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  • 2018 Rotary Teachers of the Year: Kim Dirksing-Cooper High and Beth Kamradt-Conner Middle
  • 2018 Kentucky Teacher of the Year: Kellie Clark-Cooper High
  • 2017 Kentucky High School Art Educator of the Year: Rachael Burris-Cooper High
  • 2017 KASA District Administrator of the Year: Jerry Gels
  • 2017 Kentucky PTA Honorary Life Recognition:  Dr. Randy Poe
  • 2017 Kentucky Director of Pupil Personnel of the Year: Mike Ford
  • 2017 Golden Apple award winners: Ryan Bowman-Cooper High, Elizabeth Gibbons Koch-Florence Elementary
  • 2017 Rotary Teachers of the Year: Jessica Isaacs-Imagineering Academy and Mary Claire Cockrell-Alternative Center for Education
  • 2016 PLTW Middle School Gateway Teacher of the Year: Todd Hanley-R.A. Jones Middle
  • 2016 Storer/Toyota Business Engagement Collaboration: Dr. Karen Cheser, Deputy Superintendent
  • 2016 Helen Carroll Champion of Education award: Sue Sorrell-Conner High
  • 2016 Golden Apple award winners: Melissa Dunn-Yealey Elementary, Kyle Holloway-Erpenbeck Elementary, Elizabeth Kamradt-Conner Middle and William Kidwell-Gray Middle
  • 2016 Rotary Teachers of the Year: Chad Caddell-Stephens Elementary, Michelle David-Cooper High, Julia Hansel-Conner Middle 
  • 2016 KET Innovative Teacher Award: Regina Egbers-Gray Middle School
  • 2016 KMEA State Elementary Music Teacher of the Year Award - Betty Webber-Erpenbeck Elementary
  • 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award – Superintendent Dr. Randy Poe 
  • 2015 F.L. Dupree Outstanding Superintendent Award – Dr. Randy Poe 
  • 2015 Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky – Deputy Superintendent Dr. Karen Cheser 
  • 2015 National Woman Administrator Award Finalist – Deputy Superintendent Dr. Karen Cheser 2015 
  • A.D. Albright Outstanding Administrator Leader – Connie Crigger, Mann Elementary School Principal 
  • 2015 Greater Cincinnati Teacher of Excellence – Alexandra Shepherd, Burlington Elementary School 
  • 2015 Rotary Teachers of the Year: Valorie Cooper-Burlington Elementary School and Eric Blankenship-Conner Middle School
  • 2015 National Outstanding Biology Teacher Award – Lenny Beck, Boone County High School 
  • 2014 Rotary Teachers of the Year: Kelly Reed-Boone County High School, Karen Wiebe-Camp Ernst Middle School and Lisa Willoughby-Mann Elementary School
  • 2014-2015 Kentucky Counselor of the Year – Chris Deel, North Pointe Elementary School 
  • 2014-2015 (72) National Board Certified Teachers 2015 Teacher of the Year Semi-finalists: Stacie Kegley, Longbranch Elementary & Victoria Yeomanson, Cooper High School 
  • 2014 KASA Administrator of the Year – Erika Bowles, Longbranch Elementary School Principal 
  • 2014 Kentucky PTA Outstanding Educator – Jim Detwiler, Stephens Elementary School Principal
  • 2014 National American History Teacher of the Year – Doug Logan, Ockerman Middle School 
  • 2014 NTSA Distinguished Teaching Award – Tricia Shelton, Boone County High School 
  • 2014 3C Outstanding Educator Award – Victoria Yeomanson, Cooper High School 
  • 2013 Superintendent of the Year – Dr. Randy Poe, Boone County Schools 2013 KASA Administrator of the Year – Karen Cheser, Boone County Schools Deputy Superintendent 
  • 2013 KASA Administrator of the Year – Tim Hitzfield, Conner High School Principal 
  • 2013 Blue Ribbon School – Mann Elementary 
  • 2013 Siemens Fellow – Melissa Stolz, R.A. Jones Middle School 
  • 2013 Oasis Award Winner 
  • 2013 Florence Rotary Club Teacher of the Year - Akrivi Watson, North Pointe Elementary

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How long is a whole school day?

Full School Day means an average of six hours per day (5.5-6.5), a minimum of 1,000 hours per year, at least four days per week. Full School Day means five and one-half to six and one-half (5.5-6.5) hours per day, a minimum of one thousand (1,000) hours per year, at least four (4) days per week.

How long is the school day in hours?

Average number of hours in the school day and average number of days in the school year for public schools, by state: 2007–08
State
Average number of hours in the school day
Average number of days in the school year
United States
6.64
180
Alabama
7.03
180
Alaska
6.48
180
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Are there 7 hours in a school day?

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average school day for public schools is 6.24 hours. Multiplied by 5 school days, that adds up to 31.2 hours weekly that students spend at school in class.

How long is a school year in Kentucky?

The current requirements for public school instructional time in Kentucky mandate that children receive instruction for a minimum of the equivalent of 170 six-hour days during a school year.