Month: August 2018
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Fund for Excellence Awarded for Teacher Effectiveness Study
We’re excited to share that HDI is offering a Fund for Excellence grant this year entitled “Teacher Effectiveness Pilot,” led by Dr. Caroline Gooden, Growing Together Preschool’s (GTP) Director Cerise Bouchard, […]
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Fall Seminar: Supported Decision-Making and Guardianship
“Guardianship has been the default option for people who “need protection” for centuries. It’s time to rethink that option. There are people who have a legitimate need for a guardian; […]
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KentuckyWorks featured at Regional Parent Summit on Autism
by Larry Taylor, Ed.D., Executive Director Kentucky Autism Training Center The Kentucky Autism Training Center and the Kentucky Office of Autism collaborated to offer the Regional Parent Summit at Greenbo Lake State Resort […]
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Wellness Edge is ready to accept applications!
by Jason Jones The University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) received a three-year grant totaling $600,000 from the Administration on Community Living. The project, Wellness Edge, is a Paralysis […]
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Darrell Mattingly
Computer Specialist II Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP); Community Work Transition Project (CWTP); University Center for Excellence (Core) Phone: Email: darrell.mattingly@uky.edu Responsibilities: Design develop and maintain websites, and data collection/reporting […]
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Taylor Tucker
Quality Coach Child Care Aware Phone: 270-901-1157 Email: lynne.tucker@uky.edu Responsibilities: Provide Technical Assistance to Child Care Programs in KY to raise quality in their programs Experiences: 30+ years in early […]
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HDI and the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) Work to Create School Ready Libraries
By Mary Howard and Stephanie Meredith HDI and the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) have worked for the past three years to prepare Kentucky libraries to be “School […]
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Mike Abell, PhD
Project Director Phone: 502-252-1085 Email: mike.abell@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Technical assistance outcomes, special education general supervision and student outcomes, Interests: Research to practice, special education leadership, emerging innovations.
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Lisa Richards
Early Care and Education Coach: Quality Child Care Aware Phone: (859) 246-6985 Email: lisa.richards@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:
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The Department for Medicaid Services Rescinds Proposed Changes to the Collection of Patient Liability for Long-Term Care Waiver Recipients
by Kevin McManis Between May and June 2018, the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services sent letters to approximately 20,000 Kentucky long-term care waiver recipients detailing the amount of ‘patient liability’ they were […]