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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting on June 3-4. The June 3 session will begin at 1 p.m. ET and the June 4 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 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 June 1. 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 June 1 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
June 3, 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 April 8, 2026, KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; April 9, 2026, KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; May 6, 2026, KBE Virtual Regular Meeting; and May 27, 2026, KBE Awards Committee Meeting
- Recipient of the 2026 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education
- 2026-2027 KBE Non-Voting Student and Teacher Members
- Membership Renewal for the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
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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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Certification of Non-Public Schools- KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster, Ed.D.
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Approval of Per-Child Rates for State- Funded Preschool Programs- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., Early Learning Unit Director Andrea Bartholomew, and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper
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Recommended Approval of Work-Based Learning Placements for State Accountability- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D. and KDE Work-Based Learning Coordinator Tina Brogli
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Recommended Approval of School District Indirect Cost Rates for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Recommended Approval of the 2025-2026 Tax Rates Levied- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Recommended Approval of Waiver Request 2026-WV-076, Pineville Independent - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter and KDE Assistant Division Director Marshall Smith
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Recommended Approval of Waiver Request 2026-WV-077, Mason County Schools- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter, and KDE Assistant Division Director Marshall Smith
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Action/Discussion Items
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Recertification of 704 KAR 7:160, Physical restraint and seclusion- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed. D., and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper
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Hearing Officer's Report- KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Agency Amendment to 702 KAR 5:130, Vehicles designed to carry nine (9) passengers or less, standards for– KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter, and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
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Amendment to 701 KAR 5:090, Teacher Disciplinary Hearings– KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd Allen and KDE Staff Attorney Sara Bentley
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Amendment to 701 KAR 5:170, Waiver Requests– KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd Allen
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Appointment of At-Large Member to Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control– KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch and KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd Allen
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Local Board Member In-Service Training– Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) Representative and KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd Allen
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Review Item
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Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) Outreach: Low Vision Clinics– KSB Principal Peggy Sinclair-Morris and KSB Teacher Connie Hill
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Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Implementation Results- KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli, Kentucky Reading Research Center Terry Scott and Baek Park
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Kentucky’s Accountability System- KDE Associate Commissioner Jennifer Stafford, Ed.D.; Center for Assessment Staff Chris Domaleski and Laura Pinsonneault
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
June 4, 2026, 9 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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Reports
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Report from the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB)- Chair Amber Snell
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KBE/EPSB Research Practice Collaborative Recommendations- KBE Chair Sharon Robinson, Ed.D., and EPSB Chair Amber Snell
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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
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Review Items
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Local Accountability Design Guide and Toolkit Implementation- KDE Associate Commissioner Kelly Foster, Ed.D.
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2026-2028 Biennial Budget Update– KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Karen Wirth
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Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) Evaluation Update- KDE Associate Commissioner Meredith Brewer, Ph.D. and Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) Chief Scientist Art Thacker, Ph.D.
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Reflections from the 2025-2026 Teacher and Student Non-Voting KBE Members- Alfonso De Torres Núñez and Harper Blake
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Presentation of the Teresa Perry Compassion Award- Commissioner Robbie Fletcher and KDE Communications Director Jennifer Ginn
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Presentation of the 2026 Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy- Commissioner Robbie Fletcher and KBE Chair Sharon Robinson, Ed.D.
- Adjournment
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