards and Indicators for School Improvement
Connie Lester 
564-2116

STARS for KIDS NOW Quality Rating System
Mary Howard 
564-8341

State Advisory Panel, Exceptional Children
Renee Scott 
564-4970

State Board of Education
Mary Ann Miller 
564-3141

State Grants
Susan Ronca 
564-1979

State Improvement Grants
Toyah Robey/Renee Scott 
564-4970

Stockroom Services, KDE
Mike Whittaker 
564-4492

Strategic Plan, KBE
Mary Ann Miller 
564-3141

Student Assessment
Rhonda Sims 
564-4394

Student Performance Descriptions
Michael Miller/Cherry Boyles 
564-2106

Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP)
Elaine Harrison 
564-2020

Substance Abuse Prevention
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

Summer Food Service Program
Paul McElwain/Linda Gabbard 
564-5625

Summer Learning Program/ESS
April Pieper 
564-4772

Superintendent Assessment
Orin Simmerman 
564-2116

Superintendent Salary
Kay Kennedy 
564-3846

Superintendent Vacancies
Orin Simmerman/David Cook 
564-2116

Supplemental Educational Services
Claude Christian 
564-3791

Tax Rates, Local School Districts
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

Teacher Academies
Robin Chandler 
564-9850

Teacher Assistance Teams
Laura McCullough/Toyah Robey 
564-4970

Teacher Evaluation Forms
David Simpson 
564-4201

Teacher of the Year Program
Donna Melton 
564-1479

Teacher of the Year Program/Special Education
Denise Bailey 
564-4970

Teacher Salary Schedule
Kay Kennedy 
564-3846

Teacher Tribunals
Kevin Brown/Tina Drury 
564-4474

TECH Prep
Deborah Anderson 
564-3472

Technology Education
Henry Lacy 
564-3472

Technology, Exceptional Children
Chris Thacker 
564-4970

Technology, Procurement Procedures,
Hardware/Software
Phil Coleman 
564-2020

Technology, Professional Development
Earlene Cool 
564-2106

Technology Resource Teachers (TRT)
Earlene Cool 
564-2106

Technology Standard for Teachers and Administrators
David Couch 
564-2020

TEDS (Technical Education Data System)
Kim Rice 
564-3472

Teenage Pregnancy Prevention
Renee White 
564-2706

Telephone Services, KDE
Tom Engstrom 
564-8137

Test Development
Ken Draut 
564-2256

Textbooks/Funding
Karen Wirth 
564-1979

Textbooks/Instructional Materials
Michael Miller 
564-2106

Thinkfinity Professional Development State Administrator
Donna Eustace 
564-2106

Title I, Improving the Academic Achievement of Disadvantaged Children
Ava Taylor 
564-3791

Title I, Improving the Academic Achievement of Disadvantaged Children/Funding
Judy Howard 
564-1979

Title I, Supplemental Educational Services
Claude Christian 
564-3791

Title II, Teacher and Principal Quality
Michael Dailey/Lee Goss 
564-1479

Title III
Shelda Hale 
564-2106

Title IV, Civil Rights
Laura Graham 
564-3791

Title IV, Safe and Drug Free Schools
Nijel Clayton 
564-4772

Title IX, Gender Equity
Laura Graham 
564-3791

Traineeships, Special Education Teachers
Renee Scott/Mike Miller 
564-4970

Transferability
Becky Stoddard 
564-1979

Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities
Artye Dulaney 
564-4970

Transition to Teaching
Candace Souder 
564-1479

Traumatic Brain Injury
Laura McCullough 
564-4970

Travel, KDE
Shara Tingle/Claudette Tracy 
564-2351

Troops to Teachers Program
Handled by EPSB 
564-4606

TSA (Technology Student Association)
Henry Lacy 
564-3472

Tutoring Programs
Claude Christian 
564-3791

Underground Storage
David Mangum 
564-4718

Unite to Read
Nancy Graham 
564-3472

United States Senate Youth
Donna Melton 
564-1479

Universal Design for Learning
Melissa Ferrell 
564-2106
Toyah Robey/Renee Scott 
564-4970

Upward Bound Program
Christine Powell 
564-4772

Very Special Arts Kentucky
Mary Claire O’Neal 
564-3472
Ginny Miller 
(502) 781-1872

Video Production Services
Clint Goins/Becky Newton-Embry 
564-4772

Visual Impairment
Cathy Johnson/Kathy Jones 
(502) 897-1583
Barbara Kibler 
564-4970

Vocational Studies
Robin Walker 
564-2106

Voice Mail, KDE
Tom Engstrom 
564-8137

Waivers for Exceptional Children Programs
Mike Miller 
564-4970

Waivers for Extended School Services Programs
April Pieper 
564-4772

Work-Based Learning
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

World Languages
Jacqueline Van Houten/Greg Finkbonner 
564-2106

Writing Program
Lee Ann Hager/Cindy Parker 
564-2106

For more information contact:

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