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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on April 9-10. The April 9 session will begin at 1 p.m. ET and the April 10 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 8. 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 April 8 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
April 9, 2024, 1 p.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
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Internal Board Business
- Summary Minutes for Feb. 7, 2024, KBE Regular Meeting; March 7, 2024, KBE Interview Committee Meeting; March 8, 2024, KBE Interview Committee Meeting; March 18, 2024, KBE Special Meeting; March 19, 2024, KBE Special Meeting; March 21, 2024, KBE Special Meeting; March 28, 2024, KBE Awards Committee Meeting (Action/Discussion)
- Recipient of the 2024 Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy (Action/Discussion)
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Commissioner Search Update- KBE Chair Sharon Robinson, Ed.D.
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Consent Agenda
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Perkins V State Plan- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D.
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Approval of Tax Rates Levied- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Branch Manager Krystal Smith
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Certification of 702 KAR 6:090, Minimum national standards for foods and beverages available on public school campuses during the school day; required nutrition and physical activity reports- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Lauren Moore
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Hearing Officer's Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Litigation Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee (NOTE: Committees will meet simultaneously)
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State Literacy Coaching Model- KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray and KDE Director of Early Literacy Christie Biggerstaff
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Kentucky United We Learn Council Update- KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd
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State Schools Committee
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Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf Year in Review- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, KDE Division Director Shannon Sparkman, and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper
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Kentucky Tech Policies and Procedures (Action/Discussion)- KDE Director of Technical Schools and Continuous Improvement Beth Engle
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State Career and Technical Education Funding Formula- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
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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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Amendments to 780 KAR 2:010, Administration of area technology centers- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
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Amendments to 780 KAR 3:030, Appointments- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
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Amendments to 780 KAR 3:035, Employee evaluations- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
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Amendments to 780 KAR 3:100, Employee actions- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
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Amendments to 780 KAR 3:120, Appeals and hearings- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
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Amendments to 780 KAR 3:130, Employee grievances- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
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Amendments to 780 KAR 6:010, Classification plan- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
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Amendments to 780 KAR 6:020, Compensation plan- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
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Review Items
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2023 Impact Kentucky Survey- KDE Associate Commissioner Byron Darnall, Ed.D., and Panorama Education Director of Professional Learning Amalio Nieves, Ed.D.
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
April 10, 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.
- Good News
- Board Member Sharing
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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 Interim Commissioner of Education- Interim Commissioner Robin Kinney
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Review Items
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Legislative Update – KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry
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Action/Discussion Items
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704 KAR 3:550, Minimum Qualifications for Paraprofessionals- KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Matthew Courtney, Ed.D.
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Amendments to 704 KAR 7:140, World War II and Korean Veteran diplomas- Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
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Waiver Request from the Jessamine County Board of Education Related to Section 1(3) and Section 2(1) of 702 KAR 4:090, Property disposal- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Waiver Request from the Henderson 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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Kentucky Minimum Specifications for School Buses- KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Branch Manager Elisa Hanley
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Presentation of the 2024 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education- Interim Commissioner Robin Kinney
- Adjournment
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