KBE
February 05, 2025 1:00 PM
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. 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.
IV. Internal Board Business
IV.A. Summary Minutes for December 4, 2024 KBE Regular Meeting Day 1; December 4, 2024 KBE State Schools Committee Meeting; December 4, 2024 United We Learn Committee Meeting; December 5, 2024 KBE Regular Meeting Day 2; and January 30, 2025 KBE Awards Committee Meeting (Action/Discussion)
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IV.B. Recipient of the 2025 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education (Action/Discussion)
V. Consent Agenda
V.A. Hearing Officer's Report- KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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V.B. Amendment to 701 KAR 5:055, Removal hearing procedures- KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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V.C. Certification of 701 KAR 5:120, Prevention of sexually explicit materials transmitted to schools via computer- KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch and KDE Policy Advisor Lisa Moore
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V.D. Certification of 704 KAR 3:480, Reading diagnostic and intervention grants- KDE Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli, and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
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V.E. Certification of 704 KAR 3:530, Mathematics Achievement Fund- KDE Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli, and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Peace
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V.F. 2024-2025 Tax Rates Levied- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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VI. Action/Discussion Items
VI.A. Litigation Report- KDE General Counsel Todd G. Allen
VI.B. Waiver Requests from the Carroll County Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:180 – KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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VI.C. Waiver Request from the Campbell County Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:180 – KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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VI.D. Waiver Request from the Edmonson County Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:050 – KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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VI.E. Waiver Request from the Newport Independent Board of Education Related to 702 KAR 4:170 – KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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VII. Review Items
VII.A. Boyd County Update- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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VII.B. Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Annual Report on Title IX Deficiencies – KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett, KHSAA General Counsel Chad Collins, and KDE Deputy Commissioner & General Counsel Todd Allen
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VII.C. Legislative Update - KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry, Ph.D.
VII.D. AdvanceKY Annual Update- Executive Director Anthony Mires, Access to Algebra Director Annette Williams, College Readiness Program Director Aaron Timmons, KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray, and KDE Deputy Commissioner Dr. Thomas Woods-Tucker
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VII.E. Communicating College and Career Opportunities to Kentucky Students- KDE Communications Director Jennifer Ginn; Jessica Fletcher, Kentucky Center for Statistics; and Amanda Ellis, Council on Postsecondary Education
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VII.F. Update from the 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year (KTOY)- 2025 KTOY Jennifer Montgomery and Allie Green, KDE Program Consultant
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VIII. Adjournment