Kentucky Department of Education

 
Last Updated on Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 8:31 AM

The purpose of the Instructional Support Network (ISN) is to build the capacity of district administrators to provide leadership in making connections between planning for instruction and planning for professional development.  It is these connections that provide the foundation for continuous school improvement.

Commissioner of Education
Terry Holliday, Ph.D., was selected as Kentucky’s fifth commissioner of education in July 2009.
 
Holliday served as superintendent of the more than 20,000-student Iredell-Statesville school district from 2002 until 2009. During his tenure, he has received recognition in a variety of areas, including being named 2009 North Carolina Superintendent of the Year; receiving the 2009 Grayson Medal for Innovation in Quality from the American Productivity Quality Council; being named the 2008 North Carolina Music Educators Association Superintendent of the Year; and selection as a 2008 Friend of NCAAHPERD, a physical education and health award.

 

Answers to Questions Received at the Unbridled learning Summit
Kentucky Leadership Networks Follow up Questions/Answers from the Unbridled Learning Summit


 

ISN Newsletters
May 2012 - The next ISN webcast is scheduled for Wednesday, May 23. The April 23 webcast can be accessed here. Upcoming Twitter Town Hall - The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) invites teachers, administrators, district staff, parents and other education stakeholders to submit questions for Commissioner Terry Holliday's second Twitter Town ... More


 

ISN Webcasts
A list of archived ISN webcasts.


 

Unbridled Learning Summit - April 2010
The Unbridled Learning Summit was held on April 12, 2010, in Louisville. University faculty, deans of education, school district representatives and stakeholder partners participated in this major event.  Dr. Holliday, Dr. Robert King (Council on Postsecondary Education and Dr. Phil Rogers (Education Professional Standards Board) provided welcoming remarks; and Chris Minnich ... More


  Archived ISN E-mails
Archived copies of previous editions of ISN E-mails. 


For more information contact:

Leslee Hellmann
500 Mero Street, 18th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-9850 x4150
leslee.hellmann@education.ky.gov
Commissioner Gene Wilhoit listens to a Superintendent and teachers during a district visit