KEA Student Program
Annual Report to the Delegate Assembly
April 2016
KEA Student Program Executive Board:
Tyler Hartz– President, UK
Rachel Immerman – President Elect, UK
Jeff Eddy- Political Information Chair, KSU
Amanda Phillips – Secretary-Historian, UK
Jazzmine Wallace – Ethnic Minority Representative, UK
 Vacancy- Outreach Chair,
Rosalind Bryant, KEA staff liaison to KEA-SP
Events and Activities
June 2015: KEA Students attended the NEA Student Leadership Conference (SLC) in Orlando,
Florida. They attended professional development sessions and participated in our annual outreach
community project, The Legacy Project.
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KEA SP Executive Board met in June for their retreat at KEA Headquarters in Frankfort. It was a
great day of team building and developing the budget and details on state conferences for the
upcoming year.
August 2015: Several student program executive board members attended Fancy Farm which is
located in western Kentucky. It’s a great opportunity for students to see candidates who are
planning to run for various state offices.
October 2015: New Student Leader Orientation and Training (NEW SLOT), was held at Western
Kentucky University (WKU). Theme: Be the Change. The students enjoyed the wide range of information they
received as well as networking, leadership opportunities, and professional development sessions. A record
high number of students attended our kick off conference in the fall.
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KEA-SP Membership Drive was held October 12, 2015 to February 1, 2016. Winning chapters were
chosen based on percentage of membership growth from New SLOT to February 1, 2016. The
winning chapter, Campbellsville received a $350 membership grant and was automatically allotted
the first slot placement to the 2016 Student Leadership Conference which will be held in
Washington DC June 29-July 1.
Second place chapter was Western KY CTC. They received a $150 membership grant for their
chapter.
Third place was Berea College - a fairly new chapter received $100 membership grant for their
chapter.
All new members during the membership drive were entered into a drawing for Visa gift cards.
Two new members will receive a $25 gift card, one will receive a $50 gift card, and one will receive
a $150 gift card. The drawing occurred at Winter Conference.
November 2015- First time KEA Diversity Leadership Conference was held at KEA Headquarters.
There were approximately forty students attended this great event.
The Theme: Elephants in Education. The presenter’s breakout sessions included topics: Stereotypes
in Education, Diversity in the Classroom: Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, Interviewing
Skills: Building a Winning Resume, and Alphabet Soup in Education.
February 2016: The state Winter Conference was held at Kentucky State University (KSU). Theme:
Reaching All Students: Educational Diversity in Your Classroom. We had great attendance and students had
sessions dealing with diversity at all levels in the classroom both elementary and secondary. Madisonville
Student Program chapter also had a one day drive in professional development conference at the same time
as Winter Conference.
April 6-8, 2016: Ten KEA Student Delegates attended the KEA Delegate Assembly in Louisville.
April 15-16, 2016: State Student Assembly (SSA) - will be held in Frankfort. The student delegates
will attend professional development sessions and elect officers for 2016-2017.
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April 2016: Community Out Reach at State Student Assembly (SSA). KEA Student Program attendees from
each chapter will bring nonperishable food items to donate to local school district in Frankfort to help with
food backpack program.
Ongoing Activities
StateGrants: These grants encourage active, retired and student members to work
together on projects at the KEA local and district levels. Many chapters applied and were awarded grants
to participate in community projects ranging from leadership activities to literacy projects. In addition,
several chapters received Read Across America grants.
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Dodson-Perkins and Fred Hester scholarships – Dodson-Perkins scholarships totaling $6,000 were
awarded by KEA to ten Student Program members and the Fred Hester $1,000 scholarship was given to an
additional student member by KEA-Retired.
Executive Board members are assigned to attend KEA committees meetings, the KEA
Board of Directors meetings, and regional meetings to work with chapters throughout the
year.
Many of the KEA locals and districts have created a seat for a KEA-SP representative to attend
monthly meetings. This is their opportunity to participate and share with the active
members what they are doing in their chapters throughout the year.
All of these activities foster the relationships that the students build with other student members and active
and retired KEA members. In addition, the activities assist them in the transition to becoming great educators
who will continue their leadership role in the association.