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The Focus Phone — Breathitt County High School
Wheels of Change — Hindman Elementary
Treasury Trees — Herald Whitaker Middle School
The Lunchtime Legends — East Valley Elementary
Online Seizure Pets — Morgan County Middle School
WALNUT — Paintsville Elementary

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📷 Eastern Kentucky students brought it home at STLP26.
Fifteen projects from schools across KVEC's member districts earned recognition at this year's state Student Technology Leadership Program championship. Here's EVERY winner:

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📷 TOP 20
Touch and Go — Duff-Allen Central Elementary
BLHS Alerts — Betsy Layne High School (Floyd County)
Last Call Lift — Floyd County School of Innovation
📷 LEVEL 3
Project Revive & Project Enable — Ashland Middle School
The Blessing Box — Right Fork School Center

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Don't miss your chance to apply for our scholarships with applications due on February 22!

🔗 Apply at: https://t.co/Ytu8FbckWN

#scholarships #ekyscholarships #eky #ky #kentucky #appalachia #appalachianky #communityfoundation #education

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IT'S PICTURE DAY AT KVEC.

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SERTAC FALL CONFERENCE! OCTOBER 24.
Register with the QR Code below or use this link.
https://t.co/Dz49qB79nI

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📣 Ready to Bring Social Studies to Life?
Learn how to design powerful performance assessments that spark critical thinking, creativity, and real-world application.
📅 Sept 23, 2025 | 9 AM – 4 PM

Register now!
https://t.co/AfAwcdbPX1

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The FREE PD for educators "Dungeons & Desks" is coming to Hazard, KY on November 3! For more details, check out the #kyedrpg Events page. Registration link:
https://t.co/Qss1IPIAGo

#gamebasedlearning #kygoplay #KYILN #ttrpgs #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #UnitedWeLearnKY #AllinKY

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Don't forget to bookmark https://t.co/X54wGYEC6b

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Back-to-school toolkit: Teach AI with the News Literacy Project’s classroom resources https://t.co/eUy5EaQl6D

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We are thrilled to celebrate Mrs. Devina Baker of Perry County Central High School for being named one of only nine recipients of the 2026 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Award! 🏆 Full Story: https://t.co/ERlKDBOa7B

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Let’s give a warm round of applause to Joshua Kincaid, who officially stepped into the role of Menifee County Schools Superintendent!

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KVEC's 2025 Paraeducator Conference was a huge success!
✅ Over 350 attendees
🎤 40+ impactful presentations
👏 A powerful day of learning, collaboration, and celebration of the incredible work paraeducators do every day!

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📝 New to teaching? Join us for the KVEC New Teacher Institute on July 29 in Hazard, KY!
✅ MTSS/RTI
✅ AI in education
✅ Special Ed 101
🎯 For K–12 teachers w/ 0–3 yrs experience
📍 8:30 AM – 3 PM
🆓 FREE to attend! Register: https://t.co/Chh3qLqQy1

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Two of KVEC’s own have been named #KDESpotlightSchools!

Pikeville High
W.B. Muncy Elementary

These schools are proving every day that rural excellence is real and worth celebrating.

Read more: https://t.co/tHubLQZWPP

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FREE optics PD! 🔬

Teach MS/HS science? Spend July 14 (9-3) at KVEC in Hazard with MIT researchers—hands-on, KAS-aligned, materials included.

Space is limited—save your spot 👉 https://t.co/covAavG01T

#STEM #ScienceTeachers #KYed

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The 2025 Phelps Tiny House is FOR SALE at $66k. With this sale, the tiny-house initiative will have generated $350,000+ for Phelps High School's Vocational Program over the last nine years!

Tour the listing:
https://t.co/gzUsDwuaoW

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Phelps High School’s Vocational Programs have turned a single $15 k grant into a self-sustaining pipeline of talent and proving year after year that Appalachian ingenuity starts in the school shop.
https://t.co/euolIjCrQR
@DollyParton @pr_true

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Middlesboro Native Bill Jones Brings 50 Years of Leadership to Superintendent Role.
"Whether our graduates head to college, the skilled trades, or the workforce, we want them ready to thrive and to give back to this community." - Bill Jones
https://t.co/471MzhiLce