Bullitt East High Earns National Recognition as a Special Olympics Unified Champion Banner School
Bullitt East High Earns National Recognition as a Special Olympics Unified Champion Banner School Through the leadership of teachers Tiffany Darnell and Katie Hoben, Bullitt East High School has been Nationally Recognized as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School. Bullitt East is the only Kentucky school in the 2019 Class of National Banner Unified Champion Schools. There are only three schools in Kentucky that have achieved this accolade. “Katie and I started this program three years ago at BE
BCPS and Partners in Prevention Working Together with Federal Drug Free Communities Grant
BCPS and Partners in Prevention Working Together with Federal Drug Free Communities Grant Bullitt County Public Schools and Bullitt County Partners in Prevention are working together with a five-year federal Drug Free Communities grant of $125,000 annually. The money is being invested in personnel and resources to assist educators help approximately 7,000 middle and high school students lead drug-free lives. After spending nine years as a classroom teacher, Stephanie McGarry is coordinating the grant
District Shares in $9 Million Federal Mental Health Grant
District Shares in $9 Million Federal Mental Health Grant Bullitt County Public Schools is piloting with two other participating Kentucky districts a $9 million federal grant to increase awareness of mental health issues among Kentucky students. Newly hired District Mental Health Coordinator Stephanie Porter will supervise two Licensed Clinical Social Workers and 25 mental health counselors in providing services to students. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), in partnership with the
Jackie Roth Selected District Grant Writer
Jackie Roth Selected District Grant Writer Jackie Roth has been writing, reviewing and managing grants for over 20 years and since last October was looking for something she thought her skill set would match within Bullitt County Schools. Less than a year later, she has landed the position of District Grant Writer. “I feel the grant writing position will allow me to use my experience and be a great new challenge for me,” she said. Roth is keenly aware that education budgets are already tight with
