KDE's Kentucky United We Learn Council to meet July 24

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE's) Kentucky United We Learn Council will hold an in-person meeting Friday, July 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.

As a body that recommends new policy and practice or recommends changes to
existing policy and practice, the Kentucky United We Learn Council is establishing structures and systems that are consistent with its purpose of supporting inclusive state and local co-creation and facilitating local ownership of solutions that will support the three big ideas of United We Learn. The council partners with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) to advance the work laid out in the United We Learn report.

Council Moonshot: “To build a prosperous Kentucky, we will launch an accountability system that is meaningful and useful to all our learners.”

The Kentucky United We Learn Council will meet in person at 300 Sower Blvd., 1st floor, Training Room A-C, Frankfort, KY. Members of the public may watch the meeting live on the KDE Media Portal.

A full agenda follows:

Kentucky United We Learn Council
July 24, 2026, 8:30 a.m. ET
300 Sower Blvd, 1st floor, Training Room A-C, Frankfort, KY
Watch live at the KDE Media Portal

Agenda

• Welcome, Logistics and Announcements
  • Karen Dodd, Kentucky Department of Education (KDE)
• Agenda Review
  • Brandy Howard, Council Chair, Bullitt County Schools
  • NEW Vice Chair
• CGSA Grant Evaluation
  • Art Thacker, HumRRO
• Opening Remarks
  • Robbie Fletcher, Commissioner of Education
• Strategic Dashboard Overview
  • Susan Strange, KDE
•  Local Indicators of Quality: How It’s Working in Districts
  • Sarah Snipes, KDE
• Kentucky Essential Skills Alignment Focus Groups
  • Sarah Snipes, KDE
• High School Transformation
  • Juston Pate, Work Group Chair and Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) Member
  • Lu Young, KBE Vice Chair
• Lunch
  
• LED Signs Presentation and Activity
  • Krista Thompson, Muhlenberg County High School
  • Roger Taylor, KDE
• District Presentations
  • Travis Hamby and Shane Humphrey, Allen County Schools
  • Brian Creasman, Michelle Hunt and Austin Hart, Fleming County Schools
• KY Policy Implementation Study: Initial Findings
  • Lillian Pace, Knowledgeworks
• Work session
  • Karen Perry, UK Center for Next Generation Leadership
  • Lu Young, UK Center for Next Generation Leadership and KBE Vice Chair
• Reflection and Next Steps
  • Brandy Howard, Council Chair, Bullitt County Schools
  • NEW Vice Chair
• Adjournment
  • Karen Dodd, KDE