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(FRANKFORT, KY) –The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Oct. 10-11. The Oct. 10 session will begin at 1 p.m. ET and the Oct. 11 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 Oct. 9. 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
Oct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m. ET
Agenda
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United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee
- Local Laboratories of Learning and Portrait of a Learner Update - KDE Division Director David Cook and KDE Program Manager Sarah Snipes
- Competitive Grants for State Assessment (CGSA) Update - KDE Division Director David Cook
- Kentucky United We Learn Council Update - KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd
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State Schools Committee
- Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf Update - KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton
- Kentucky Area Technology Centers and Regional Academies Update - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D.
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Action/Discussion Items
- Report of United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee on Action/Discussion Items
- Report of State Schools Committee on Action/Discussion Items
- Amendments to 705 KAR 4:231, General program standards for secondary career and technical education programs – KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D,. and KDE Executive Advisor Regan Satterwhite
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Review Items
- Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Update- School Health Branch Manager Jim Tackett
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting- Day 2
Oct. 11, 2023, 9 a.m. ET
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: 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 Interim Commissioner of Education: Interim Commissioner Robin Kinney
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Special Olympics Kentucky: Director of Unified Champion Schools Karen Michalak-Parsley
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Informational Item from Beechwood Independent Schools: KDE Interim Commissioner Robin Kinney and Beechwood Independent Schools Superintendent Mike Stacy, Ed.D.
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Action Items
- Waiver Request from the Murray Independent Board of Education Related to the Kentucky Schools Facilities Planning Manual Section 304.2.1.1.3 as incorporated in 702 KAR 4:180 - KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Executive Advisor Matt Ross
- Waiver Requests from the Jefferson County Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:050 and 702 KAR 4:090 - KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Executive Advisor Matt Ross
- 702 KAR 3:330, Liability Insurance Regulation - KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Executive Advisor Matt Ross
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Review Items
- Overview of Educator Preparation Efforts on Early Literacy - KDE Associate Commissioner Byron Darnall, Ed.D., and KDE Academic Program Manager Melissa Diebel, Ed.D.
- National Board Certification Early Entry Grant Update - KDE Associate Commissioner Byron Darnall, Ed.D., and KDE Program Consultant Jocelyne Waddle
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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.
- Presentation of the 2023 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership
- Adjournment
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