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(FRANKFORT, KY) –The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Dec. 6-7. The Dec. 6 session with begin at 2 p.m. ET and the Dec. 7 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 Dec. 5. 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
Dec. 6, 2022, 2 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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Report from the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet: Secretary Jamie Link
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Internal Board Business
- Summary Minutes for Oct. 11, 2022, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; Oct. 12, 2022, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; Oct. 11, 2022, Operations Committee Meeting; Oct. 11, 2022, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Committee Meeting; and Dec. 1, 2022, KBE Awards Committee Meeting (Action/Discussion)
- Recipient of the 2022 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award (Action/Discussion)
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Consent Agenda
- Federal Carl D. Perkins Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis and KDE Branch Manager Karla Tipton
- Assessment Alignment Process for Science - KDE Associate Commissioner Rhonda Sims
- 2022-23 Local District Working Budgets - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney
- 2022-23 Local District Tax Rates Levied - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney
- Agency Amendment to 704 KAR 3:305, Minimum requirements for high school graduation to conform with KRS 158.141 - KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Woods-Tucker, KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
- Audit Update and Expense Reports for the Kentucky Board of Education and Commissioner of Education - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney and KDE Division Director Karen Wirth
- Follow-up to 2021 Exceptions to 702 KAR 1:116, Annual In-Service Training of District Board Members and Action Regarding Members Not Completing Training Requirements – KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Update to 2023 KBE Legislative Priorities
- Litigation Report– KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Action/Discussion Items
- Amendments to 707 KAR 1:002, Definitions – KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton
- Amendments to 704 KAR 3:303, Required Academic Standards - KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Woods-Tucker, KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray, KDE Director of Program Standards Chrystal Rowland and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
- 704 KAR 8:120 KY Academic Standards (KAS) for Science – KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Woods-Tucker, KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray, KDE Director of Program Standards Chrystal Rowland, and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
- Amendments to 704 KAR 8:060, Required Academic Standards for Social Studies - KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Woods-Tucker, KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray, KDE Director of Program Standards Chrystal Rowland, and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
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Review Items
- Kentucky United We Learn Council Update - KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd and KDE Division Director David Cook
- Legislative Update - KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry
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Hearing Officer's Report: KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting- Day 2
Dec. 7, 2022, 9 a.m. ET
Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Good News
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Internal Board Business
- KBE Member Self-Evaluation Overview and Discussion - National Association of State Boards of Education President and Chief Executive Officer Paolo DeMaria
- 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 Commissioner of Education: Jason E. Glass, Ed.D.
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Review Items
- 2021-2022 Data At-a-Glance and Statewide Efforts to Support Teaching and Learning – KDE Associate Commissioner Rhonda Sims, KDE Division Director Kevin Hill, KDE Division Director Jennifer Stafford and KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray
- Update on KDE Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Efforts - KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Woods-Tucker, KDE Division Director Damien Sweeney and KDE Strategic Analyst of Learning Florence Chang
- Facilities Update - KDE Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney, KDE Executive Advisor Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Branch Manager Greg Dunbar
- Public Comment Session
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Presentation of the Kevin M. Noland and Mary Ann Miller Award for Outstanding Public Service to Kentucky Schools: Commissioner Jason E. Glass, Ed.D., and KDE Chief Communications Officer Toni Konz Tatman
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Presentation of the 2021 and 2022 Milken Educator Awards: Commissioner Jason E. Glass, Ed.D., and KDE Chief Communications Officer Toni Konz Tatman
- Adjournment
People with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations by 4 p.m. ET on Dec. 5, 2022, by emailing Stacy Ball or calling her at (502) 892-6154.
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