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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Dec. 1 at 9 a.m. ET. The majority of board members plan to attend in-person at the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) in Danville.
The 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. Public expression will be accepted via email only. The KBE will accept written public comments that will be distributed to all KBE members for review. The board will only review and respond to information and feedback about matters listed on the board's agenda.
Anyone wanting to submit public expression must email kbe@education.ky.gov prior to the close of business on Nov. 29, 2021. Individuals must provide their name and an email address where they can receive a response. 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 action of the board should be directed to the board as a whole.
A livestream of the meeting will be available on the Kentucky Department of Education Media Portal. Members of the public may watch the meeting in-person on campus at KSD in Grow Hall cafeteria at 303 S. Second St., Danville, KY 40422.
Visitors will be required to wear a face covering or they will not be permitted in the building. If you do not have a face covering upon arrival, one will be provided.
Announcement of this meeting is pursuant to the Open Meetings Act.
A full agenda follows:
Kentucky Board of Education
Video Teleconference Regular Meeting – Dec. 1, 2021, 9 a.m. ET
KSD Campus in Grow Hall cafeteria, 303 S. Second St., Danville, KY 40422
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Review Items
- AdvanceKentucky Annual Update - AdvanceKentucky - Executive Director Anthony Mires and KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray
- KDE Employment Report - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Division Director Lynn McGowan-McNear
- Audit Update and Expense Reports for the KBE and Commissioner of Education - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Division Director Karen Wirth
- School Facilities Task Force Review of Recommendations - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney
- Update on KDE Early Literacy Initiatives - KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray
- Good News Items
- Report from the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education - President Aaron Thompson, Ph.D.
- Report from the Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet - Acting Secretary Mary Pat Regan
- Report from the Commissioner of Education - Jason E. Glass, Ed.D.
- Approval of Consent Agenda (Approved as a Group)
- Action Items
- Approval of New District Facility Plans - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Approval of Amended District Facility Plans - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Approval of 2020-2021 Local District Working Budgets - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney
- Approval of 2020-2021 Local District Tax Rates Levied - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Approval of 702 KAR 1:115, Annual In-Service Training of District Board Members - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Approval of Amendments to 704 KAR 19:002, Alternative Education Programs - KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster and KDE Executive Advisor Matthew Courtney
- Request to Withdraw Emergency Regulation 702 KAR 1.191E - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Request to Withdraw Emergency Regulation 702 KAR 7.125E - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Approval of 704 KAR 3:395, Extended School Services - KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton
- Presentation of the Kevin M. Noland and Mary Ann Miller Award for Outstanding Public Service to Kentucky Schools - Commissioner Jason E. Glass, Ed.D.
- Public Comment Segment - Public Expression Will Be Accepted Via Email Only. The KBE will accept written public comments that will be distributed to all KBE members for review. The board will only review information and feedback about matters listed on the board's agenda. Anyone wanting to submit public expression must email kbe@education.ky.gov prior to the close of business on Nov. 26, 2021. Individuals must provide their name and an email address where they can receive a response. 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 action of the board should be directed to the board as a whole.
- A Year in Review from the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Donnie Piercey
- Kentucky School for the Deaf Presentation
- Lunch - No Business to be Conducted
- Internal Board Business
- Approval of Summary Minutes for Oct. 5, 2021 Regular Meeting and Nov. 29, 2021 KBE Awards Committee Meeting
- Selection of Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Committee members - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney
- Discussion and Approval of KBE Legislative Priorities - KBE Chair Lu S. Young, Ed.D. and Commissioner Jason E. Glass, Ed.D.
- Approval of Outside Employment Request - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Action/Discussion Items
- Approval of Federal Carl D. Perkins Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) - KDE Associate Commissioner David Horseman, KDE Division Director Beth Hargis and KDE Branch Manager Karla Tipton
- Approval of 704 KAR 7:170, Corporal Punishment – KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster and KDE Executive Advisor Matthew Courtney
- Approval of Emergency Regulation 702 KAR 1:191E, District Employee Quarantine Leave - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Executive Advisor Matt Ross
- Hearing Officer's Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Approval of Certification of 702 KAR 7:140, School Calendar, to prevent expiration - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen and KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney
- Statement of Consideration for 702 KAR 1:191, District Employee Quarantine Leave - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Executive Advisor Matt Ross
- Litigation Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Board Member Sharing
- Adjournment
People with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations by noon ET on Nov. 29 by emailing Stacy Ball or calling her at (502) 892-6154.
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