Kentucky Department of Education

Alternative Education (A-5/A-6 Program)
Sherri Clusky 
564-2106

American Diploma Project
MiKaren Kidwell 
564-2106

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

Americans with Disabilities (ADA),
504 ADA for students
Gwen Buffington 
564-4970

Application Development and Support Services
Sri Srineni
564-2020

Applied Learning Strategies
Vacant
564-3472

Archery Program
Handled by Fish & Wildlife 
564-7109

Archives, KDE
Scott Craig 
564-8137

Arts and Humanities Education
Robert Duncan
564-2106

Artwork
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

Asbestos
Greg Dunbar
564-4326

Assessment Accommodations
Toyah Robey/Denise Bailey
564-4970
Phyllis Shuttleworth 
564-4394

Assessment Accountability Communications
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

Assessment Implementation (State Testing)
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Assessment Regulations
Rhonda Sims 
564-4394

Assessment Support (NCLB/State Testing)
Rhonda Sims
564-4394

Assistive Technology
Cathy White
564-4970

At-Risk Students
David Millanti 
564-3791

Attendance Audit
Cheri Meadows
564-5279

Audits, Local School Districts
Ken Smith 
564-3846

Autism
Laura McCullough/Gretta Hylton
564-4970

Awards and Recognition
Donna Melton 
564-1479

Behavior Interventions
Laura McCullough/Toyah Robey
564-4970

Bidding/Purchasing, Local School Districts
Jeffrey Coulter 
564-3846

Bilingual Education
Shelda Hale/Jayne Kraemer
564-4970

Blue Ribbon Schools
Mary Ann Miller 
564-3141

Board Exam Systems
Pat Trotter
564-4201

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

Bond Issues
Jeffrey Coulter 
564-3846

Bookstore
Melissa Terrell
564-2000

Breakfast Program, Schools
Sue Bartenfield 
564-5625

Budgets, KDE
Charles Harman
564-1979

Budgets, Local School Districts
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

Bullying
Handled by Kentucky Center for School Safety
859-622-2898

Bus Procurement and Specifications
David Mangum 
564-5279

Business Education
Mike Hackworth
564-3472

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

Calculations, Transportation
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

Calendar of Meetings
Lisa York Gross/Melissa Terrell
564-2000

Career and Technical Education
Laura Arnold 
564-3472

Career and Technical Education Accountability
Laura Arnold 
564-3472

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

Career and Technical Student Organizations
Leslie Slaughter 
564-3472

Career Choices
Donnalie Stratton
564-3472

Career Cluster/Majors
Laura Arnold 
564-3472

Career Counseling
Donnalie Stratton
564-3472

Career Interest & Aptitude Assessment
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

Career Studies
Laura Arnold
564-3472

Career/Transition Plans
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
Karla Tipton 
564-3472

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

CDL (Commercial Drivers License) Administrator
Roy Prince 
564-5279

CDL Core Curriculum Instructor Training
Roy Prince 
564-5279

CDL Reimbursements Instructor Training
Roy Prince 
564-5279

CDL State Police Liaison
Roy Prince 
564-5279

CD/DVD Duplication
John Boone 
564-2000

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

Certified Local District Vacancies/Postings/Waivers
Candace Souder
564-1479

Certified Personnel Evaluation
David Simpson 
564-4201

Character Education
Brigette Stacy 
564-1473

Child Abuse Prevention
Sherri Clusky 
564-2106

Child and Adult Care Food Program
Tonya Peach
564-5625

Class Size
Michael Dailey 
564-1479

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

Classification Plan, Local School Districts
Jeffrey Coulter 
564-3846

Classified Staff Data
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

Collaborative Teaching Model Training
and Strategies
Melissa Ferrell
564-2106
Denise Bailey/Christel Hockensmith
564-4970

College and Career Readiness
Laura Arnold
564-3472

Committee for Mathematic Achievement
Robin Hill
564-2106

Commonwealth Diploma
Karla Dobson
564-2106

Commonwealth School Improvement Fund
Connie Lester
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
Toyah Robey
564-4970

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

Community Early Childhood Councils
Katie Williams 
564-7056

Community Education
Shaun Murphy 
564-1473

Competitive Grant Solicitations
Leah Settle 
564-2351

Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
Mary Jo Rist
564-3791

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

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

Contracts, Memorandums of
Agreement/Personal Service
Leah Settle 
564-2351

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

Coordinated School Health
Jamie Sparks 
564-2706

Core Academic Standards
Karen Kidwell
564-2106

Core Content for Assessment
Karen Kidwell 
564-2106

Corporal Punishment/Spanking in Schools
Libby Taylor 
564-3472

Counseling Services
Sherry Clusky/Sharon Johnston
564-2106

Counselors for the New Milennium
Michael Dailey
564-1479

Crisis Response Services
Sherry Clusky/Libby Taylor
564-2106

Critical Shortage Determination
Candace Souder
564-1479

Cultural Diversity
Claude Christian 
564-3791

Curriculum Development
Karen Kidwell
564-2106

Data Services
DeDe Conner/Nick Gustin/Frankie Jenkins
564-2020

DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America)
Michael Hackworth 
564-3472

Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum
Annette Bridges 
564-9850

Differentiated Compensation Program
Michael Dailey 
564-1479

Digital Textbooks
Cathy White
564-4970

Discipline Codes
Libby Taylor 
564-3472

Distribution Center, KDE
Mike Whittaker 
564-4492


District Enterprise Systems Technical Support Services
Charley Hall 
564-2020

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

Dress Code
Libby Taylor 
564-3472

Dropout Prevention, Programs and Grants
Libby Taylor 
564-3472

Dropout Rates
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

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

Early Childhood Development (KIDS NOW)
Annette Bridges 
564-9850

Early Childhood Development - Scholarship (KIDS NOW)
Albert Fox 
502-782-0200

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

Early Childhood Regional Training Centers
Bill Buchanan 
564-7056

Early College
David Cook
564-4201

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

Economics at Work
Michael Hackworth 
564-3472

Education Equity/Diversity
Claude Christian
564-3791

Education Technology
David Couch 
564-2020

Education Technology/Funding
Dru Hawkins 
564-1979
David Couch
564-2020

Educational Leadership Development Collaborative
Pat Trotter
564-4201

Educational Recovery Staff
Kristie Kelly
564-2116

Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
David Simpson/Jeff Stamper
564-1479

E-Mail
Phil Coleman 
564-2020

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

Employee Evaluation
Rebecca Ogden/Viembre Nicholson 
564-3716

End-of-Course Assessments
Rhonda Sims
564-4394

Engineering and Technology Education
Vacant
564-3472

English as a Second Language
Shelda Hale 
564-2106

Enterprise Database Services
Baliji Soundararaj 
564-2020

Environmental Education
Elizabeth Schmitz
564-5937

Equal Employment Opportunity, KDE
Lynn McGowan-McNear/Angela Smith 
564-3716

Equipment Inventory, KDE
Keith McRay 
564-8137

Equity Assessment
Vacant 
564-3791

Equity Resources
Claude Christian 
564-3791

E-Rate
Kim Duvall 
564-2020

Even Start
Annie Rooney French 
564-7056

Exceptional Children Data
Windy Newton/Chris Thacker 
564-4970

Exceptional Children Services
Johnny Collett/Denise Bailey
564-4970

Exceptional Children Services/Formal Complaints
Sammie Lambert /Roger Lacy
564-4970

Extended School Services (ESS) 
Sherri Clusky
564-2106

Extended School Services Daytime Waivers
Sherri Clusky 
564-2106

Extended School Services Evaluation
Sherri Clusky 
564-2106

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

Facilities Branch, Administrative Services
Scott Craig 
564-8137

Facilities, Design & Construction
Greg Dunbar 
564-4326

Facilities Management
Greg Dunbar
564-4326

Facilities Planning
Tim Lucas 
564-4326

Family and Consumer Sciences
Leslie Slaughter 
564-3472

Family Resource and Youth Service Centers
Joan Howard 
564-1473

FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
Karen Nash 
564-4286

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

FEA (Future Educators of America)
Kimi Snowden
564-1479

FEA Initiative
Kimi Snowden
564-1479

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

Federal Grants
Thelma Hawkins 
564-1979
Oliva Willoughby 
564-3930

Federal Legislation
Kevin Brown 
564-4474

Federal Perkins Loan Teacher Cancellation Program
Dan Davison
564-3791

Federal Program Resources
Donna Tackett
564-3791

Federal Reporting
Candy Johnson
564-5279

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

Finance, Local School Districts
Kay Kennedy 
564-5279

Financial and Materials Management
Hiren Desai
564-2351

Food Services
Denise Hagan
564-5625

Foreign Exchange Students
Handled by U.S. Dept. of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs 
(202) 632-6445

Foreign Languages
Jacqueline Van Houten
564-2106

Formative Assessment
Sean Elkins
564-2106

Fourth-Grade Transition
Rebecca Atkins-Stumbo/Joe McCowan 
564-2106

GEARUP
Sharon Johnston 
564-2106

GED
Handled by Kentucky Adult Education 
573-5114

Gifted and Talented Education Services
Denise Bailey 
564-4970

Governmental Services Training
Rita Belen/Rebecca Ogden 
564-3716

Governor's Cup
Handled by Kentucky Association Academic Competition
502-223-0088

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

Graduation Rates
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Graduation Requirements
Todd Baldwin/Karen Kidwell 
564-2106

Grants
Thelma Hawkins 
564-1979
Olivia Willoughby
564-3930

Graphics and Artwork
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

Grievances, KDE
Lynn McGowan-McNear/Angela Smith
564-3716

Hardware/Software Standards, Oversight and Assistance
Damon Jackey
564-2020

Head Start State Collaboration Office
Earl Trevor 
502-782-0200

Health Education
Jamie Sparks
564-2706

Health Sciences/Career Education
Karen Smith 
564-3472

Health Services
Karen Erwin
564-5279

Hearing Impairment
Bill Melton 
(859) 239-7017
Soraya Mathews
564-4970

High Schools
Laura Arnold
564-3472

High Schools That Work
Karen Smith 
564-3472

HIV/AIDS Prevention Education
Renee White 
564-2706

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

Home Schools
Dawn Offutt
564-3791

Homeless Children
Mary Marshall 
564-3791

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

IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
Johnny Collett/Denise Bailey
564-4970

Immigrant Education
Shelda Hale/Jayne Kraemer 
564-4970

Immunizations
Karen Erwin 
564-5279

Impact Aid
Vacant
564-3846

Indirect Cost Rate, Local School Districts
Karen Conway
564-3846

Individual Education Plan
Denise Bailey/Johnny Collett/Mike Miller
564-4970

Individual Learning Plans (ILP)
Sharon Johnston 
564-2106

Industrial Education
Larry Helphinstine 
564-3472

Infinite Campus
Garnetta Barnette
564-5279

Infinite Campus (Special Education)
Windy Newton/Chris Thacker 
564-4970

Information Technology
David Couch 
564-2020

Information Technology Education
Carol Frakes 
564-3472

Instructional Leadership Program
David Simpson 
564-1479

Instructional Materials
Kathy Mansfield
564-2106

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

Insurance, Local School Districts
Property
 Greg Dunbar, 564-4326
Health
 Gail Cox, 564-3846
Vehicles
  Roy Prince, 564-5279

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

Interdisciplinary Courses
Carol Frakes
564-3472

IPR (Interim Performance Reports)
Kevin Hill
564-9853

Internal Audits, KDE
Carolyn Smither
564-2351

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 
564-3472

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
Melissa Terrell
564-2000

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

Kentucky Board of Education
Mary Ann Miller 
564-3141

Kentucky Center for Instructional Discipline
Johnny Collett/Denise Bailey
564-4970
Mike Waford 
(502) 330-3866

Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual Library
Kathy Mansfield 
564-2106

Kentucky Education Network (KEN)
Tim Sizemore
564-2020

Kentucky Educator Placement Services (KEPS)
Candace Souder 
564-1479

Kentucky School for the Blind and
Kentucky School for the Deaf
Johnny Collett/Soraya Mathews
564-4970
John Roberts 
(502) 897-1583
Bill Melton 
(859) 239-7017

Kentucky Schools Directory
Melissa Terrell 
564-2000

Kentucky Special Education Cooperatives
Johnny Collett 
564-4970

Kentucky State Improvement Grant
Denise Bailey/Toyah Robey 
564-4970

Kentucky Statewide Longitudinal Data System
DeDe Conner
564-2020

Kentucky Student Infomation Systems
Garnetta Barnette
564-5279

Kentucky Teacher
Nancy Rodriguez 
564-2000

Kentucky Virtual School
Bob Fortney
564-4772

Kentucky Writing Program
Renee Boss/Cindy Parker 
564-2106

KEPS (Kentucky Educator Placement Service)
Candace Souder
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 
564-9850

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

K-PREP
Rhonda Sims
564-4394

Language Arts/Literacy
Cindy Parker
564-2106


Law/Regulations, Pupil Transportation
Roy Prince 
564-5279

Leadership Assessments
Connie Lester
564-2116

Leadership Hours
David Simpson 
564-1479

Leadership Networks
Karen Kidwell
564-2106

Learn and Serve
Joan Howard 
564-1473

Learning Disabilities
Melissa Ferrell/Denise Bailey/Johnny Collett 
564-4970

Leases, KDE
Scott Craig 
564-8137

Leases, Local School Districts
Ken Smith
564-3846

Legal Services
Kevin Brown 
564-4474

Legal Services-Exceptional Children
Sammie Lambert 
564-4970

Library Media Programs
Kathy Mansfield 
564-2106

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

Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
Shelda Hale 
564-4970

Live @ Edu
Phil Coleman
564-2020

Locally Operated Career Technical Schools
Vacant 
564-3472

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

Low Incidence Disabilities
Toyah Robey
564-4970

Lunch Program, Schools
Sue Bartenfield
564-5625

Mail Services, KDE
Mike Whittaker 
564-4492

Maintenance Training for School Bus Mechanics
Dave Mangum 
564-5279

Management Assistance, Local School Districts
Hiren Desai
564-1976

Marketing Education
Mike Hackworth 
564-3472

Mary Jo Young Scholarship
Handled by KHEAA
696-7200

Mathematics
Robin Hill/Chyleigh Rose
564-2106

Mathematics Achievement Fund
Samantha Thomas 
564-4970

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
Leah Settle
564-2351

Middle Level Education
Sharon Johnston 
564-2106

Migrant Education
Andrea Carter/Charliese Lewis 
564-3791

Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards
Donna Melton 
564-1479

Minority Educator Recruitment Programs
Monica Davis 
564-1479

Minority Superintendent Intern Program
Michael Dailey/Renee Scott 
564-1479

Missing Children
Libby Taylor 
564-3472

Model Procurement Framework
Saundra Hamon
564-2106

Model Procurement 
Jeffrey Coulter 
564-3846

Moderate and Severe Disabilities
Toyah Robey
564-4970

Monitoring Programs, Exceptional Children
Roger Lacy/Johnny Collett/Denise Bailey
564-4970

Multicultural Opportunities
Vacant 
564-3791

MUNIS Financial System
Charley Hall
564-2020
Kay Kennedy
564-3930

Music Education
Robert Duncan
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
Brenda McEntyre
564-3791

Nepotism
Kevin Brown 
564-4474

Network/Internet Access
Phil Coleman 
564-2020

New Superintendent Training & Testing
Jennifer Elliott
564-4201

News Releases
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

NIMAS (National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard)
Toyah Robey/Cathy White/Denise Bailey 
564-4970

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Consequences
David Millanti 
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
Libby Taylor
564-3472

Non-Academic Data
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Non-Public Schools
Dawn Offutt 
564-3791

Nonresident Student Contract
Cheri Meadows
564-5279

Nutrition and Health Services
Denise Hagan 
564-5625

Occupational Based Teacher Certification
Karla Tipton 
564-3472

Occupational Skill Standards
Pam Moore 
564-3472

Open House
DeDe Conner
564-2020

Open Records/Open Meetings
Kevin Brown 
564-4474

P-20
Cheryl Harron
564-2020

Paraeducator Assessment
Dawn Offutt 
564-4970

Paraprofessional
David Millanti 
564-3791

Parent Resource Center/Parent Support
Denise Bailey 
564-4970

Parental Involvement-Public Engagement
Bill Buchanan 
564-7056
Linda Robinson/Brigette Stacy/Shaun Murphy 
564-1473

Partnership for Minority Student Achievement
Michael Dailey 
564-1479

Partnership for Next-Generation Learning
David Cook
564-4201

Pathway to Careers
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

Payroll, KDE
Rebecca Ogden
564-3716

Perkins Accountability
Karla Tipton 
564-3472

Perkins Student Loan
Dan Davison
564-3791

Personal Service Contracts
Leah Settle
564-2351

Personnel Directory
Anita Fleming 
564-2000

Personnel Services, KDE
Lynn McGowan-McNear/Rebecca Ogden 
564-3716

Photography
Amy Wallot 
564-2000

Physical Education
Jamie Sparks 
564-2706

Pilot Visitations, Transportation
Dave Mangum 
564-5279

Policies and Procedures, Exceptional Children
Johnny Collett/Sammie Lambert
564-4970

Preschool
Annie Rooney French/Janis Logsdon
564-7056

Preschool Contracting
Laura Wathen 
564-7056

Preschool - Voluntary Certification
Annie Rooney French 
564-7056

Presidential Awards/Mathematics and Science
Robin Hill/Sean Elkins
564-2106

Press Secretary/Media Issues
Lisa York Gross 
564-2000

Primary Program
Rebecca Atkins-Stumbo
564-7056

Printing Services, KDE
Karen Wirth 
564-1979

Private Schools
Dawn Offutt 
564-3791

Professional Development
Jeff Stamper
564-1479

Professional Development Bulletin Board
Vacant
564-4201

Professional Development - Early Childhood
Vacant
564-8341

Professional Staff Data (PSD)
Jennifer Rowe
564-3846

Program of Studies
Karen Kidwell
564-2106

Program Reviews
Rae McEntyre
564-2106

Project Graduation
Libby Taylor 
564-3472

Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Vacant 
564-3472

Project Management
Mike Leadingham 
564-2020

Property Inventory, KDE
Keith McRay 
564-8137

Publications (KDE Bookstore)
Melissa Terrell
564-2000

Pupil Attendance
Cheri Meadows
564-5279

Pupil Attendance Software
Charley Hall 
564-2020

Pupil Transportation
Roy Prince 
564-5279

Purchasing, KDE
Valerie Blade-Thomas 
564-2351

Race, Sex, and National Origin Desegregation
Assistance Program
Dan Davison
564-3791

Read to Achieve Grants
Kim Willhoite
564-2106

Refocusing Secondary Education
Laura Arnold
564-3472

Reimbursement, Transportation
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

Research and Validation
Kevin Hill 
564-9853

Response to Intervention (RTI)
Kim Willhoite 564-2106
Denise Bailey/Toyah Robey 
564-4970

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

Rural Low-Income School Program
David Millanti
564-3791

Safe and Drug Free Schools
Libby Taylor 
564-3472

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

Safe School Data
Libby Taylor 
564-3472

Safety Awareness Program, K-3
Roy Prince
564-5279

Safety Core Curriculum
Roy Prince 
564-5279

Saturday Learning Program, Extended School Services
Sherri Clusky 
564-2106

Scholastic Audit, School and District
Connie Lester
564-2116

School Activity Fund
Jeffrey Coulter 
564-3846

School Banks
Mike Hackworth 
564-3472

School-Based Decision Making
Mary Jo Rist
564-3791

School-Based Enterprises
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

School-Based Health Services Program-Medicaid
Christel Hockensmith
564-4970

School Breakfast Program
Sue Bartenfield 
564-5625

School Bus Accident Investigations
Roy Prince 
564-5279

School Bus Accident Reports
Roy Prince 
564-5279

School Bus Driver Status and Update Training
Roy Prince 
564-5279

School Bus Inventory and Regulation
Dave Mangum 
564-5279

School Calendar
Cheri Meadows
564-5279

School Choice (NCLB)
David Millanti
564-3971

School Council Training
Mary Jo Rist
564-3791

School Councils
Mary Jo Rist
564-3791

School Counseling Services
Sharon Johnston 
564-2106

School Facilities Construction Commission
Greg Dunbar 
564-4326

School Lunch Program
Sue Bartenfield
564-5625

School Management Application Services
Charley Hall
564-2020

School Number Assignment
Lori Davis
564-5279

School Nurse Consultant
Karen Erwin 
564-5279

School Psychological and Psychometric Services
Vacant
564-4970

School Readiness
Bill Buchanan
564-7056

School Report Card
Jay Roberts 
564-9853

School Safety/Violence
Handled by the Center for School Safety
859-622-2898

School Volunteers
Joan Howard 
564-1473

Schoolwide Programs - Title I
Donna Tackett
564-3791

Science
Sean Elkins
564-2106

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

Service Learning
Joan Howard
564-1473

Skills Standards and Assessments
Pam Moore 
564-3472

Skills USA
Steve Phillipi 
564-4286

Small, Rural School Achievement Program
David Millanti
564-3791

Social Media
Stephanie Siria
564-4201

Social Studies
Charles Hall
564-2106

Solicitations, Requests for Proposals
Leah Settle 
564-2351

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

Speech/Language Disabled
Gwen Buffington 
564-4970

Standards and Indicators for School Improvement
Kristie Kelly
564-2116

STARS for KIDS NOW Quality Rating System
Vacant 
564-8341

State Advisory Panel, Exceptional Children
Johnny Collett
564-4970

State Board of Education
Mary Ann Miller 
564-3141

State Grants
Susan Ronca 
564-1979

State Personnel Development Grants (SPDH)
Toyah Robey/Denise Bailey/Johnny Collett
564-4970

State Testing Assessment Administration
Rhonda Sims
564-4394

State Testing (K-PREP)
Rhonda Sims
564-4394

State Testing Information and Communications
Lisa York Gross
564-2000

State Testing Violations
Patsy Kenner
564-4474

Stockroom Services, KDE
Mike Whittaker 
564-4492

Strategic Plan, KBE
Mary Ann Miller 
564-3141

Student Assessment
Rhonda Sims 
564-4394

Student Information System (Exceptional Children)
Windy Newton
564-4970

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

Substance Abuse Prevention
Libby Taylor 
564-3472

Summer Food Service Program
Sue Bartenfield 
564-5625

Summer Learning Program/ESS
Sherri Clusky 
564-2106

Summer Programming/21st CCLC
Linda Robinson
564-4772

Superintendent Salary
Jennifer Rowe
564-3846

Superintendent Vacancies
David Cook 
564-4201

Supplemental Educational Services
Claude Christian 
564-3791

Tax Rates, Local School Districts
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

Teacher of the Year Program
Donna Melton 
564-1479

Teacher of the Year Program/Special Education
Christel Hockensmith 
564-4970

Teacher Salary Schedule
Jennifer Rowe 
564-3846

Teacher Tribunals
Kevin Brown/Tina Drury 
564-4474

Technology, Procurement Procedures,
Hardware/Software
Jessica Abbott
564-2020

Technology Resource Teachers (TRT)
Vacant 
564-2106

Technology Standard for Teachers and Administrators
David Couch 
564-2020

TEDS (Technical Education Data System)
Karla Tipton 
564-3472

Teenage Pregnancy Prevention
Renee White 
564-2706

Telephone Services, KDE
Scott Craig 
564-8137

TELL Kentucky Survey
Troy Teegarden
564-1479

Test Development
Roger Erwin
564-2256

Textbooks/Funding
Karen Wirth 
564-1979

Textbooks/Instructional Materials
Kathy Mansfield 
564-2106

Thinkfinity Professional Development State Administrator
Karla Dobson 
564-2106

Title I, Improving the Academic Achievement of Disadvantaged Children
David Millanti 
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
564-1479

Title III
Shelda Hale/Jayne Kraemer
564-2106

Title IV, Civil Rights
Donna Tackett
564-3791

Title IV, Safe and Drug Free Schools
Libby Taylor
564-3472

Title IX, Gender Equity
Daniel Davison
564-3791

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

Transferability
Becky Stoddard 
564-1979

Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities
Johnny Collett/Christel Hockensmith 
564-4970

Transition to Teaching
Candace Souder 
564-1479

Traumatic Brain Injury
Laura McCullough/Denise Bailey
564-4970

Travel, KDE
Claudette Tracy 
564-2351

Troops to Teachers Program
Handled by EPSB 
564-4606

TSA (Technology Student Association)
Vacant 
564-3472

Tutoring Programs
Claude Christian 
564-3791

Unbridled Learning
Lisa York Gross
564-2000

Underground Storage
Dave Mangum 
564-5279

Unite to Read
Reeca Carver 
564-3472

United States Senate Youth
Donna Melton 
564-1479

Universal Design for Learning
Melissa Ferrell 
564-4772
Cathy White
564-4970

Upward Bound Program
Vacant
564-4772

Very Special Arts Kentucky
Mary Claire O’Neal 
564-3472
Mike Miller 
564-4970

Video Production Services
Clint Goins/Andy Liaupsin
564-2020

Visual Impairment
Cathy Johnson/Kathy Jones 
(502) 897-1583
Soraya Mathews
564-4970

Voice Mail, KDE
Scott Craig 
564-8137

Waivers for Exceptional Children Programs
Mike Miller/Kim Casey 
564-4970

Waivers for Extended School Services Programs
Sherri Clusky 
564-2106

Work-Based Learning
Donnalie Stratton 
564-3472

World Languages
Jacqueline Van Houten
564-2106