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| STLP START OF YEAR UPDATES |
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| A new year of creating, leading, and vibrant learning starts now! |
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| School is back and that means another year of ideas, creativity, problem solving, and student leadership through your STLP. |
| Whether your students already have big plans or you’re still figuring out where to begin, now is the perfect time to explore what STLP has to offer. |
| You don’t need to do everything. Find some opportunities that fit your students and start there. We’re here to help. |
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| Every year starts when you GET RECOGNIZED |
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| MAKE YOUR STLP OFFICIAL |
| Planning to participate in STLP this year or just want to stay in the loop on new opportunities and resources available to every classroom? Complete the Get Recognized form to connect your school with STLP for the new year. |
| Getting recognized is an annual requirement that lets us keep our contact list current and helps us make decisions about upcoming STLP events. It only takes a minute. Which STLP will be the first this year? |
| https://stlp.education.ky.gov/recognized |
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Get Recognized Week is 9/14-18 (view all the STLP important dates here)
Every STLP that completes the form by end of 9/18 is eligible for fun prizes! |
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| There’s no single way to “do STLP.” Explore the possibilities and find what fits your students. |
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| DISCOVER YOUR STLP |
| Not sure where to start? Start exploring! |
| The STLP Discovery Hub is your starting point for discovering the many ways al K-12 students can get involved. |
CREATE
Turn ideas into something real through projects, digital products, media, design, and other student-created solutions. |
COMPETE
Put skills to the test through STLP challenges, robotics, coding, project designs, and a wide variety of digital products categories. |
LEAD
Give students opportunities to use technology, serve their school and community, and grow as leaders |
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Earn STLP Badges Just for Exploring
Complete fun, learner centered, self-paced activities and/or challenges to collect Level Up badges. Along the way, explore new areas of STLP! Be sure to check out STLP Level Up |
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| The #STLPRoad2Rupp STARTS in AUGUST |
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| NEVER TOO EARLY TO START |
| The STLP Project Cycle begins now. |
| The strongest STLP projects don’t begin a few weeks before an event. They grow over time and out of genuine need and student voice. |
| Encourage students to identify problems worth solving, investigate possibilities, test ideas, and start discussing. |
| The best place to begin is by reviewing the STLP Project Toolkit that’s been freshly updated for the 2026-27 season. |
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| Never too early to start CREATING FOR CDA |
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| EXPLORE CDA TODAY |
| Photography. Video, Graphic design. Digital art. Audio. Animation. And so many more opportunities to shine await… |
| Student don’t have to wait for the deadline to begin creating entires for the STLP Creative Digital Arts (CDA) competition categories.
NEW for 2026-27 – Check out the new CDA Explainers for Students playlist on the STLP YouTube channel |
Start by exploring the categories now, encourage students to create throughout the year, and save their best work for CDA. You can review the CDA categories in the Discovery Hub, via the STLP Supersheet, and look through the CDA info page for details and links to previous state champions.
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| Here are your NEXT THREE MOVES |
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| GET RECOGNIZED |
| Connect your school to STLP for the new year. Stay informed and up to date with all the opportunities. |
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| EXPLORE STLP |
| Visit the Discovery Hub and find appropriate STLP opportunities that match your students’ interests. |
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| START SOMETHING |
| Choose one idea, project, challenge, badge, or CDA category and take the first steps. |
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Student Technology Leadership Program: STLP Kentucky
Office of Education Technology | Kentucky Department of Education
https://stlp.education.ky.gov |
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