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The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Education Excellence Partnership (KEEP) endeavors to provide a forum for teachers to grow professionally.

2026 KEEP Online Academy: A month of learning, connection, and inspiration

KEEP Academy will be free to all educators (no matter your district), 100% online, and asynchronous, so you can learn from wherever you are this summer! 

How to join:

• Register for the academy using the button below
• Log in to the online portal throughout the month of June; presentations will be open and available from June 1-30, 2026
• Engage with a wide range of sessions at your own pace, and dive into topics that challenge, inspire, and elevate your practice
• CEU and graduate credit options are available

Questions? Contact pd@kent.edu.

KEEP is a Partnership between Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and Local School Districts

• Barberton City Schools 
• Crestwood Local Schools
• Cuyahoga Falls City Schools
• Field Local Schools
• Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Education Excellence Partnership (KEEP)

Since its inception in 2010, The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s College of Education, Health, and Human Service and hosted by one of our member school districts.

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