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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting in-person at the Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park (5970 State Park Rd, Burkesville, KY) on Aug. 2-3. The Aug. 2 session with begin at 1 p.m. CT and the Aug. 3 session will begin at 9 a.m. CT.
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 on Aug. 3. 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 July 31. 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 at 5970 State Park Rd., Burkesville, KY. A recording of the meeting will be made available on the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Media Portal.
Announcement of this meeting is pursuant to the Open Meetings Act.
Full agendas follow:
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting- Day 2
Aug. 2, 2023, 9 a.m. CT
Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park, 5970 State Park Rd, Burkesville, KY
Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Internal Board Business
- Summary Minutes for June 6, 2023, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; June 7, 2023, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; July 25, 2023, KBE Awards Committee Meeting (Action/Discussion)
- Nomination and Election of Kentucky Board of Education Chair and Vice-Chair (Action/Discussion)
- KBE Standing Committees (Action/Discussion)
IV. Action/Discussion Items
- Bracken County School District Request for Waiver of 702 KAR 4:180 – KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- 702 KAR 3:330, Liability Insurance Regulation – KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Executive Advisor Matt Ross
- 702 KAR 3:340, Approval of School District Lease Agreements – KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Executive Advisor Matt Ross
- Amendment of 702 KAR 7:125, Pupil Attendance - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Executive Advisor Matt Ross
- Kentucky Department of Education 2024-2026 Biennial Budget - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Division Director Karen Wirth
V. Portrait of a Learner- An Archimedean Lever
VI. Review Items
- Update on the Local Laboratories of Learning- KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster, Ed.D., KDE Division Director David Cook and KDE Program Manager Sarah Snipes
- Kentucky United We Learn Council and CGSA Grant Update - KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd, KDE Division Director David Cook and Kentucky United We Learn Council Building a Bold New Future Committee Chair Caleb Bates
VII. Adjournment
VIII. Group Dinner (No business to be conducted.)
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting- Day 2
Aug. 3, 2023, 9 a.m. CT
Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park, 5970 State Park Rd, Burkesville, KY
Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Good News
IV. Board Member Sharing
V. Report from the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet Secretary Jamie Link
VI. Report from the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education Aaron Thompson, Ph.D.
VII. Report from the Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass, Ed.D.
VIII. Internal Board Business
- KBE Regular Meeting Calendar (Action/Discussion)
- Outside Employment Request (Action/Discussion) - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Appointment of KBE Members to Serve on the State Evaluation Appeals Panel (SEAP) for the 23-24 Fiscal Year (Action/Discussion)
- Recipient of the 2023 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership (Action/Discussion)
- KBE's A Call to Action (Action/Discussion)
IX. Consent Agenda
- Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) Operational Plan for School Year (SY) 2023-2024 – KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch, KDE Division Director Mike Leadingham and KDE Chief Digital Officer Marty Park
- Annual Amendments to the Kentucky Tech Policies and Procedures – KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D.
- Annual Policy Adoptions and Amendments for the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) and the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) - KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton
- Certification of 780 KAR 7:060, Equipment inventory and insurance to avoid expiration- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D.
- Hearing Officer's Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Litigation Report- KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
X. Action/Discussion Items
- Amendment of 701 KAR 5:110, Use of local monies to reduce unmet technology need – KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch, KDE Division Director Mike Leadingham and KDE Chief Digital Officer Marty Park, Ed.D.
- 2022 Report, 2022 Exceptions, and 2024 Plan as required by 702 KAR 1:116, Annual In-Service Training of District Board Members- KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen and KSBA Director of Board Team Development Debra Webb
XI. Review Items
- KBE Legislative Priorities- KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry
XII Public Comment Session - This segment is limited to 10 speakers at a maximum of three minutes each. If there are multiple members of an organization, we encourage the membership of that group to select one person to comment.
XIII. Presentation of the 2023 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education - Jason E. Glass, Ed.D., and KBE Chair Lu Young, Ed.D.
XIV. Adjournment
XV. Lunch (No business to be conducted.)
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