Progress Report 2015
RECORD OF SUCCESS:
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Opened NKY MakerSpace in 2014-15 academic year.
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Through a district-wide partnership with Children Inc, all students are engaged in
service learning experiences and the district has set a goal for all students to be engaged in
at least one PBL experience each semester.
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In partnership with Northern KY University, Thomas More College, and Gateway
College, Boone County established the Boone County Early College where students can
earn up to 24 college credits per year at a dramatically reduced tuition rate.
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The recently opened Boone County Design School, housed on the campus of
Gateway College, targets student interested in art/design careers such as app/game graphic
design, computer animation, and web/mobile design.
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JENKINS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: PREPARING STUDENT FOR
CAREER AND COLLEGE PATHWAYS IN A SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Jenkins Independent School District educators are “fully committed to providing a safe and
supportive learning environment to every student to be college and career ready by utilizing
national and state standards as a measurement for achievement.”
District and school leaders in the Jenkins Independent School District participated in Cohort
1 of the Next Generation Leadership Academy. The initial experience had such significant
impact that the superintendent continued to send more educators from the district to
participate in Cohorts 2 and 3.
The teachers, staff, and a Z[