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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Aug. 6-7. The Aug. 6 session will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET at the Kentucky Department of Education (300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort.) and the Aug. 7 session will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET at the Paul Sawyier Public Library (319 Wapping Street, Frankfort). The majority of board members plan to attend in person.
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 July 30. 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 July 30 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
Aug. 6, 2025, 12:30 p.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Swearing In of Board Member
- 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.
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Internal Board Business (Action/Discussion)
- Summary Minutes for June 4, 2025 KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; June 4, 2025 KBE State Schools Committee Meeting, June 4, 2025 United We Learn Committee Meeting, June 5, 2025, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; and Aug. 4, 2025, KBE Awards Committee Meeting
- Nomination and Election of Kentucky Board of Education Chair and Vice-Chair
- KBE Member Travel Requests for Approval
- KBE Regular Meeting Calendar
- Recipient of the 2025 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership
- Report from the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education
- Report from the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet
- Report from the Commissioner of Education
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Action/Discussion Items
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Auditor of Public Accounts 2025 Special Report –Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher, Ed. D.; KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen; KBE Chair Sharon Robinson, Ed.D.; and KBE Vice Chair Lu Young, Ed.D.
- KBE Goal Setting for 2025-2026
- Review of KBE Standing Committees
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KDE 2026-2028 Biennial Budget – KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Karen Wirth
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Review Items
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Update on Federal Education Policy Impacts – School Superintendents Association Government Affairs Manager Tara Thomas
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Legislative Priorities and Updates - Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D., and KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry, Ph.D.
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Update from the 2025 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year – Nick Carter, Ed.D., Breckinridge County Schools
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
Aug. 7, 2025, 10:30 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Good News
- Board Member Sharing
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Consent Agenda
- Appointment of KBE Members to Serve on the State Evaluation Appeals Panel for the 25-26 Fiscal Year
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Hearing Officer’s Report - KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Litigation Report - KDE Deputy Commissioner General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Certification of 780 KAR 3:110, Disciplinary actions - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Haris, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 3:150, Staff development and in-service – KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 3:160, Local school district service credit - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 6:005, Unclassified service administrative regulation - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 6:030, Appointments - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 6:040, Special appointments - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 6:050, Probationary periods - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 6:062, Attendance, compensatory time and leave for unclassified service - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 6:065, Sick leave sharing procedures for unclassified service - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 6:070, Records and reports - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 704 KAR 3:455, Instructional resource adoption process - KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Marinelli, and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Medley
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United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee (NOTE: Committees will meet simultaneously)
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Read to Succeed Update - KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli and KDE Director of Early Literacy Christie Biggerstaff
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State Schools Committee
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Annual Policy Adoptions and Amendments for the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) and Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) – KDE Division Director Shannon Sparkman and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper (action/discussion)
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KSB Advisory Board Member Appointment - KDE Division Director Shannon Sparkman and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper (action/discussion)
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KSB and KSD Traceable Communication Systems - KDE Director Shannon Sparkman and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper (action/discussion)
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Annual Amendments to Area Technology Center (ATC) Policies and Procedures - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., KDE Division Director Beth Engle, and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D. (action/discussion)
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Annual Amendments to the Kentucky Tech Student Handbook - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., KDE Division Director Beth Engle and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D. (action/discussion)
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Office of Career and Technical Education Traceable Communication System - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., KDE Division Director Beth Engle and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D. (action/discussion)
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Action/Discussion Items
- Report on United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee on Action/Discussion Items
- Report on State Schools Committee on Action/Discussion Items
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Review Items
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KDE Strategic Plan Update - KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd and KDE Strategic Data Analyst Leslie McKinney
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Presentation of the 2025 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education - Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D., and KBE Chair Sharon Porter Robinson, Ed.D.
- Lunch (No Business to be Conducted)
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Action/Discussion Items (Cont.)
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Approval of 701 KAR 5:170 and 701 KAR 5:170E, Waiver Requests – KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd Allen and KDE Deputy General Counsel Corey Nichols
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Amendments to 703 KAR 5:280, School Improvement Procedures - KDE Association Commissioner Kelly Foster, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Matthew B. Courtney, Ed.D.
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Amendment to 704 KAR 3:440, Primary school program guidelines - Deputy Commissioner Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli, and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Medley
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Kentucky Minimum Specifications for School Buses - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter, and KDE Branch Manager Roger Banks
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Kentucky Education Technology Systems (KETS) Operational Plan for School Year 2025-2026 – KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch, KDE Division Director Mike Leadingham, and KDE Chief Digital Officer Marty Park
- Adjournment
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