504 Plan
Vacant
564-4970
Academic Standards/P21 Initiatives
Karen Kidwell
564-2106x4139
ACCESS for English Language Learners
Chris Williams
564-4394x4750
Accounting, Reports and Information
Vacant
564-2351
Accreditation of Non-Public Schools
Handled by KY Non-Public Schools Commission
(859) 380-1845
ACT Tests
Jennifer Larkins
564-4394x4715
Activity Fund, School
Steve Lyles
564-3930x4416
Administrative Leadership Institute
Jennifer Baker
564-1479x4501
Adolescent Literacy
Veda McClain
564-2106x4522
Advanced Placement/Dual Credit/AdvanceKY
Vacant
564-4970
Advanced Placement Test Fee Funding
Jennifer Pusateri
564-4970x4116
Advanced Placement Online
April Pieper
564-4970x4519
Advisor/Advisee Program
Jennifer Smith
564-4970x4531
Affordable Care Act
Jackie Chism
564-3846x4445
After School 21st Century Programs
Brigette Stacy
564-1473x4072
After School 21st Century Programs/Funding
Thelma Hawkins
564-1979x4361
After School Learning Programs, Extended School Services
April Pieper
564-4970x4519
After School Learning Programs, Extended School Services/Funding
Nicole Crosthwaite
564-1979x4328
Agriculture Education
Matt Chaliff x4208/Brandon Davis x4203
564-4286
Alternate Assessment
Kevin O'Hair
564-4394x4735
Alternate Assessment Programs
Yayo Radder
564-4970x4108
Alternative Education Programs
Sherri Clusky
564-4772x4040
Americans with Disabilities (ADA) 504 ADA for department staff
Lynn McGowan-McNear x4311/Anitra Williams x4314
564-3716
Americans with Disabilities (ADA) 504 ADA for students
Sammie Lambert
564-4970x4527
Archery Program
Handled by Fish & Wildlife
564-7109
Archives, KDE
Scott Craig x4305/Kyra Vermillion x4342
564-8137
Arts and Humanities Education
Kyle Lee
564-2106x4152
Artwork
Anita Fleming x4601/Mike Gray x4607
564-2000
Asbestos
Greg Dunbar
564-4326x4429
Assessment Accomodations
Kevin O'Hair x4735/Cindy Warren x4738
564-4394
Assessment Accommodations Program Area
Robin Linton x4148/Yayo Radder x4108
564-4970
Assessment/Accountability Communications
Jennifer Stafford
564-4394x4714
Assessment/Accountability System and Regulations
Rhonda Sims
564-2256x4751
Assessment Design and Implementation
Kevin Hill
564-9853x4712
Assessment Support (DACs/State Testing)
Jennifer Stafford
564-4394x4714
ASSIST, Technical
Brandon Quick
564-3791x4020
Assistive Technology
April Pieper
564-4970x4519
At-Risk Afterschool Meals
Elizabeth Fiehler
564-5625x2493
At-Risk Students
Donna Tackett
564-3791x4046
Attendance Audits
Cheri Meadows
564-5279x4451
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Robin Linton
564-4970x4148
Robert Meacham
564-9850x4112
Audits, Local School Districts
LaTonya Bell
564-3846x4418
Autism
Jeffrey Coles x4536/Stephanie Sterling x4126
564-4970
Awards and Recognition
Donna Melton
564-1473x4061
Behavior Interventions
Robert Meacham
564-9850x4112
April Pieper
564-4970x4519
Bidding/Purchasing, Local School Districts
Jessica Abbott x2448/Melissa Moore x2438
564-2020
LaTonya Bell
564-3846x4418
Bilingual Education
Gary Martin
564-4970x4157
Alfonso De Torres Nunez
564-2106x4134
Blue Ribbon Schools
Mary Ann Miller
564-3141x4840
Boards of Education (Local Vacancies)
Amy Peabody x4813/John Thompson x4836
564-4474
Bond Sale
LaTonya Bell x4418/Gail Cox x4462
564-3846
Bookstore
Melissa Terrell
564-2000x4605
Budgets & Financial Management, KDE
Charles Harman
564-1979x4326
Budgets, Local School Districts
Carol Buell x4438/Karen Conway x4435
564-3846
Bullying
Jeffrey Coles
564-4970x4536
Victoria Fields
564-4772x4015
Bus Procurement and Specifications
Dave Mangum
564-5279x4422
Business Education
Betty Montgomery
564-4286x4220
Byrd Scholarships
Handled by Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA)
696-7200
Calculations, Transportation
Krystal Downey x4425/Chay Ritter x4453
564-3846
Calendar of Meetings
Melissa Terrell
564-2000x4605
Career and Technical Education
Laura Arnold
564-4286x4230
Career and Technical Education Accountability
Pamela Moore
564-4286x4215
Career and Technical Education/Funding
Lea Ann Lewis
564-4286x4239
Career and Technical Student Organizations
Matt Chaliff
564-4286x4208
Career Choices
Betty Montgomery
564-4286x4220
Career Cluster/Majors
Marissa Hancock
564-4286x4222
Career Counseling
Jennifer Smith
564-4970x4531
Career Interest & Aptitude Assessment
Betty Montgomery
564-4286x4220
Career/Transition Plans
Jennifer Smith
564-4970x4531
Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
Karla Tipton
564-4286x4221
Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act/Funding
Lea Ann Lewis
564-4286x4239
Certification
Handled by Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB)
564-4606
Certified Local District Vacancies/Postings/Waivers
Renee Scott
564-1479x4529
Certified Personnel Evaluation
Todd Davis
564-1479x4537
Character Education
Brigette Stacy
564-1473x4072
Child Abuse Prevention
Sherri Clusky
564-4772x4040
Child and Adult Care Food Programs
Elizabeth Fiehler
564-5625x4949
Civil Rights Data Collection
Candy Johnson
564-2020x2471
Class Size and Waivers/Exceptional Children
Robin Linton
564-4970x4148
Classification Plan, Local School Districts
Carol Buell x4438/Karen Conway x4435
564-3846
Classified Staff Data (CSD)
Carol Buell x4438/Karen Conway x4435
564-3846
Collaborative Teaching Model Training
and Strategies/Exceptional
Traci Branstutter
564-4970x4110
College & Career Readiness Initiatives
Matt Chaliff x4208/Leslie Slaughter x4218
564-4286
Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Administrator
John Wyatt
564-5279x4421
CDL (Commercial Drivers License) Core Curriculum Instructor Training
John Wyatt
564-5279x4421
CDL (Commercial Drivers License) Reimbursements Instructor Training
John Wyatt
564-5279x4421
CDL (Commercial Drivers License) State Police Liaison
John Wyatt
564-5279x4421
Commissioner's Advisory Councils
Stephanie Siria
564-2000x4614
Committee for Mathematics Achievement
Pamela Pickens
564-4970x4158
Commonwealth School Improvement Fund/Funding
Karen Wirth
564-1979x4319
Communications
Rebecca Blessing
564-2000x4604
Community-Based Instruction for Students with Disabilities
Vacant
564-4970
Community-Based Work Transition Programs for Students with Disabilities
Yayo Radder x4108/Veronica Sullivan x4114
564-4970
Community Early Childhood Councils
Sally Shepherd
564-7056x4716
Community Education
Brigette Stacy
564-1473x4072
Community Eligibility Provision
Valerie Crouch
564-5625x4912
Competency Based Education
David Cook
564-4201x4832
Competitive Grants Solications
Charles Harman
564-2351x4326
Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
Brandon Quick
564-3791x4020
Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR)
Mary Ann Miller
564-3141x4840
Construction, Plan, Review
Greg Dunbar
564-4326x4429
Contracts, Memorandums of Agreement/Personal Service
Charles Harman
564-2351x4326
Cooperative Education, Work-Based Learning
Leslie Slaughter x4218/Mary Taylor x4237
564-4286
Coordinated School Health
Jamie Sparks
564-2106x4539
Counseling Services
Jennifer Smith
564-4970x4531
Counselors for the New Milennium
Jennifer Baker
564-1479x4501
Crisis Response Services
Victoria Fields
564-4772x4015
Critical Shortage Determination
Kathy Collins
564-1479x4535
Cultural Diversity
Alfonso De Torres Nunez x4134/Kelly Clark x4521
564-3791
Curriculum Support
Saundra Hamon
564-2106x4137
Delivery/Performance Management
Karen Dodd
564-2102x4700
Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum
Handled by Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
782-0200
Sally Shepherd
564-2106x4716
Diagnostic Reviews
Kelly Foster
564-5130x4001
Digital Driver's License
Marty Park
564-2020x2495
Digital Learning
Marty Park
564-2020x2495
Disciplinary Actions
Lynn McGowan-McNear x4311/Angela Smith x4313
564-3716
Distribution Center, KDE
Mike Whittaker
564-4492x4334
Distributive Clubs of America (DECA)
Gary Colvin
330-2690
District and School Collection Repository (DASCR)
Rodney Bennett
564-4326x4449
District Facility Plan Review
Greg Dunbar
564-4326x4429
District Financial Application Services (MUNIS)
MUNIS Help Desk
(800) 722-4908
Districts of Innovation
David Cook
564-4201x4832
Dropout Prevention/Re-engagement
Christina Weeter
564-4772x4067
Dual Credit Scholarship Program
Handled by Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA)
696-7200
Due Process Hearings/Appeals/Exceptional Children
Todd Allen
564-4474x4833
Early Childhood Development (KIDS NOW)
Handled by Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
782-0200
Early Childhood Development - Scholarship (KIDS NOW)
Handled by Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
782-0200
Early Childhood Personnel (IECE)
Annie Rooney-French
564-7056x4736
Early Childhood Regional Training Centers
Sally Shepherd
564-7056x4716
Early College Designs
Kelly Clark
564-2106x4521
Early Literacy
Rebecca Atkins-Stumbo
564-7056x4708
Economics at Work
Betty Montgomery
564-4286x4220
Education Technology
David Couch
564-2020x2229
Education Technology Field Services for Schools and Districts
Chuck Austin
564-2020x2231
Educational Recovery Staff
Kelly Foster
564-5130x4001
Educator Equity/Diversity
Jennifer Baker
564-1479x4501
Educators Rising
Vacant
564-4286
Educators Rising Initiative
Kayla Godbey
564-4286x4206
Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA)
Renee Scott
564-1479x4529
Emotional Behavior Disorder (EBD)
Jeffrey Coles
564-4970x4536
Robert Meacham
564-9850x4112
Employee Evaluation
Viembre Nicholson x4341/Angela Smith x4313
564-3716
End-of-Course Assessments
Pamela Powers
564-4394x4741
Engineering and Technology Education
Mark Harrell
564-4286x4227
English as a Second Language
Gary Martin
564-4970x4157
Environmental Education
Vacant
564-9299
Equal Employment Opportunity, KDE
Angela Smith x4313/Anitra Williams x4314
564-3716
Equipment Inventory, KDE
Keith McRay
564-8137x4353
Equitable Access to Effective Educators
Jennifer Baker
564-1479x4501
E-Rate
Anne Rothenburger-Day x2469/Scott Kane x2214
564-2020
e-Transcripts
Jessica Carlton
564-2020x2468
Ethics
Kevin C. Brown
564-4474x4814
Even Start
Annie Rooney-French
564-7056x4736
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Waiver
Mary Ann Miller
564-3141x4840
Exceptional Children Data
Amy Patterson
564-4970x4513
Exceptional Children Services
Kathie Anderson
564-4970x4133
Exceptional Children Services/Formal Complaints
Susan Farra
564-4970x4136
Extended School Services (ESS)
April Pieper x4519/Pam Wininger x4509
564-4970
Extended School Services Daytime Waivers
April Pieper x4519/Pam Wininger x4509
564-4970
Extended School Services Evaluation
April Pieper x4519/Pam Wininger x4509
564-4970
Extended School Year (ESY) for Students with Disabilities
Yayo Radder
564-4970x4108
Facilities, Design & Construction
Greg Dunbar
564-4326x4429
Facilities Planning
Greg Dunbar
564-4326x4429
Family and Consumer Sciences
Kayla Godbey
564-4286x4206
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
Reeca Carver
564-4286x4223
Family Resource and Youth Services Centers
Morgan Lovitt
564-1473x4030
Federal Grants
Thelma Hawkins
564-1979x4361
Federal Legislation
Kevin C. Brown
564-4474x4814
Federal Perkins Loan Teacher Cancellation Program
Brandon Quick
564-3791x4020
Federal Program Resources
Donna Tackett
564-3791x4046
Federal Reporting
Candy Johnson
564-2020x2471
Cathy Lazarin
564-3791x4006
Finance, Local School Districts
Steve Lyles
564-3930x4416
Food Services
Deanna Tackett
564-5625x4929
Foreign Exchange Students
Handled by U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
(202) 401-9810
Foreign Languages
Alfonso De Torres Nunez
564-2106x4134
Formative Assessment Process
Rae McEntyre
564-2106x4104
Foster Children
Helen Jones
564-3791x4070
Fourth-Grade Transition
Rebecca Atkins-Stumbo
564-7056x4708
Joe McCowan
564-4970x4121
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
Connie Witt
564-4286x4256
Future Farmers of America (FFA)
Matt Chaliff
564-4286x4208
GEAR UP
April Pieper x4519/Jennifer Smith x4531
564-4970
Ericka Jenkins
564-2020x2473
GED
Handled by Kentucky Adult Education
573-5114
Gifted and Talented Education Services
Leann Pickerill
564-4970x4120
Global Competency
Kelly Clark x4521/Alfonso De Torres Nunez x4134
564-2106
Governmental Services Training
Rita Belen x4310/Anitra Williams x4314
564-3716
Governor’s Cup
Handled by Kentucky Association of Academic Competition
223-0088
Governor’s Scholars Program
Handled by Council on Postsecondary Education
573-1555
Graduation Rates
Kevin Hill
564-9853x4712
Graduation Requirements
Karen Kidwell
564-2106x4139
Graphics and Artwork
Anita Fleming x4601/Mike Gray x4607
564-2000
Grievances, KDE
Viembre Nicholson x4341/Angela Smith x4313
564-3716
Hardware/Software Standards, Oversight and Assistance
Jessica Abbott
564-2020x2448
Head Start State Collaboration Office
Handled by Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
782-0200
Health Education
Audra Deli-Hoofnagle
564-2106x4530
Health Occupations Students of America(HOSA)
Elizabeth Bullock
564-4286x4253
Health Sciences/Career Education
Peggy Williford
564-4286x4212
Health Services
Karen Erwin
564-5279x4457
Hearing Impairment
Artie Grassman
(859) 239-7017
High Schools
Karen Kidwell
564-2106x4139
High Schools That Work
Linda Floyd
(606) 312-1480
HIV/AIDS Prevention Education
Stephanie Bunge
564-2106x4543
Home/Hospital Instruction (Special Education)
Traci Branstutter
564-4970x4110
Home Schools
Neil Watts
564-3791x4054
Homeless Children
Helen Jones
564-3791x4070
Human Resources Management
Lynn McGowan-McNear
564-3716x4311
Immigrant Education
Gary Martin
564-4970x4157
Immunizations
Karen Erwin
564-5279x4457
Impact Aid
Chay Ritter
564-3846x4453
Indirect Cost Rate, Local School Districts
Karen Conway
564-3846x4435
Individual Education Program
Vacant
564-4970
Individual Learning Plans (ILP)
Jennifer Smith
564-4970x4531
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Susan Farra
564-4970x4136
Industrial Education
Dana Tackett
564-4286x4224
Information Security/Data Breaches
Robert Hackworth
564-2020x2436
Information Technology Education
Scott U'Sellis
564-4286x4225
Innovation Lab Network
David Cook
564-4201x4832
Innovative Administrative Regulation Waivers
David Cook
564-4201x4832
Instrucional Management System (IMS)
Maritta Horne
564-2020x2478
Instrucional Management System (IMS)/Educator
Development Suite Help Desk
(855) 435-7459
Instructional Materials
Kathy Mansfield
564-2106x4500
Instructional Strategies for Diverse Learners
Gary Martin x4157/Leann Pickerill x4120
564-4970
Insurance, Local School Districts
Property
Greg Dunbar
564-4326x4429
Health
Gail Cox
564-3846x4462
School Buses
Dave Mangum
564-5279x4422
Insurance, School for the Blind/School for the Deaf/FFA Camp/
Central Office
Keith McRay
564-8137x4353
Interdisciplinary Courses
Leslie Slaughter
564-4286x4218
Internal Audits, KDE
Carolyn Smither
564-2351x4309
Internet Content Management (Light Speed K-12)
KETS Help Desk
866-538-7435
Internet/Kentucky Education Network (KEN) K-12
KETS Help Desk
866-538-7435
Juvenile Justice - Kentucky Educational Collaborative
for State Agency Children
Christina Weeter
564-4772x4067
K-3 Programs
Rebecca Atkins-Stumbo
564-7056x4708
April Pieper
564-4970x4519
K-12 Data Services
Phile Bigard
564-2020x2274
KDE Bookstore
Melissa Terrell
564-2000x4605
KDE News App
KETS Help Desk
(866) 538-7435
Kentucky Academic Standards
Karen Kidwell
564-2106x4139
Kentucky Board of Education (KBE)
Mary Ann Miller
564-3141x4840
Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) Strategic Plan
Mary Ann Miller
564-3141x4840
Kentucky Center for Instructional Discipline
Gretta Hylton
565-4970x4109
Robert Meacham
564-9850x4112
Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual Library
Kathy Mansfield
564-2106x4500
Kentucky Education Network (KEN)
Tim Sizemore
564-2020x2222
Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS)
David Couch
564-2020x2229
Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) Contract Information
Jessica Abbott x2448/Melissa Moore x2438
564-2020
Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) Help Desk
(866) 538-7435
Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) Internet
Access for Schools and Districts
Phil Coleman
564-2020x2204
Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) Master Plan
David Couch
564-2020x2229
Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) Offers of Assistance
Anne Rothenburger-Day x2469/Scott Kane x2214
564-2020
Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES)
Handled by Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
696-7200
Kentucky Educator Placement Services (KEPS)
Renee Scott
564-1479x4529
Kentucky Invests in Developing Success Now (KIDS NOW)
Handled by Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
782-0200
Kentucky Occupational Skill Standards and Assessment (KOSSA)
Sherri Craig
564-4286x4226
Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf
Tristan Parsons
897-1583
Will Begley
897-1583
Kentucky Schools Directory
Melissa Terrell
564-2000x4605
Kentucky Special Education Cooperatives
Gretta Hylton
564-4970x4109
Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant
Sammie Lambert
564-4970x4527
Kentucky Statewide Longitudinal Data System
DeDe Conner
564-2020x2208
Kentucky Student Information Systems (KSIS)
Becky Jenkins
564-2020x2475
Kentucky Teacher
Jennifer Ginn
564-2000x4606
Kentucky Writing Program
Veda McClain
564-2106x4522
Kentucky’s Affordable Prepaid Tuition (KAPT)
Handled by Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA)
696-7200
Kindergarten Screener
Melody Cooper
564-7056x4763
K-PREP (State Assessment)
Joy Barr
564-4394x4748
Language Arts/Literacy
Teresa Rogers
564-2106x4524
Law/Regulations, Pupil Transportation
Elisa Hanley
564-5279x4406
LEAD-Kentucky
Kelly Foster
564-5130x4001
Leadership Hours
Renee Scott
564-1479x4529
Leadership Networks
Karen Kidwell
564-2106x4139
Learning Disabilities
Robin Linton x4148/Yayo Radder x4108
564-4970
Leases, KDE
Scott Craig
564-8137x4305
Leases, Local School Districts
Carol Buell
564-3846x4438
Leases, Real Property
Greg Dunbar
564-4326x4429
Legal Services
Kevin C. Brown
564-4474x4814
Legal Services-Exceptional Children
Todd Allen
564-4474x4833
Legislative Liaison
Kevin C. Brown x4814/Tracy Goff-Herman x4815
564-4474
Library Media Programs
Kathy Mansfield
564-2106x4500
Licensing of Child Centers/Family Child Care Homes
Handled by Cabinet for Health and Family Services
564-7962
Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
Gary Martin
564-4970x4157
Locally Operated Career Technical Schools
David Horseman
564-4286x4233
Locally Operated Career Technical Schools/Funding
Lea Ann Lewis
564-4286x4239
Low Incidence Disabilities
Yayo Radder
564-4970x4108
Mail Services, KDE
Mike Whittaker
564-4492x4334
Maintenance Training for School Bus Mechanics
Dave Mangum
564-5279x4422
Management Assistance, Local School Districts
Robin Kinney
564-1976x4302
Marketing Education
Betty Montgomery
564-4286x4220
Mary Jo Young Scholarship
Handled by Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
696-7200
Mathematics
Krista Hall x4131/Robin Hill x4130
564-2106
Mathematics Achievement Fund
Pamela Pickens
564-4970x4158
Maximum Class Size
Jennifer Baker
564-1479x4501
Media Relations
Nancy Rodriguez
564-2000x4610
Mediation, Exceptional Children
Todd Allen
564-4474x4833
Medicaid, School-Based Administrative Claiming
Rebecca Stoddard
564-1979x4323
Medically Fragile Students
Vacant
564-4970
Microsoft Academy Services
Laura Raganas
564-2020x4064
Microsoft Office 365
KETS Help Desk
ketshelp@education.ky.gov
(866) 538-7435
Middle Level Education
Karen Kidwell
564-2106x4139
April Pieper
564-4970x4519
Migrant Education
Christina Benassi
564-3791x4025
Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards
Donna Melton
564-1473x4061
Minority Educator Recruitment Retention Loan
Forgiveness Program
Monica Murphy
564-1479x4050
Missing ChildrenVictoria Fields
564-4772x4015
Model Curriculum Framework
Saundra Hamon
564-2106x4137
Model Procurement
LaTonya Bell
564-3846x4418
Moderate and Severe Disabilities
Yayo Radder
564-4970x4108
Monitoring Programs, Exceptional Children
Veronica Sullivan
564-4970x4414
MUNIS
MUNIS Help Desk
Music Education
Kyle Lee
564-2106x4152
National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)
Mark DeCandia
564-9853x4724
National Board Certification Salary Supplement
Jana Cox
564-3846x4409
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
Kathie Anderson x4133/Kim Casey x4161
564-4970
Neglected or Delinquent Children
Monica Shack
564-3791x4052
Nepotism
Amy Peabody
564-4474x4813
New Superintendent Training & Testing
Handled by Kentucky Association of School Administrators
875-3411
News Releases
Rebecca Blessing
564-2000x4604
No Pass/No Drive
Sherry Clusky
564-4772x4040
Non-Public Schools
Neil Watts
564-1473x4054
Non-resident Student Contract
Cheri Meadows
564-5279x4451
Nutrition Services
Deanna Tackett
564-5625x4929
Occupational Based Teacher Certification
Vacant
564-4286
Occupational Skill Standards
Sherri Craig
564-4286x4226
Online and Virtual Course Services
Heather Warrell
(270) 300-0287
Open House
DeDe Conner
564-2020x2208
Open Records/Open Meetings
Kevin C. Brown x4814/Amy Peabody x4813
564-4474
Operation Preparation
April Pieper x4519/Jennifer Smith x4531
564-4970
Paraeducator Assessment
Monica Shack
564-3791x4052
Paraprofessional
Monica Shack
564-3791x4052
ParentInfo
Brenna Kelly
564-2000x4609
Parent Resource Center/Parent Support
Robin Linton
564-4970x4148
Parental Involvement/Public Engagement
Brigette Stacy
564-1473x4072
Pathway to Careers
Marissa Hancock
564-4286x4222
Payroll, KDE
Rita Belen x4310/Angela Smith x4313
564-3716
Perkins Accountability
Karla Tipton
564-4286x4221
Perkins Student Loan
Brandon Quick
564-3791x4020
Persistence to Graduation
Personal Service Contracts
Charles Harman
564-2351x4326
Personnel Services, KDE
Lynn McGowan-McNear x4311/Angela Smith x4313
564-3716
Phone Directory
Kyra Vermillion
564-8137x4342
Photography
Bobby Ellis
564-2000x4612
Physical Education
Jamie Sparks
564-2106x4539
Pilot Visitations, Transportation
Dave Mangum
564-5279x4422
Policies and Procedures, Exceptional Children
Sammie Lambert
564-4970x4527
Preschool
Sally Shepherd
564-7056x4716
Preschool Contracting
Bill Buchanan
564-2106x4702
Preschool - Voluntary Certification
Annie Rooney-French
564-7056x4736
Presidential Awards/Mathematics and Science
Robin Hill
564-2106x4130
Press Secretary/Media Issues
Nancy Rodriquez
564-2000x4610
Primary Program
Rebecca Atkins-Stumbo
564-7056x4708
Printing Services, KDE
Leesa Unger
564-1979x4340
Private Schools
Neil Watts
564-1473x4054
Professional Development Bulletin Board
Joyce Richards
564-1479x4532
Professional Development - Early Childhood
Handled by Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
782-0200
Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES)
Christine Meisberger
564-1479x4510
Professional Learning
Joyce Richards
564-1479x4532
Professional Staff Data (PSD)
Carol Buell x4438/Karen Conway x4435
564-3846
Program of Studies/KY Academic Standards
Karen Kidwell
564-2106x4139
Program Reviews
Jamee Barton
564-2106x4545
Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Mark Harrell
564-4286x4227
Project Management
Mike Leadingham
564-2020x2202
Property Inventory, KDE
Keith McRay
564-8137x4353
Publications (KDE Bookstore)
Melissa Terrell
564-2000x4605
Pupil Attendance
Cheri Meadows
564-5279x4451
Pupil Attendance Software
Kristin Lambert
564-2020x2217
Pupil Transportation
Elisa Hanley
564-5279x4406
Purchasing, KDE
Nancy Hill
564-2351x4331
Read To Achieve Grants
Lori Shephard
564-4970x4114
Reimbursement, Transportation
Chay Ritter
564-3846x4453
Research
Alex Spurrier
564-2102x4706
Response to Intervention (RTI)
Traci Branstutter x4110/April Pieper x4519
564-4970
Restraints and Seclusions
Robert Meecham
564-9850x4112
Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
Handled by Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA)
696-7200
Rural Low-Income School Program
Vicki Fosbender
564-3791x4026
Safe and Drug Free Schools
Victoria Fields
564-4772x4015
Safe School Data
Windy Newton
564-4772x4063
Safety Administrator
Richard Owen
564-8137x4324
Safety Awareness Program, K-3
Elisa Hanley
564-5279x4406
Safety Core Curriculum
John Wyatt
564-5279x4421
Saturday Learning Program, Extended School Services
April Pieper
564-4970x4519
School Activity Fund
Steve Lyles
564-3930x4416
School Banks
Betty Montgomery
564-4286x4220
School-Based Decision Making
Ashlie Cox x4014/Natasha Napier x4010
564-3791
School-Based Enterprises
Betty Montgomery
564-4286x4220
School-Based Health Services Program-Medicaid
Vacant
564-1979
School Breakfast Program
Valerie Crouch
564-5625x4912
School Bus Accident Investigations
Elisa Hanley
564-5279x4406
School Bus Accident Reports
Elisa Hanley
564-5279x4406
School Bus Driver Status and Update Training
John Wyatt
564-5279x4421
School Bus Inventory and Regulation
Dave Mangum
564-5279x4422
School Calendar
Cheri Meadows
564-5279x4451
School Council Training
Ashlie Cox
564-3791x4014
School Councils
Ashlie Cox x4014/Natasha Napier x4010
564-3791
School Counseling Services
Jennifer Smith
564-4970x4531
School Curriculum Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC)
Joy Barr
564-4394x4748
School Facilities Construction Commission
Chelsey Bizzle, Executive Director
564-5582
School Lunch Programs
Valerie Crouch
564-5625x4912
School Numbers
Rodney Bennett
564-4326x4449
School Nurse Consultant
Karen Erwin
564-5279x4457
School Nutrition Programs
Valerie Crouch
564-5625x4912
School Psychological and Psychometric Services
Vacant
564-4970
School Readiness
Sally Shepherd
564-7056x4716
School Report Card
Jennifer Stafford
564-4394x4714
School Safety Compliance
Victoria Fields
564-4772x4015
School Safety/Violence
Handled by Center for School Safety (EKU)
(859) 622-2898
Schoolwide Programs - Title I
Donna Tackett
564-3791x4046
Science
Christine Duke x4143/Rae McEntyre x4104
564-2106
Skills Standards and Assessments
Sherri Craig
564-4286x4226
Skills USA
Larry Johnson
564-4286x4240
Small, Rural School Achievement Program
Vickie Fosbender
564-3791x4026
Social Media
Stephanie Siria
564-2000x4614
Social Studies
Jennifer Fraker
564-2106x4106
Solicitations, Requests for Proposals
Charles Harman
564-2351x4326
Special Populations, Career and Technical Education
Debbie Seider
564-4286x4231
Speech/Language Impairments
Vacant
564-4970
STARS for KIDS NOW Quality Rating System
Handled by Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
782-0200
State Advisory Panel, Exceptional Children
Jeffrey Coles
564-4970x4536
State Assessment (K-PREP)
Jennifer Stafford
564-4394x4714
State Board of Education
Mary Ann Miller
564-3141x4840
State Grants
Teri Mason
564-1979x4344
State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG)
Sammie Lambert
564-4970x4527
State Testing Assessment Administration
Jennifer Stafford
564-4394x4714
State Testing Information and Communications
Rebecca Blessing
564-2000x4604
STEM Education
Mindy Curless
564-2106x4127
Stockroom Services, KDE
Mike Whittaker
564-4492x4334
Strategic Planning
Karen Dodd
564-2102x4700
Student Assessment
Jennifer Stafford
564-4394x4714
Student Information System (Exceptional Children)
Infinite Campus Support
(888) 461-2004
Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP)
Jeff Sebulsky
564-2020x2236
Student Voice
Joyce Richards
564-1479x4532
Substance Abuse Prevention
Victoria Fields
564-4772x4015
Summer Food Service Program
Mike Sullivan
564-5625x4930
Summer Learning Program/ESS
April Pieper
564-4970x4519
Summer Programming/21st CCLC
Brigette Stacy
564-1473x4072
Superintendent Contracts
Carol Buell
564-3846x4438
Superintendent Evaluations
Handled by Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA)
875-3411
Superintendent Salary
Carol Buell
564-3846x4438
Superintendent Vacancies
Renee Scott
564-1479x4529
Support Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK)
Krystal Downey x4425/Chay Ritter x4453
564-3846
Tax Rates, Local School Districts
Krystal Downey x4425/Chay Ritter x4453
564-3846
Teacher of the Year Program
Donna Melton
564-1473x4061
Teacher of the Year Program/Special Education
Vacant
564-4970
Teacher Salary Schedule
Carol Buell x4438/Karen Conway x4435
564-3846
Teacher Tribunals
Kevin C. Brown x4814/Tina Drury x4811
564-4474
Technical Education Data System (TEDS)
Claude Christian
564-4286x4207
Technology, Procurement Procedures, Hardware/Software
Jessica Abbott x2448/Melissa Moore x2438
564-2020
Technology Standards for Teachers and Administrators
David Couch
564-2020x2229
Technology Student Association (TSA)
Mark Harrell
564-4286x4227
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention
Stephanie Bunge
564-2106x4543
Telephone Services, KDE
Scott Craig x4305/Kyra Vermillion x4342
564-8137
Mark Vaughn
564-2020x2421
TELL Kentucky Survey
Amy Jacobs
564-1479x4518
Test Development
Roger Ervin
564-2256x4719
Testing Violations
Chase Bannister x4803/Patsy Kenner x4809
564-4474
Textbooks/Instructional Materials and Resources
Kathy Mansfield
564-2106x4500
Title I, Improving the Academic Achievement of Disadvantaged Children
Donna Tackett
564-3791x4038
Title II, Teacher and Principal Quality
Jennifer Baker
564-1479x4501
Title III
Gary Martin
564-4970x4157
Title IV, Safe and Drug Free Schools
Victoria Fields
564-4772x4015
Title VI, Civil RightsAngela Smith
564-3716x4313
Title IX, Gender Equity
Angela Smith
564-3716x4313
Transferability
Becky Stoddard
564-1979x4323
Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities
Robert Meacham
564-9850x4112
Yayo Radder
564-4970x4108
Transitional Courses/Transitional Interventions
April Pieper
564-4970x4519
Traumatic Brain Injury
Laura McCullough x4113/Yayo Radder x4108
564-4970
Travel, KDE
Aaron Cox x4301 (In-State)
Sara Martin x4332 (Out-of-State)
564-2351
Troops to Teachers Program
Handled by Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB)
564-4606
Truancy
Cheri Meadows
564-5279x4451
Unite to Serve
Reeca Carver
564-4286x4223
United States Senate Youth
Donna Melton
564-1473x4061
Universal Design for Learning
Amanda Waldroup
564-4970x4506
Very Special Arts Kentucky
Delaire Row
(270) 904-7019
Video/Webcasting
Andy Liaupsin x2447/Megan Osborn x2443
564-2020
Virus Protection for Schools and Districts
KETS Help Desk
(866) 538-7435
Visual Impairment
Kristen Hammond
897-1583
Vocational Transportation Reimbursement
Karen Conway
564-3846x4435
Voice Mail, KDE
Scott Craig x4305/Kyra Vermillion x4342
564-8137
Mark Vaughn
564-2020x2421
Waivers for Exceptional Children Programs
Robin Linton
564-4970x4148
Waivers for Extended School Services Programs
April Pieper
564-4970x4519
Work-Based Learning
Leslie Slaughter
564-4286x4218
World Languages
Alfonso De Torres Nunez
564-2106x4134
Writing Program
Veda McClain
564-2106x4522