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(FRANKFORT, KY) –The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Feb. 7-8. The Feb. 7 session with begin at 1 p.m. ET and the Feb. 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, KY 40601).
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 Kentucky Department of Education Media Portal.
Announcement of this meeting is pursuant to the Open Meetings Act.
A full agenda follows:
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting- Day 1
Feb. 7, 2023, 1 p.m. ET
Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601
Agenda
- Call to Order
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Roll Call
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Internal Board Business
- Summary Minutes for Dec. 6, 2022, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; Dec. 7, 2022, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; and Jan. 30, 2023, KBE Awards Committee Meeting (Action/Discussion)
- Recipient of the 2023 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education (Action/Discussion)
- KBE Member Participation in 2023 National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Legislative Conference on March 19-21, 2023 (Action/Discussion)
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Consent Agenda
- 2022-23 Local District Tax Rates Levied - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney
- Office of Career and Technical Education Minimum Salary Schedule for Certified and Equivalent Staff - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis
- Litigation Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Action/Discussion Items
- Amendments to 703 KAR 5:270, Kentucky’s Accountability System – KDE Associate Commissioner Rhonda Sims, KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite and KDE Data Manager Scott U'Sellis
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Hearing Officer's Report: KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Statements of Consideration for 701 KAR 8:010, 701 KAR 8:020, 701 KAR 8:040 and 701 KAR 8:050 - KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster, KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney, KDE Policy Advisor Matthew Courtney and KDE Executive Advisor Matt Ross
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Review Items
- United We Learn - KnowledgeWorks Vice President Lillian Pace and Senior Director Jonathan Alfuth
- Exploring Accountability Systems - Lyons Assessment Consulting Principal Consultant Susan Lyons, Ph.D.
- AdvanceKentucky Annual Update - AdvanceKentucky Executive Director Anthony Mires and KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray
- Recognition of National Career and Technical Education Month - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
- Update from the 2023 Kentucky Teacher of the Year - 2023 KTOY Mandy Perez, KDE Chief Communications Officer Toni Konz Tatman and KDE Awards and Recognition Coordinator GlyptusAnn Grider Jones, Ph.D.
- Legislative Update - KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting- Day 2
Feb. 8, 2023, 9 a.m. ET
Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Good News
- Board Member Sharing
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Internal Board Business
- KBE Internal Goal Setting Discussion - KBE Chair Lu S. Young, Ed.D.
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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 Commissioner of Education: Jason E. Glass, Ed.D.
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Action/Discussion Items
- Breathitt County Management Audit – KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster, Ed.D.
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Review Items
- National Association of State Boards of Education Student Engagement Collaborative Update - KBE Member Joud Dahleh and KBE Vice Chair Sharon Robinson, Ph.D.
- Kentucky United We Learn Council Update - KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd, KDE Division Director David Cook and Kentucky United We Learn Council Interim Chair Audrey Gilbert
- 2024-2026 Biennial Budget Request and 6-Year Capital Improvement Plan - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Division Director Karen Wirth
- Public Comment Session
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Presentation of the 2022 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award: Commissioner Jason E. Glass, Ed.D., and KBE Chair Lu S. Young, Ed.D.
- Adjournment
People with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations by 4 p.m. ET on Feb. 6, 2023, by emailing Stacy Ball or calling her at (502) 892-6154.
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