Kentucky School for the Blind Advisory Board to meet Aug. 21

(FRANKFORT, KY) - The Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) Advisory Board will meet on Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. ET.

The Kentucky General Assembly authorized KSB to have an advisory board. While the language in KRS 167.035 is permissive and does not require an advisory board to exist, if such a board is established, the advisory board provides advice to the commissioner of education and the KSB administration on how the school can best meet the specialized education and cultural needs of the community of students it serves.

The KSB Advisory Board will set aside 30 minutes dedicated to receiving public comments. Individuals wishing to address the KSB Advisory Board must sign up to speak before the meeting begins and provide his/her name and the issue they wish to speak on. This information should be sent to Virren Malhotra, KSB Advisory Board chair.

Individuals addressing the KSB Advisory Board will be provided five minutes each for public comment. The board has the right to set limits on the topics that may be addressed by the public to ensure relevance to the function and purpose of the advisory board.

The meeting will be held in person in the Hartford Food Service Building PD Room at the Kentucky School for the Blind. 

A full agenda follows:

Kentucky School for the Blind Advisory Board
Hartford Food Service Building PD Room, KSB
Aug. 21, 2025, 11 a.m. ET

Agenda

• Welcome

  • Virren Malhotra, Chair of the KSB Advisory Board

• Approval of Board May 15, 2025, Minutes

  • Virren Malhotra, Chair of the KSB Advisory Board

• KSB Report

  • Peggy Sinclair-Morris, Principal, KSB

• KSB Facilities Update

  • John Aaron, Director of Operations, KSB

• Student Life Report

  • Bruce Blanton, Student Life Director, KSB

• KDE Update

  • Shannon Sparkman, Director of State Schools, Office of Special Education and Early Learning

• New Business: Election of Chair, Set Future Meeting Dates

  • Virren Malhotra, Chair of the KSB Advisory Board

• Board Recommendations

  • Chair of the KSB Advisory Board

• Public Comments

  • Chair of the KSB Advisory Board

• Adjournment

  • Chair of the KSB Advisory Board

     

Next Meeting:

TBD