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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Dec. 6-7. The Dec. 6 session will begin at 1 p.m. ET and the Dec. 7 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 wants to speak to the board must 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 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 Dec. 5. 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 KDE Media Portal.
People with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations by noon ET on Dec. 5 by emailing Stacy Ball or calling her at (502) 892-6154 ext. 4802.
Announcement of this meeting is pursuant to the Open Meetings Act.
A full agenda follows:
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting- Day 1
Dec. 6, 2023, 1 p.m. ET
Agenda
- Call to Order
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Roll Call
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Internal Board Business
- Summary Minutes for Oct. 10, 2023, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; Oct. 11, 2023, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; Oct. 10, 2023, United We Learn Committee Meeting; Oct. 10, 2023, State Schools Committee Meeting; Nov. 2, 2023, RFP (request for proposal) Evaluation Committee; Nov. 6, 2023, KBE Special Meeting; Nov. 27, 2023; RFP Evaluation Committee, and Nov. 27, 2023, KDE Awards Committee Meeting; Nov. 28, 2023, KBE Special Meeting (Action/Discussion)
- KBE Regular Meeting Calendar (Action/Discussion)
- KBE Mission and Vision (Action/Discussion)
- Recipient of the 2023 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award (Action/Discussion)
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Consent Agenda
- Federal Carl D. Perkins Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Branch Manager Karla Tipton
- Area Technology Center (ATC) Salary Schedule - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D.
- Appointments to the KSD Advisory Board - KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton and KDE Division Director Shannon Sparkman
- 2023-24 Tax Rates Levied - KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Branch Manager Krystal Smith
- Approval of 2023-2024 Local District Working Budgets - KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Branch Manager Krystal Smith
- Hearing Officer's Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Litigation Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee (NOTE: Committees will meet simultaneously)
- Local Laboratories of Learning - KDE Division Director David Cook and KDE Program Manager Sarah Snipes
- Kentucky United We Learn Council Update - KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd and Kentucky United We Learn Council Vice Chair Penny Christian
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State Schools Committee
- Amendment to Kentucky Tech Policy 09.224, Emergency Medical Treatment – KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Division Director Larry Garrit
- Kentucky Area Technology Centers and Regional Academies Update - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D.
- Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf Update - KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, KDE Division Director Shannon Sparkman, KDE Division Director Karen Wirth, and KDE Assistant Director Emma Riley
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Action/Discussion Items
- Report of United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee on Action/Discussion Items
- Report of State Schools Committee on Action/Discussion Items
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Portraits of a Learner: Catalysts for Vibrant Learning Experiences
- KDE Interim Commissioner Robin Fields Kinney, KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster and KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray
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Review Items
- Legislative Update - KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry
- Review of Unmet Need Report, KRS 157.620(4) - KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Branch Manager Krystal Smith
- Impact of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Efforts on School Culture and Student Outcomes - KDE Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer Thomas Woods-Tucker, Ph.D.
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting- Day 2
Dec. 7, 2023, 9 a.m. ET
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Good News
- Board Member Sharing
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Commissioner Search Update
- KBE Chair Sharon Robinson, Ed.D.
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Report from the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education
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Report from the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet
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Report from the Interim Commissioner of Education
- Interim Commissioner Robin Fields Kinney
- Action/Discussion Items
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Amendments to 704 KAR 3:095, Use of response to intervention in K-3
- KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
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Waiver Request from the Barren County Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:090
- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Waiver Request from the Estill County Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:180
- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Waiver Request from the Johnson County Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:050
- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Review Items
- 2022-2023 Data At-A-Glance and Statewide Efforts to Support Teaching and Learning - KDE Associate Commissioner Rhonda L. Sims, KDE Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer Thomas Woods-Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray, and KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster, Ed.D.
- AdvanceKY Computer Science Education - AdvanceKY Executive Director Anthony Mires, AdvanceKY Program Director Monique Rice, KDE Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer Thomas Woods-Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray, KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch, KDE K-12 Computer Science Lead Sean Jackson
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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.
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Presentation of the Kevin M. Noland and Mary Ann Miller Award for Outstanding Public Service to Kentucky Schools
- Interim Commissioner Robin Fields Kinney and KDE Chief Communications Officer Toni Konz Tatman
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Presentation of the 2023 Milken Educator Awards
- Interim Commissioner Robin Fields Kinney and KDE Chief Communications Officer Toni Konz Tatman
- Adjournment
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