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FRANKFORT, KY) –The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on April 11-12. The April 11 session with begin at 2 p.m. ET and the April 12 session will begin at 9 a.m. ET. The majority of board members plan to attend in person at the Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort.
KBE has statutory authority to manage all common or public schools in the Commonwealth and all programs operated in such schools.
A dedicated public comment segment is included on the board’s agenda. The board will reserve 30 minutes to receive public comment from any person regarding items that appear on the board’s agenda for that meeting, as well as general public comments regarding issues within the jurisdiction of the board.
A person who desires to speak to the board shall sign up on the day of the meeting, indicating his/her name and the topic on which he/she will speak. Each individual will be limited to three minutes during the public comment segment of the meeting to speak on the issue(s) indicated on the sign-up form. Individuals will be called to speak to the board in the order they appear on the sign-up form.
Once the 30-minute segment for public comment has been exhausted, the board will not hear further comments during the meeting. If multiple members of an organization wish to provide public expression, membership of that group may be asked to select one person to comment. Public criticism of individual staff members or individual board members is prohibited. Since no individual board member may act on behalf of the board, concerns about the board’s actions should be directed to the board as a whole.
To allow for appropriate consideration, written comments also will be accepted via email and distributed to members for review; however, the comments may not be read during the meeting. Anyone wanting to submit public expression may email kbe@education.ky.gov prior to the close of business on April 10. Individuals must provide their name and an email address where they can receive a response.
Members of the public may watch the meeting in person in the State Board Room or a livestream of the meeting will be available on the Kentucky Department of Education Media Portal.
Announcement of this meeting is pursuant to the Open Meetings Act.
A full agenda follows:
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting- Day 1
April 11, 2023, 2 p.m. ET
Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
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Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council School Safety Presentation: KBE Director of Education Policy Meredith Brewer, Ph.D., and the Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
- Internal Board Business
- Summary Minutes for Feb. 7, 2023, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1, Feb. 8, 2023, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2, March 29, 2023, KBE Special Committee Meeting and March 30, 2023, KBE Awards Committee Meeting (Action/Discussion)
- Recipient of the 2023 Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy (Action/Discussion)
- KBE Regular Meeting Calendar (Action/Discussion)
- Selection of National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Committee Members (Action/Discussion)
- 2023-2024 KBE Non-Voting Student and Teacher Members (Action/Discussion)
- Consent Agenda
- Alternative School Based Decision-Making Council Applications - KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster
- Budget according to Perkins V State Plan - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis
- Litigation Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Action/Discussion Items
- Henry County District Facility Plan Priority Waiver - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Kentucky Minimum Specifications for School Buses - KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Branch Manager Elisa Hanley
- Review Items
- Legislative Update - KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry
- Kentucky Department of Education 2024-2026 Biennial Budget and Capital Plan Update - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Division Director Karen Wirth
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting- Day 2
April 12, 2023, 9 a.m. ET
Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Good News
- Board Member Sharing
- Internal Board Business
- KBE Learning Agenda - KBE Chair Lu S. Young, Ed.D.
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Report from the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education: Aaron Thompson, Ph.D.
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Report from the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet: Secretary Jamie Link
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Report from the Commissioner of Education: Jason E. Glass, Ed.D.
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Hearing Officer’s Report: KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Statement of Consideration for 704 KAR 8:060, Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies - KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Woods-Tucker and KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray
- Review Items
- Kentucky United We Learn Council and CGSA Grant Update - KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd, KDE Division Director David Cook and KUWL Council Accelerating Innovation Committee Co-Chairs Sarah Hatton and Kathy Stovall, Ed.D.
- Vibrant Student Experiences in Literacy - KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray, KDE Director of Early Literacy Christie Biggerstaff, KDE Assistant Director of Early Literacy and Former Corbin Independent Schools Chief Academic Officer Ashley Hill, Wayne County Schools Chief Academic Officer Brian Dishman, and Hancock County Schools Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Assessment Robin Poynter
- Public Comment Session
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Presentation of the 2023 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education: Commissioner Jason E. Glass, Ed.D., and KBE Chair Lu S. Young, Ed.D.
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Adjournment
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