Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services

Arts in Education- Federal grant from U.S. Department of Education that provides access, opportunity, and support for the arts to our districts.

Deeper Learning- Federal grant through Kentucky Department of Education allowing NKCES to coordinate the delivery of Deeper Learning professional learning opportunities to Kentucky local school districts. NKCES implants a tiered system of co-op and teaching learning, teacher piloting, and school/district scaling.

School-Based Mental Health- Federal grant from U.S. Department of Education with the purpose of increasing the number of mental health service providers in areas with demonstrated need and increasing the number of credentialed school-based mental health service providers (who are from diverse backgrounds or communities) in areas with demonstrated need.

The Phoenix Program - Program serving school age students who have emotional and behavioral deficits. The intent is to assist school districts by providing self-contained classrooms within an alternative school setting.NKY Learning Academy - Program serving students in grades 4-12 who have problems in the traditional school program and are at risk for academic failure and dropping out of school.Challenge Program - Services school age students who have functional mental disabilities and behavior issues. Vocational Assessment - The Cooperative provides vocational assessments to school-aged clients who are eligible for Vocational Rehabilitation Services.English Language Acquisition (ESL) & Title III Programs - Aid school districts in Northern Kentucky with the identification, assessment, planning, and instruction of students whose first and home language is a language other than English.WHAS Crusade for Children Grant- Technology support for districts NKY Education Council - Organization committed to aligning the education initiatives in Northern KY. Strategic Prevention Framework - Program providing strategies and resources for substance misuse and prevention. CRRSA- Created to assist schools in accelerated learning and post-COVID social and emotional needs.DEI Programs - Offer proactive strategies and will assess and implement diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Trainings are also offered under our DEI programs.PERS- Contract with KDE for 508 Compliance Officer and editor/writer for KDE Division of Communications.NKU- Contract with NKU for the employee for Kentucky Center for Mathematics.Mandarin- Kentucky K-12 Chinese language and culture program.Positive Action- Program to prevent school violence by educating teachers and students and providing necessary training and materials. DAIL- Division of Aging & Independent Living provides entry-level professional social work services to individuals with disabilities who have been appointed to the Cabinet as a ward of the state, and other job tasks as related to individual cases.YSA- Expansion of the Young Scholars Academy in collaboration with Northern Kentucky University and participating districts of Northern Kentucky.