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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Oct. 7-8. The Oct. 7 session will begin at 1 p.m. ET and the Oct. 8 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 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 who wants to submit public expression may email kbe@education.ky.gov prior to the close of business on Oct. 4. 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 the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) 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 Oct. 5 by emailing Taylor Perry at 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
Oct. 7, 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 Aug. 7, 2024, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; Aug. 8, 2024, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; Aug. 8, 2024, KBE State Schools Committee Meeting; Aug. 8, 2024, United We Learn Committee Meeting; and Sept. 26, 2024, KBE Awards Committee Meeting (Action/Discussion)
- Identification of the Strategic Priority and Criteria for the 2024 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award (Action/Discussion)
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KBE Member Ethics Training - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen and Kentucky Executive Branch Ethics Commission Executive Director Susan Clary
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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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Action/Discussion Items
- KBE Goals and Legislative Priorities
- 2024-2025 Commissioner Goals
- 2024-2025 Commissioner Evaluation and Communication Plan
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Consent Agenda
- Hearing Officer’s Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Litigation Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- 2024-2025 Tax Rates Levied - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Subcommittee Appointments
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Resolution Supporting the Use of State Dollars to Exclusively Fund the Common System of Public Schools (Action/Discussion)
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
Oct. 8, 2024, 9 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Good News
- Board Member Sharing
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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 the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet - Secretary Jamie Link
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Report from the Commissioner of Education - Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.
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Action Items
- Amendment to 704 KAR 3:365, Complaint procedures for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965- KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster, Ed.D. and KDE Policy Advisor Matthew Courtney, Ed.D.
- Waiver Request from the Paris Independent 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 Martin County Board of Education Related to Section 4(4)(a) of 702 KAR 4:050, Building sites; inspection, approval- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Waiver Request from the Martin 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
- Approval Request from the Martin County Board of Education Pursuant to 702 KAR 4:050 Section 5(1), Building sites; inspection, approval- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Discussion Items
- Boyd County Update- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross
- Kentucky United We Learn Study Phase Update- KDE Executive Director of Education Policy Meredith Brewer, Ph.D.
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Presentation of the 2024 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership - Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.
- Adjournment
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