KBE
June 05, 2025 9:00 AM
Kentucky Board of Education Regular Meeting
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Good News
IV. Board Member Sharing
V. Report from the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education
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VI. Report from the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet
VII. Report from the Commissioner of Education
VIII. Action/Discussion Items
VIII.A. Appointment of At-Large Member to Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control – KDE Deputy Commissioner & General Counsel Todd Allen and KDE Associate Commissioner and KHSAA Designee David Couch
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VIII.B. Local Board Member In-Service Training– KDE Deputy Commissioner & General Counsel Todd Allen and Kentucky School Boards Association Director of Board Team Development Debra Webb
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VIII.C. Estill County Board of Education Request to exceed the ten (10) percent limitation in 702 KAR 4:050 Section 5(1)- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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VIII.D. Laurel County Board of Education Request for Waiver of 702 KAR 7:140 Section 4(1)- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
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IX. Review Items
IX.A. 2026-2028 Biennial Budget Requests- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Karen Wirth
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IX.B. Everybody Counts Initiative- Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet Commissioner of the Department of Workforce Development Mike Yoder and Deputy Executive Director of the Office of Educational Programs Chris Sanders
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IX.C. Kentucky Reading Research Center Update- Executive Director Dr. Amy Lingo, Project Manager Reilly Brown and KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Marinelli
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IX.D. Reflections from the 2024-2025 Student and Teacher Non-Voting KBE Members- Preston Graham and Lawrence McCrobie
IX.E. Update from the 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year (KTOY)- 2025 KTOY Jennifer Montgomery and KDE Assistant Director Elly Gilbert
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IX.F. Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)- Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher and KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Marinelli
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IX.G. Presentation of the Teresa Perry Compassion Award- Commissioner Robbie Fletcher and KDE Communications Director Jennifer Ginn
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IX.H. Presentation of the 2025 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education- Commissioner Robbie Fletcher and KBE Chair Sharon Robinson, Ph.D.
IX.I. Presentation of the 2025 Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy- Commissioner Robbie Fletcher and KBE Chair Sharon Robinson, Ph.D.
X. Adjournment