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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its annual retreat and regular meeting via video teleconference on Aug. 7-8. The Aug. 7 session will begin at 10 a.m. ET and the Aug. 8 session will begin at 9 a.m. ET. The majority of board members plan to attend in-person at the Kentucky State University Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm (1525 Mills Ln, Frankfort).
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 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 wanting to submit public expression may email kbe@education.ky.gov prior to the close of business on Aug. 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 at the Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm or a livestream of the meeting will be available on the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Media Portal.
People with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations by noon ET on Aug. 5 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 Annual Retreat and Regular Meeting
Aug. 7, 2024, 10 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Swearing In of New Board Members
- Roll Call
- Welcome from Kentucky State University President Dr. Koffi C. Akakpo
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Internal Board Business
- Summary Minutes from the June 5, 2024, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; June 5, 2024, KBE Awards Committee Meeting; June 6, 2024, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; June 6, 2024, United We Learn Committee Meeting; June 6, 2024, State Schools Committee Meeting; July 26, 2024, KBE Awards Committee Meeting (Action/Discussion)
- Nomination and Election of Kentucky Board of Education Chair and Vice Chair (Action/Discussion)
- Recipient of the 2024 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership (Action/Discussion)
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Leadership Workshop - McPherson and Jacobson Regional Director Steve Joel
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Lunch (No business to be conducted)
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KBE Goal Setting for 2024-2025 - McPherson and Jacobson Regional Director Steve Joel
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Kentucky United We Learn Accountability Prototypes (Discussion Item) - KDE Associate Commissioner Rhonda Sims and KDE Division Director Jennifer Stafford
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
Aug. 8, 2024, 9 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
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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.
- Good News
- Board Member Sharing
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Report from the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education - President 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 - Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.
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Review Item
- 2024 KIDS COUNT National Data Book - Kentucky Youth Advocates Executive Director Terry Brooks
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Consent Agenda
- Certification of 702 KAR 3:540, Uniform academic course codes - KDE Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray, and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
- KBE Regular Meeting Calendar
- Assignment of KBE Members to Standing Committees
- Appointment of KBE Members to Serve on the State Evaluation Appeals Panel (SEAP) for the 24-25 Fiscal Year
- Hearing Officer’s Report - KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Litigation Report - KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Action/Discussion Items
- Financial Report from the Boyd County School District - Boyd County Schools Superintendent William Boblett, Jr. and KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross
- Boyd County Schools Request to Expend Funds in Excess of Income - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Amendment to 704 KAR 3:305, Minimum requirements for high school graduation - KDE Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray, and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
- Amendment to 703 KAR 5:080, Administration Code for Kentucky’s Educational Assessment Program - KDE Associate Commissioner Rhonda L. Sims and KDE Policy Advisor Jennifer Larkins
- Amendment to 703 KAR 5:240, Accountability Administrative Procedures and Guidelines - KDE Associate Commissioner Rhonda L. Sims and KDE Policy Advisor Jennifer Larkins
- Amendment to 704 KAR 3:535, Full-time enrolled online, virtual and remote learning programs - KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch, Chief Digital Officer Marty Park, KDE Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray, KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen, and KDE Associate Commissioner Rhonda L. Sims
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United We Learn/Teaching and Learning (NOTE: Committees will meet simultaneously)
- Kentucky Numeracy Counts Update - KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray and KDE Director of Mathematics Education Jennifer Fraley, Ed.D.
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State Schools Committees
- Annual Amendments to the Kentucky Tech Policies and Procedures - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D. and Beth Engle, Director of Technical Schools and Continuous Improvement
- Annual Policy Adoptions and Amendments for the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) and the Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) - KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton and Division of State Schools Director Shannon Sparkman
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Lunch (No business to be conducted)
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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
- Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) Operational Plan for School Year 2024-2025 - KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch, KDE Division Director Mike Leadingham, and KDE Chief Digital Officer Marty Park
- Amendment to 702 KAR 1:116, Annual in-service training of district board members - KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Amendment to 780 KAR 3:072, Attendance, compensatory time, and leave for certified and equivalent service - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D. and KDE Policy Advisor Regan Satterwhite
- Amendment to 780 KAR 3:080, Extent and duration of school term, use of school days and extended employment - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D. and KDE Policy Advisor Regan Satterwhite
- Amendment to 702 KAR 4:090, Property disposal - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter, and KDE District Facilities Branch Project Manager John Gilbert
- Waiver Request from the Jefferson County Board of Education Related to Section 4(4)(b) of 702 KAR 4:050, Building sites; inspection, approval - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Presentation of the 2024 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education - Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.
- Adjournment
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