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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on March 26-27. The March 26 session will begin at 1 p.m. ET and the March 27 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, KY.
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 March 24. 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 March 24 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
March 26, 2025, 1 p.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Swearing In of Board Member
- Roll Call
- Public Comment Session
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Internal Board Business
- Summary Minutes for Feb. 5, 2025, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; Feb. 6, 2025, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; and March 20, 2025, KBE Awards Committee Meeting (Action/Discussion)
- Recipient of the 2025 David Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy (Action/Discussion)
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Consent Agenda
- Assignment of KBE Member to Committee
- Hearing Officer’s Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Litigation Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Certification of 701 KAR 5:130, Drug testing of teachers involved in illegal use of controlled substances - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Certification of 704 KAR 8:020, Required academic standards for reading and writing - KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas S. Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
- Certification of 704 KAR 8:040, Required academic standards for mathematics - KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas S. Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
- Certification of 704 KAR 3:307, Recognition of credits when transferring without transcript - KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas S. Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
- Certification of 704 KAR 3:500, Professional Development Leadership and Mentor Fund - KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas S. Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
- Certification of 702 KAR 6:010, Local responsibilities - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Lauren Moore and Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 6:020, District school nutrition director - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Lauren Moore and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 6:050, Lunch and breakfast requirements - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Lauren Moore and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 6:060, Time minimum for meals - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Lauren Moore and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 1:035, Group health and life insurance - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 1:080, Transfer of annexed property; hearing - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 1:100, Merger of independent and county school districts - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 3:045, Withholding funds - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 3:050, Application to exceed budget - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 3:070, Teachers’ salary scheduling - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 3:075, Substitute teachers’ salary scheduling - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 3:150, Audit exceptions and corrections - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 4:005, Recreational facilities; school and community - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 4:050, Building Sites; inspection, approval - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 4:170, Facility programming and construction criteria - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- Certification of 702 KAR 4:180, Implementation guidelines – Kentucky School Facilities Planning Manual- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
- 2024-2025 Tax Rates Levied – KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Perkins V State Plan - KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D., and KDE Education Administration Program Manager Lori Looney
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United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee and State Schools Committee (NOTE: Committees will meet jointly)
- Area Technology Centers Update - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D.
- National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) High School Transformation State Network Update - KBE Member Juston Pate, Ph.D.
- Joint United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee and State Schools Committee Action/Discussion
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Kentucky United We Learn Assessment and Accountability Framework 3.0 - KDE Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D., and KDE Division Director Jennifer Stafford, Ed.D. (action/discussion)
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Review Items
- Boyd County Update- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- KDE Strategic Plan Update- KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
March 27, 2025, 9 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Good News
- Board Member Sharing
- Report from the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education
- Report from the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet
- Report from the Commissioner of Education
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Action/Discussion Item
- Amendment to 702 KAR 7:065, Designation of Agent to Manage Middle and High School Interscholastic Athletics - Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Commissioner Julian Tackett, KHSAA General Counsel Chad Collins and KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd Allen
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Review Items
- Legislative Update - Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D., and KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry, Ph.D.
- 2026-2028 Biennial Budget Presentation - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Karen Wirth
- Milken Educator Award Presentation - KDE Program Consultant Allie Green
- Presentation of the 2025 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education
- Adjournment
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