(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Feb. 5-6. The Feb. 5 session will begin at 1 p.m. ET and the Feb. 6 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.
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 wants 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 who wants to submit public expression may email kbe@education.ky.gov prior to the close of business on Feb.4. 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 Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) or a livestream of the meeting will be available on the KDE Media Portal.
People with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations by noon ET on Feb. 4 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 Regular Meeting Feb. 5, 2025, 1 p.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 on person to comment.
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Internal Board Business
- Summary Minutes for the Dec. 4, 2024, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; Dec. 4, 2024, KBE State Schools Committee Meeting; Dec. 4, 2024, United We Learn Committee Meeting; Dec. 5, 2024, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; and Jan. 30, 2025, KBE Awards Committee Meeting
- Recipient of the 2025 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education
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Consent Agenda
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Hearing Officer’s Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Amendment to 701 KAR 5:055, Removal hearing procedures - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Certification of 701 KAR 5:120, Prevention of sexually explicit materials transmitted to schools via computer - KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch and KDE Policy Advisor Lisa Moore
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Certification of 704 KAR 3:480, Reading diagnostic and intervention grants - KDE Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli, and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
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Certification of 704 KAR 3:530, Mathematics Achievement Fund - KDE Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli, and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
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2024-2025 Tax Rates Levied - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Action/Discussion Items
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Litigation Report - KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Waiver Requests from the Carroll County Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:180 - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Waiver Request from the Campbell County Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:180 - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Waiver Request from the Edmonson County Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:050 - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Waiver Request from the Newport Independent Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:170 - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Review Items
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Boyd County Update - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Annual Report on Title IX Deficiencies - KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett, KHSAA General Counsel Chad Collins, and KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd Allen
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Legislative Update - KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry, Ph.D.
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AdvanceKY Annual Update - Executive Director Anthony Mires, Access to Algebra Director Annette Williams, College Readiness Program Director Aaron Timmons, KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli, and KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Woods-Tucker, Ph. D
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Communicating College and Career Opportunities to Kentucky Students - KDE Communications Director Jennifer Ginn; Jessica Fletcher, Kentucky Center for Statistics; and Amanda Ellis, Council on Postsecondary Education
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Update from the 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year (KTOY) - 2025 KTOY Jennifer Montgomery and Allie Green, KDE Program Consultant
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting Dec. 6, 2025, 9 a.m. ET
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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 - 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 Items
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2026-2028 Biennial Budget Request Presentation - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Karen Wirth
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Support Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) Funding Formula Update - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and Division Director Chay Ritter
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Kentucky United We Learn Assessment and Accountability Framework 2.0 - Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D., KDE Division Director Jennifer Stafford, Ed.D., and KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd
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“All In for Ag” - KDE Agricultural Education Program Consultant Kristan Wright
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Recognition of National Career and Technical Education Month - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D. and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Presentation of the 2024 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award - Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D. and KBE Chair Sharon Robinson, Ph.D.
- Adjournment
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) Showcase in Recognition of CTE Month (No business to be conducted)
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