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(FRANKFORT, KY) –The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) Advisory Board will meet in-person at 6 p.m. ET on Nov. 16.
Advisory Meetings occur on a quarterly basis: August, November, February and May.
Per KRS 167.037, this board is to be composed of nine members appointed by the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) upon the recommendation of the commissioner of education. The purpose of the board is to act in an advisory capacity to assist school leadership and make recommendations related to: (1) school goals and objectives; (2) budget requests; (3) student services; (4) public relations; (5) construction and maintenance; and (6) program evaluation. Membership on the board is statewide and consists of two parents of deaf children, one professional in education of the deaf, one former student of the Kentucky School for the Deaf, one member of the Kentucky Association for the Deaf (KAD), two members who represent school districts, and two members at large. A majority of the board's membership is persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Advisory Board Members
Vacant, Professional
Bethany Yance, Former Student
Jeff Kassinger, Member at Large
Vacant, KAD
Kela Parton, Member at Large
Robin Bush, District
Anita Groenwoldt, District
Erin Rhoden, Parent of deaf children
Vacant, Parent of deaf children
A full agenda follows:
Kentucky School for the Deaf Advisory Board Meeting
Nov. 16, 2023, 6 - 8 p.m. ET
Kerr Hall Open Area at KSD, 303 S. Second St., Danville, KY 40422
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Agenda
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Outgoing Chair, Scott Haun
- Welcome and Call to Order
- Election of New Chair
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New Chair
- Election of Vice Chair and Secretary
- Approve June 13, 2023, and August 16, 2023, Meeting Minutes
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Robin Kinney, Interim Commissioner of Education
- Update on Principal Search
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Lynn Petrey, Acting Principal
- Principal Updates
- New Staff
- Rick Westerfield- Campus Updates
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Shannon Sparkman, Director of State Schools
- Kentucky Department of Education Update
- New Staff
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Chair
- Goals, Objectives and Recommendations of Advisory Board
- Public Comments
- Next Advisory Meeting Date
- Close Meeting
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