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Welcome to Columbia! - Dr. Terry Holliday
Will tour Colonel William Casey School
Kentucky's Commissioner of Education, Dr. Terry Holliday, will be visiting Adair County Schools this morning. The Commissioner will visit the district's newest school, Adair County Elementary School, followed by a tour of Col. Wm. Casey Elementary School which has been slated for replacement due to its age and condition. The visit to Adair County will wrap up with a short reception to include local media later this morning. Holliday had declared that he would visit each the state's school districts before the end of this school year. - Alan W. Reed
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Dr. Holliday visits Adair County Schools
2012-03-30 - ACES, 870 Indian DR, Columbia, Ky - Photo by Ed Waggener. Dr. Terry Holliday Kentucky's fifth and current Commissioner of Education, visited Adair County Schools today, Friday, March 30, 2012. After visiting Col. Wm. Casey Elementary and seeing the urgent need for a new facility there, he toured the showplace Adair County Elementary School. Above, at a well attended reception for media and school and public officials, Dr. Holliday told the gathering that he was very impressed with the overall culture of the Adair County School District, and especially, the district's commitment to the children. Dr. Holliday, a native of Belton, SC, has held Kentucky's highest educational post since 2009. He's the author of Running All the Red Lights: A Journey of System-Wide Educational Reform. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.
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Superintendent Darrell Treece
2012-03-30 - ACES, 870 Indian DR, Columbia, Ky - Photo by Ed Waggener. Adair County School Superintendent Darrell Treece gesticulates while having a private chat with Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday following the reception and question and answer session today. Superintendent Treece, who has announced his departure from the superintendency effective June 30, 2012, has led the local district through a major rebuilding phase which included the ACES building in which the reception was held. Others in the photo are Journalist Wes Feese of the Adair Progress, Media Relations/Federal Programs Director A.W. Reed, Principal Troy Young of Adair County High School; Assistant Adair County Elementary Principal Sandy Wilson, and Adair County Middle School Principal Alma Rich. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.
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Sharing a common interest: The KY state budget
2012-03-30 - ACES, 870 Indian DR, Columbia, Ky - Photo by Alan W. Reed. Adair Schools photo. Adair County CJE Ann Melton and Dr. Terry Holliday discussed an issue common to both their hearts: The Kentucky State Budget, as well as well as progress in Kentucky education in general and education in Adair County, KY, specifically. Judge Melton has been an advocate for improvements in education as a cornerstone for economic advances, particularly an improved jobs picture here. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.
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Dr. Holliday discusses new testing with Mrs. Curry
2012-03-30 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Alan W. Reed. Adair School District photo. A chance to the talk with the man in the know. Phyllis Curry, Instructional Supervisor for the Adair County School District, had a chance to talk direct with Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday about recent changes in mandatory testing, the interpretation of the scores, and how to accurately convey comparisons of old and new data. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.
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Kentucky School Commissioner is experienced school bus rider
2012-03-30 - Adair County School District campus - Photo by Alan W. Reed. Adair School District photo. Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday was chauffeured aboard an official Adair County School District Bus by Director of Student Transportation David Jones. Dr. Holliday said he was no stranger to riding school busses in previous positions as director of music and band director in North and South Carolina. He did say if he never rode another one he would not miss the experience terribly. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.
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Commissioner of Education interviewed by Lisa Fisher-Clark
2012-04-02 - ACES, 870 Indian DR, Columbia, Ky - Photo by Ed Waggener. Kentucky Commissioner of Education Dr. Terry Holliday was interviewed by Lisa Fisher Clark, WAIN FM 93.5, Columbia, KY, during Dr. Holliday's visit to the Adair County School District on Friday, March 30, 2012. Dr. Holliday Holliday commended the system for the commitment of the teachers and staff for putting children and education first. Clicking ReadMore accesses item, "Welcome to Columbia! Dr. Terry Holliday," with album of the historic visit. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.
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