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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Feb. 7 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 Feb. 6. 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 Feb. 6 by emailing Taylor Perry (taylor.perry@education.ky.gov) or calling him at (502) 892-6174 ext. 4851.
Announcement of this meeting is pursuant to the Open Meetings Act.
A full agenda follows:
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
Feb. 7, 2024, 9 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
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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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Internal Board Business
- Summary Minutes for the Dec. 6, 2023, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; Dec. 7, 2023, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; Dec. 6, 2023, United We Learn Committee Meeting; Dec. 6, 2023, State Schools Committee Meeting; Dec.14, 2023, KBE Special Meeting; and Feb. 1, 2024, KBE Awards Committee Meeting (Action/Discussion)
- Recipient of the 2024 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education (Action/Discussion)
- Commissioner Search Update - KBE Chair Sharon Robinson, Ed.D.
- Board Member Sharing
- Good News
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Report from the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet - Secretary Jamie Link
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Report from the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education - President Aaron Thompson, Ph.D.
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Report from Interim Commissioner of Education - Interim Commissioner Robin Fields Kinney
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Consent Agenda
- 2024 Local District Tax Rates Levied - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross
- Waiver Request from the Bellevue Independent Schools Board of Education related to Part 2.a.15. of the Facility Programming and Construction Criteria Planning Guide incorporated by reference in 702 KAR 4:170, facility programming and construction criteria - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Waiver Request from the Johnson County Board of Education related to Section 4 (4)(b) of 702 KAR 4:050 Building sites; inspection, approval - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Waiver Request from the Barren County Board of Education related to Section 1(3) of 702 KAR 4:090, Property disposal - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Waiver Request from the Newport Independent Schools Board of Education related to Part 2.a.15. of the Facility Programming and Construction Criteria Planning Guide incorporated by reference in 702 KAR 4:170, facility programming and construction criteria - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Waiver Request from the Franklin County Board of Education related to section 4 (5) and section 5 (1) of 702 KAR 4:050, building sites, inspection, approval - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Perkins V State Plan - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D. and KDE Branch Manager Karla Tipton
- Statewide Reading Research Center - KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray
- Hearing Officer's Report - KDE General Council Todd G. Allen
- Litigation Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Action Items
- Request from the Madison County Board of Education related to Section 4(5) and Section 5(1) of 702 KAR 4:050, building sites, inspection, approval - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Review Items
- AdvanceKY Annual Update - AdvanceKY Executive Director Anthony Mires, KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray, and KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Woods-Tucker, Ph.D.
- Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Annual Report on Title IX Deficiencies - KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett, KHSAA General Counsel Chad Collins and KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Update from the 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year (KTOY) - 2024 KTOY Kevin Dailey, KDE Chief Communications Officer Toni Konz Tatman, and KDE Awards and Recognition Coordinator GlyptusAnn Grider Jones, Ph.D.
- 2024-2026 Biennial Budget and Legislative Update - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Karen Wirth and KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry
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Presentation of the 2023 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award - Interim Commissioner Robin Fields Kinney and KBE Chair Sharon Robinson, Ed.D.
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The State of Career and Technical Education (CTE) in Kentucky – KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D. and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
- Adjournment
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Career and Technical Education Showcase in Recognition of CTE Month (No Business to be Conducted)
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