KEEP Academy

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The Kent Education Excellence Partnership (KEEP) endeavors to provide a forum for teachers to grow professionally.

DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP COMMITMENT FORM


KEEP Academy 2025

2025 KEEP Academy: Actively Teaching and Learning

  • In-person academy will be held on Tuesday, January 10th at Kent Roosevelt High School.
  • Gifted HQPD hours will be available at the in-person sessions and through the online academy.
  • CEUs and graduate credit options will be available.
  • Open to all educators.
    • All online options are free to member districts, $50 for non-members.
  • More details to come!

Questions? Contact pd@kent.edu.

 

KEEP is a Partnership between Kent State University and Local School Districts

  • Barberton City Schools 
  • Crestwood Local Schools
  • Cuyahoga Falls City Schools
  • Field Local Schools
  • Kent City Schools
  • Nordonia Hills City Schools
  • Norton City Schools
  • Ravenna City Schools
  • Springfield Local Schools
  • Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools
  • Streetsboro City Schools
  • Tallmadge City Schools

 

About The Kent Education Excellence Partnership (KEEP)

Since its inception in 2010, The Kent Education Excellence Partnership, or KEEP, endeavors to provide a forum for teachers to grow professionally. This commitment is enacted in several ways: supporting teaching excellence by facilitating critical conversations, inquiry into, and reflection upon practice; supporting teacher leadership by providing ongoing professional development to teacher leaders who then share lessons and resources with other educators; and supporting P-16 collaboration by convening school staff within multiple districts, including university faculty in support of teaching excellence and leadership. KEEP Academy accomplishes this goal by co-planning an annual conference administrated by the Office of Professional Development and Outreach in Kent State’s College of Education, Health, and Human Service and hosted by one of our member school districts.

Historical Overview of KEEP

 

KEEP Co-Directors:
Dr. Lisa Testa, etesta@kent.edu
Dr. Mandy Cenker, mcenker@kent.edu