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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Feb. 4-5. The Feb. 4 session will begin at 1 p.m. ET and the Feb. 5 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 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 Feb. 2. 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. Meeting agendas and materials may be viewed on the KBE Agenda Book.
For further information concerning how KBE meetings are conducted, please view the KBE Policy Manual.
People with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations by noon ET on Feb. 2 by emailing Taylor Perry (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. 4, 2026, 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 one person to comment.
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Internal Board Business (Action/Discussion)
- Summary Minutes for the Dec. 3, 2025, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; Dec. 3, 2025, KBE United We Learn Committee Meeting; Dec. 3, 2025, KBE State Schools Committee Meeting; Dec. 4, 2025, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2;Jan. 7, 2026, KBE Virtual Regular Meeting; and Jan. 28, 2026, KBE Awards Committee Meeting
- Recipient of the 2026 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education
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Consent Agenda
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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 and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Amendment to 704 KAR 3:305, Minimum requirement for high school graduation- KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Medley
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Statement of Consideration for 704 KAR 3:410, Preschool education program- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper
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Kentucky School for the Deaf Advisory Board Appointment- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and KDE Division Director Shannon Sparkman
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2025-2026 Tax Rates Levied- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Waiver Requests 2026-WV-001, 2026-WV-002, 2026-WV-003, 2026-WV-004, 2026-WV-005, 2026-WV-006, 2026-WV-007, 2026-WV-008, 2026-WV-009, 2026-WV-010, 2026-WV-011, 2026-WV-012, 2026-WV-013, 2026-WV-014, 2026-WV-015, 2026-WV-016, 2026-WV-017, 2026-WV-018, 2026-WV-019, 2026-WV-020, 2026-WV-023, 2026-WV-025, 2026-WV-026, 2026-WV-027, 2026-WV-028, 2026-WV-029, 2026-WV-030, 2026-WV-031, 2026-WV-032, 2026-WV-033, 2026-WV-034, 2026-WV-041, 2026-WV-043, 2026-WV-047, 2026-WV-049, 2026-WV-050, 2026-WV-051, 2026-WV-052, 2026-WV-053, 2026-WV-054, 2026-WV-056, 2026-WV-057, 2026-WV-058, 2026-WV-059, 2026-WV-060, Jefferson County Schools- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., KDE Division Director Carol Ann Morrison and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper
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Waiver Request 2026-WV-048, Covington Independent Schools - KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Good News
- Board Member Sharing
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United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee (NOTE: Committees will meet simultaneously)
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We Lead Computer Science Report and KDE Update on Computer Science (CS)- We Lead Computer Science Chief Executive Officer Alicia Sells, KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli and KDE CS Lead Sean Jackson
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State Schools Committee
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Career and Technical Education (CTE) Updates - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
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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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Presentation of Strategic Dashboard- KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd and KDE Strategic Plan Manager Susan Strange
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Update from 2026 Kentucky Teacher of the Year (KTOY)- 2026 KTOY Michelle Gross and KDE Program Consultant Allie Green
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Legislative Update - KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry, Ph.D.
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
Feb. 5, 2026, 9 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
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