Kentucky Scholars
If Kentucky is to prosper, we must continue to fulfill our obligation to reach today’s emerging workforce with messages about the future. The global economy brings with it incredible opportunities yet, as technology steps in we face extraordinary challenges in the form of competition for tomorrow’s very best jobs. The Kentucky Scholars Initiative seeks to prepare students for college and work by engaging community leaders to motivate students toward a rigorous course of study. IT'S THE COURSES THAT MATTER!
What is Kentucky Scholars?
The Kentucky Scholars Initiative, part of the national State Scholars Initiative created six years ago, now in 23 states, utilizes community leaders, influential employers and business owners in motivating students to take a rigorous course of study throughout high school. Its mission is to reach deep into the student body – offering real world connections to the realities of a changing and very competitive job market while providing a road map to students who must understand what skills they will need to secure a job in the global economy and vastly changing work environment. IT'S THE COURSES THAT MATTER!
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What does Kentucky Scholars Do?
The Kentucky Scholars Program charts a course of study throughout high school that will help students meet today’s workplace and education expectations and help ensure your success, whether or not you go to college. Businesses representatives conduct a classroom presentation where they
• talk about employer expectations;
• describe the course of Scholars study; and
• encourage students to become Kentucky Scholars.
How Can I Participate or Learn More About Kentucky Scholars?
Polly Marquette
Director, Kentucky Scholars Initiatives
NewCities Institute
Office: 888-352-0922
Cell: 859-321-6512
Email: pmarquette@kentuckyscholars.com
"The chief reason students drop out of school is because they are bored, unchallenged and unmotivated, not because they think they will fail." (Gates Foundation Report The Silent Epidemic)
