2021-2022 Commissioners Student Advisory Council

Students encouraged to apply for 2021-2022 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council

(FRANKFORT, KY) – Public school students in grades 10-12 are invited to apply for 14 vacant positions on the 2021-2022 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, a group that provides input to the Kentucky commissioner of education.

The Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council is a year-long program. The group will meet with the commissioner and Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) staff to discuss how decisions made at the state level are affecting students throughout Kentucky. Members will provide feedback from a student perspective on critical issues impacting Kentucky students and schools.

"Involving the voices of our students and empowering them in our decisions is critically important to all of us here at KDE," said Jason E. Glass, Kentucky's commissioner of education and chief learner. "Over the past year, KDE has increased the number of meetings with this valuable student council and has continued to look for additional ways to include their voice as we develop policy and provide guidance to our districts and schools."

KDE is seeking students for the council who have innovative ideas and thoughtful insight into how schools and student achievement can be improved. Students who represent the diverse academic, geographic, demographic and school-size variables for Kentucky are encouraged to apply.

Students selected to serve on the council represent each of the seven Supreme Court districts, and at least one student from the Kentucky School for the Blind, the Kentucky School for the Deaf and students enrolled in a career and technical education pathway. Students selected for the council may serve consecutive one-year terms as long as they remain eligible to serve.

A committee of KDE appointed representatives will review and score all applications based on the answers provided. Top scoring applicants will be invited to interview for a position on the council; appointments will be determined by how well the applicants communicate their ideas and goals.

The application deadline is March 12, 2021. Interested students should use this Google form to apply. 

Counselor Contact Information

 Our MCHS School and Mental Health Counselors are available and will continue to be available to students and staff throughout this tragic event, as needed.  During inclement weather and/or a NTI setting, counselors can connect with students through email, text, phone, or Zoom/Google Meet during regular school hours. Click this link to complete a Google form so that you can arrange for a counselor to contact you or your student.  Their contact information is also listed below.

 

12th - Jill Boone: jill.boone@marshall.kyschools.us or (270) 883-2445

11th - Jennifer Burnham: jennifer.burnham@marshall.kyschools.us or (270) 681-2901

10th - Jennifer Jackson: jennifer.jackson@marshall.kyschools.us or (731) 468-6549

  9th - Evan Merrick: evan.merrick@marshall.kyschools.us or (423) 403-6397

Mental Health - Heather Losser: heather.losser@marshall.kyschools.us or (502) 430-2032

Mental Health - Jonathan Durr: jonathan.durr@marshall.kyschools.us or (270) 883-1441

 

If a student is in crisis and needs to speak to someone after hours or on the weekend, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, at (800) 273-8255.

AP EXAM REGISTRATION IS UNDERWAY FOR SPRING COURSES - DEADLINE MARCH 5

 

AP Exam registration is currently open now through March 5 for any student enrolled in a spring semester AP course. 

See the information below. 

Contact Jennifer Burnham, School Counselor, with any questions. 270-527-1453

jennifer.burnham@marshall.kyschools.us

 

SPRING 2021 AP EXAM INFORMATION 

AP EXAM FEE $95

Fee waivers are available if you qualify for free/reduced lunch. There will be a place to mark that in the online registration account.  

Current SBDM policy states that students that score a 3 on the AP exam are eligible for one letter grade increase on their final course grade.  Scores of 4 or 5 are eligible for up to 2 letter grade increases. Transcript changes occur once AP scores arrive and are processed in the fall.   

 REGISTRATION & PAYMENT PROCESS: 

*AP Exam ordering and registration is a TWO step process. 

1. Payment 

We are using Total Registration to handle our AP exam payments this year. Students must create an account and login to register and pay for their exams.  This will provide students with the option to pay with a credit card (students may also pay by debit card, check, or cashier’s check if they want/need to).  Students previously using Total Registration in years past or to register for the PSAT will already have an account and will click ‘login here’ at the bottom of the site. 

There will be a link on our school website “AP EXAMS” that you can click on or you can access the registration site directly at www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/180200  

2. Enroll/Register 

Students must enroll in their AP courses and mark their intent in the CollegeBoard’s MyAP system. Students registering for an AP exam must mark their exam indicator to yes.  This is done at MyAP.CollegeBoard.org. You will login with your existing College Board student account (if you have previously taken AP, PSAT or SAT exams) or you will create a new College Board student account. You should have already created an account and joined your course with the code given to you by your teacher by the first week of the course. 

*Note: Total Registration is used to record payment while CollegeBoard's MyAP Classroom is used to mark intent for the actual order. One cannot be completed without the other. 

DEADLINES: 

Fall/Full Year courses: 

Students currently in a fall or full year AP course at Marshall County High School must register and pay for exams by Friday, November 6. The registration window opens October 13,2020. 

Spring courses: Students taking a spring semester course must register and pay by March 5, 2021. 

If you do not sign up and pay for the exam during your course’s window (fall/full year or spring) there will not be an exam ordered for you – no exceptions.   

 

REFUND POLICY:  

• Students who cancel an exam by Fri - Apr 23, 2021 are entitled to a refund of the exam fee minus a cancellation fee of $20.00 (per exam cancelled). 

• After Fri - Apr 23, 2021 there are no refunds. 

• Late fees are nonrefundable.