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. From professional development to meetings and fairs. You will find the dates and locations here.



• OVEC Slide Show
  New pictures are added to OVEC's Slide Show. Pictures are taken in classrooms and at special occasions. Published with permissions of the persons portrayed. See if you can find yourself in the slideshow.
  Do you have a picture you like to share? Make sure you have permission and email your picture.



• OVEC Spring Educator Recruitment Fair
  OVEC will be hosting the Educator Recruitment Fair on May 4, 2010 from 01:00 - 04:00pm. No appointment needed.
  Held at the OVEC Office, 100 Alpine Drive, Shelbyville, KY 40065. Located in the Hi-Point Business Center off KY55, just three miles north of I-64 (Exit 35).
  For more information please call (502) 647-3533 ext. 266 or 212 or contact Tina Tipton by email. You can download the flyer for the Educator Spring Recruitment Fair for more information.
  Applicants should bring a copy of their current resume 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.

Latest news:

• UofL Scholarships Awards
  The University of Louisville, in support of the OVEC districts, has awarded scholarships to students who will do their student teaching in an OVEC district for the spring 2010 semester. This initiative also supports teacher recruitment for our districts.
  The applications, completed by the University of Louisville students, were forward to the district representatives for their selection. The following students are receiving up to $2000 scholarship toward their tuition because they wanted to student teach in our districts:
  
  

  County	Student
  Bullitt County	Chad Maynard and Trevor Abell
  Franklin County	Mary Beth Hughes
  Grant County	Nicole Gatewood
  Henry County	Tracy James
  Oldham County	Zachary Van Winkle and Teresa Henry
  Shelby County	Amanda McClain
  Spencer County	Stephanie Wente

  
  


• Kentucky Teacher
  News from education.ky.gov for school teachers. The Department of Education publishes Kentucky Teacher during the school year to communicate directly with the state's 40,000 public school teachers. Each issue of this award-winning publication includes news, perspectives and practical, workable ideas for guiding students to higher levels of achievement.
  This publication is a professional development tool for teachers, but is available to everyone. To receive the print edition, please request a free subscription at education.ky.gov.


• H1N1 (Swine Flu) Outbreak News
  Kentucky Health Alerts is a one-stop site linking Kentuckians to the latest state and federal information on health threats. Read about public health preparedness measures concerning influenza and other health threats. Read the current alerts to see the most recent news about swine flu in Kentucky.
  Learn more about swine flu. What is swine flu and who is at risk? What can you do to prevent swine flu? These questions and more are answered. There are fact sheets in English and Spanish available for download. Inform yourself at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services web site.


• KDE sponsored elementary and secondary English Language Learners Academies
  For more information please read Focus on Literacy 2009 Elementary ELLA Application and Focus on Literacy 2009 Secondary ELLA Application.


• OVEC/University of Louisville
  Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar. Please contact Linda Nickel for more information. Download the Fall 2009 brochure or download the 2010 brochure.


• Math Academy to Teach Teachers Excellent Results for Students Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative
  Math Matters! Year Long Professional Development Academy, please contact Tina Tipton for more information. Download the brochure.