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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) will hold its regular meeting on Aug. 5-6. The Aug. 5 session will begin at 10 a.m. ET and the Aug. 6 session will begin at 10 a.m. ET. The majority of board members plan to attend in person at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort. Due to ongoing construction at the Kentucky School for the Blind, the meeting has been relocated to KDE.
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 Aug. 3 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
Aug. 5, 2026, 10 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
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Internal Board Business (Action/Discussion)
- Summary Minutes for June 3, 2026. KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; June 4, 2026. KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; and July 29, 2026, KBE Awards Committee Meeting
- Nomination and Election of the Kentucky Board of Education Chair and Vice-Chair
- Recipient of the 2026 Kelly Award for Business and Education Partnership
- KBE Member Out-of-State Travel Requests
- KBE Goal-Setting for 2026-2027
- 2027 KBE Regular Meeting Calendar
- KBE Standing Committees
- Appointment of KBE Members to Serve on the State Evaluation Appeals Panel (SEAP) for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year
- Amendment to the KBE Policy Manual
- Legislative Priorities
- Good News
- Board Member Sharing
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Action/Discussion Items
- Waiver Request 2026-WV-079 (Simpson County)- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
- Waiver Request 2026-WV-080 (Perry County)- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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Review Items
- Proposed KBE/Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) Joint Resolution on Research Practice Collaborative Recommendations
- KBE/EPSB Research Practice Collaborative Recommendations- KDE Associate Commissioner Meredith Brewer, Ph.D.
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Reports
- Report from the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) - Vice Chair C.J. Fryer
- Report from the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education – President Aaron Thompson, Ph.D.
- Report from the Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet - Secretary Jamie Link
- Report from the Commissioner of Education - Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.
- Adjournment
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
Aug. 6, 2026, 10 a.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)
- Report on KBE Awards Committee on Action/Discussion Items
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Consent Agenda
- Assessment Alignment Process— KDE Associate Commissioner Jennifer Stafford, Ed.D.
- Amendment to 701 KAR 5:160, Selection and appointment of non-voting Kentucky board of education members - KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Hearing Officer's Report- KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
- Litigation Report- KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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Action/Discussion Items
- Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf Updated Policies- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., KDE Director of State Schools Shannon Sparkman, and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper
- Area Technology Centers (ATC) Updated Policies and Procedures- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., KDE Division Director Beth Engle, and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
- Kentucky Tech Student Handbook- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., KDE Division Director Beth Engle, and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
- Amendments to 780 KAR 3:072, Attendance, compensatory time, and leave for certified and equivalent service- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., KDE Division Director Beth Engle, and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
- Amendment to 704 KAR 8:060, Required Academic Standards for Social Studies- KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli, KDE Division Director Chrystal Rowland, and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Medley
- Amendments to 704 KAR 8:090, Required academic standards for technology- KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch, KDE Chief Digital Officer Marty Park, Digital Learning Coach State Lead Laura Raganas, and KDE Policy Advisor Lisa Moore
- Kentucky Education Technology Systems (KETS) Operational Plan for School Year 2026-2027 – KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch, KDE Chief Digital Officer Marty Park, KDE Division Director Mike Leadingham, and KDE Policy Advisor Lisa Moore
- Lunch
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Action/Discussion Items (continued)
- Amendment to 703 KAR 5:270, Kentucky’s Accountability System (First Reading)- KDE Associate Commissioner Jennifer Stafford, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Jennifer Larkins
- Amendment to 702 KAR 6:090, Minimum nutritional standards for foods and beverages available on public school campuses during the school day; required nutrition and physical activity reports– KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
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Review Items
- Audit Update and Expense Reports for the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) and Commissioner of Education- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Karen Wirth
- Employee Satisfaction Survey Results– KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd
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Presentation of the 2026 Grissom Award- Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D., and KBE Chair
- Adjournment
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