Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative

"Supporting Excellence in Education Through Regional Coordination"

Events:

OVEC Events Calendar
OVEC keeps a calendar of all upcoming events. Take a look at OVEC's Events Calendar to see what is new and coming up, from professional development to meetings and fairs.

OVEC-University of Louisville Student Teaching Scholarship Program
Through OVEC's partnership work with the University of Louisville, a new cadre of students will receive a scholarship for the upcoming semester. The scholarship will be applied toward their tuition because they requested and were selected to student teach in an OVEC district. Congratulations to the following students.

Anchorage Independent                            Anna Kristin Lewis, Elementary Education
Bullitt County                                             Tiffany Collins, Secondary English/Language Arts
Henry County                                             April Hayden, Elementary Education
Oldham County                                          Michael Walls, Middle Dual Certification in Mathematics and Science
Shelby County                                            Emily McClanahan, Elementary Education
Spencer County                                          John Edward Newton, Business Education Grades 5-12
Trimble County                                           Michelle Berent, Secondary Science: Earth & Space

Kentucky Leads the Nation Project

The Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative (OVEC) launched the Kentucky Leads the Nation Project to bring public school educators and advocates together to get ahead of the curve on coming changes in federal policy and funding and to focus on what it will take for Kentucky children to lead the nation in educational achievement.

Kentucky Leads the Nation includes:

The Kentucky Leads the Nation Round Table - an ongoing discussion among educators, advocates, and our Congressional leaders.
The Kentucky Summit on Federal Education Policy – a national level conversation with US DOE and Congressional leaders and education innovators from across the country focused on ESEA, federal funding, and winners in Race to the Top and Investing in Innovation
www.kyleadsthenation.com – an online blog with tools and resources for educators and advocates to learn, discuss, and act so that Kentucky kids can lead the nation

OVEC Educator Recruitment Fair
OVEC will be hosting the Educator Recruitment Fair on April 18, 2012 from 1:00 - 3:30 pm. No appointment needed. Held at the OVEC Office - click here for directions. For more information please call Tina Tipton at (502) 647-3533 ext. 266 or 212 or contact her by email. You can download the flyer for the Educator Fall Recruitment Fair for more information. Applicants should bring a copy of their current resumé to present to each district representative in attendance at the fair. Here is a list of the OVEC member school districts and the driving directions to the OVEC office.