About KWP
KWP is an affiliate of the National Writing Project in partnership with the Kentucky Educational Development Corporation. We advocate for and provide high quality professional learning in comprehensive literacy, serving over 30 KY counties in the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years.
The KWP state network previously incorporated eight regional sites from across the Commonwealth; however, as of 2025, KWP became an active, stand-alone site within the National Writing Project network of sites offering summer institutes, professional learning, coaching, and youth writing programs.
Stephanie Smith
Executive Director
Site Leaders
Rebecca King
Co-Director,
EKY Partnerships
Liz Prather
Co-Director, Programming
Cassandra Owens
Co-Director,
Advocacy
Austen Reilley
Fayette County Schools
Sabrina Tackett
Pike County Schools
Amberly Wilson
Clark County Schools
Harold Woodall
Retired
Rockcastle County Schools
Jean Wolph
Director Emeritus
KWP Consultants
Elizabeth Brown
Mason County Schools
Shawn Justice
Director Emeritus
Shauna Murrey
Madison County Schools
Jasmin Perry
Clark County Schools
Affiliations
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation
KEDC, our fiscal sponsor, provides support and adds value to member districts through a united spirit of cooperation and innovation. KEDC is Kentucky’s oldest and largest educational cooperative, existing to provide educational support services for members.
National Writing Project
NWP is the nation’s largest network of teacher-leaders, K–university and across the curriculum, working together through local Writing Project sites to improve the teaching of writing and learning in schools and communities nationwide.
