KEEP Academy

The Kent 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

Register for the 2026 KEEP Academy here.

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