E-Town student selected for state advisory council

The Kentucky Commissioner of Education’s Student Advisory Council will have some local representation.

Elizabethtown High School sophomore Vivian Fox has been selected as one of 12 new public high school students on the 21-member council.

According to a release from Elizabethtown Independent Schools, the council was formed to gather student input on issues affecting schools. The students on the council serve as a “direct link between Kentucky students and Kentucky Department of Education staff.”

Fox said in the release: “It’s a huge opportunity and I’m very grateful for it. My brother (Boone) is special needs, so when I saw an opportunity to help students with special needs, I wanted to do it. They want us to share our opinions and our point of view because we’re in the educational system. I’m looking forward to getting to share that.”

The council meets regularly, in person and virtually, with Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher to discuss how statewide decisions are impacting students across the commonwealth. Selected students include representatives from each of Kentucky’s supreme court districts, one student from the Kentucky School for the Deaf, and students in career and technical education pathways. Among the returning students to the council is Grayson County High School senior Daniel Ratley. Learn more about the council at education.ky.gov.