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