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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Oct. 1-2. The Oct. 1 session will begin at 1 p.m. ET and the Oct. 2 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.
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 3 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 Sept. 29. 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 Sept. 29 by emailing Taylor Perry 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
Oct. 1, 2025, 1 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 3 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
- Summary Minutes for Aug. 6, 2025, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; Aug. 7, 2025, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; Aug. 7, 2025, KBE State Schools Committee Meeting; Aug. 7, 2025, United We Learn Committee Meeting; and Sept. 25, 2025, KBE Awards Committee Meeting (Action/Discussion)
- KBE Mission, Vision and Goals (Action/Discussion)
- KBE Legislative Priorities (Action/Discussion)
- Board Self-Assessment (Action/Discussion)
- Amendments to the Kentucky Board of Education Policy Manual (Action/Discussion)
- Educator Professional Standards Board (EPSB) and KBE Research Practice Collaborative (Action/Discussion)
- Identification of the Strategic Priority and Criteria for the 2025 KBE Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award (Action/Discussion)
- Commissioner’s Evaluation (Action/Discussion)
- 2025-2026 Commissioner Goals (Action/Discussion)
- 2025-2026 Commissioner Evaluation Procedures and Communication Plan (Action/Discussion)
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Consent Agenda
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Litigation Report: KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Assessment Alignment Process: KDE Associate Commissioner Jennifer Stafford, Ed.D.
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2025-2026 Tax Rates Levied: KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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2025-2026 Unmet Need Report, KRS 157.620(4): KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Certification of 704 KAR 5:060, Entrance of five (5) year olds into primary school program for compulsory attendance purposes: KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
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Certification of 705 KAR 3:141, Area center or public high school, standards for vocational department: KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 705 KAR 4:240, Schools to careers: KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 6:080, Employee Actions: KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 6:100, Appeals and hearings: KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 7:020, Area technology center facility standards: KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Certification of 780 KAR 7:040, Facility maintenance: KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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Action/Discussion Items
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Hearing Officer's Report: KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Expiration of Administrative Regulations Pursuant to KRS 13A.3102: KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd Allen
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702 KAR 5:130, Statement of Consideration: KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
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Waiver Request, 2025-WV-001, Elizabethtown Independent School District: KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Waiver Request, 2025-WV-002, Harrison County: KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Barbourville Independent Board of Education Request to acquire property and exceed the ten (10) percent limitation in 702 KAR 4:050 Section 4(5) and Section 5(1): KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Knox County Board of Education Request to exceed the ten (10) percent limitation in 702 KAR 4:050 Section 4(5) and Section 5(1): KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
Oct. 2, 2025, 9 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Good News
- Board Member Sharing
- Report from the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB): Chair Amber Snell
- Report from the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education: President Aaron Thompson, Ph.D.
- Report from the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet: Secretary Jamie Link
- Report from the Commissioner of Education: Commissioner Robbie Fletcher
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Action/Discussion Items
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Amendments to 704 KAR 8:020, Required academic standards for reading and writing: KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli, KDE Director Division of Program Standards Chrystal Rowland and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Medley
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Amendment to 704 KAR 3:410, Preschool education programs for four (4) year old children: KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed. D., KDE Early Learning Unit Director Thomas Williams, Ph.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper
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Amendments to 701 KAR 5:150, Nontraditional Instruction Program: KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Matthew Courtney, Ed.D.
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Amendments to 704 KAR 3:406, Superintendent training program and assessment process: KDE Associate Commissioner Meredith Brewer, Ph.D.
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Review Items
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Update on Educator Preparation Program Literacy/Numeracy Efforts: KDE Associate Commissioner Meredith Brewer, Ph.D., and KDE Academic Program Manager Melissa Diebel, Ed.D.
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Updates on Unified Champion Schools: Karen Michalak-Parsley, Special Olympics Kentucky, and representatives from Bullitt East High School and Westport Middle School
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Presentation of the 2025 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership: Commissioner Robbie Fletcher and KBE Chair Sharon Porter Robinson, Ed.D.
- Adjournment
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