KBE
December 03, 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 (Action/Discussion)
IV.A. Summary Minutes for October 1, 2025 KBE Regular Meeting Day 1, October 2, 2025 KBE Regular Meeting Day 2, and November 25, 2025 KBE Awards Committee Meeting
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IV.B. Recipient of the 2025 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award
IV.C. KBE Self-Assessment Results- National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) CEO and President Paolo DeMaria
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IV.D. KBE Goals- KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd and KDE Strategic Plan Program Manager Susan Strange
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IV.E. KBE/KDE Procedural Updates - Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher, KDE Director of Education Policy GlyptusAnn Grider Jones, Ph.D., and KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd
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V. Consent Agenda
V.A. Hearing Officer's Report- KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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V.A.1. Statement of Consideration for 701 KAR 5:170, Waiver Requests- KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
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V.B. Litigation Report - KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
V.C. 2024-2025 Tax Rates Levied by Anchorage Independent School District - KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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V.D. 2025-2026 Tax Rates Levied- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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V.E. Approval of 2025-2026 Local District Working Budgets- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
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V.F. Certification of 702 KAR 1:160, School health services- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
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V.G. Certification of 704 KAR 8:010, Kentucky academic standards for computer science elective- KDE Associate Commissioner David Couch, KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Chief Digital Officer Marty Park
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V.H. 156 Salary Schedule- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D.
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V.I. Federal Carl D. Perkins Consolidated Annual Report (CAR)- KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Branch Manager Lori Looney
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V.J. Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) Advisory Board Appointment- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and Director Shannon Sparkman
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V.K. Waiver Request, 2025-WV-003, Danville Independent Schools- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and KDE Division Director Carol Ann Morrison
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V.L. Waiver Request, 2025-WV-006, Adair County- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and KDE Division Director Carol Ann Morrison
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V.M. Waiver Request, 2025-WV-010, Clay County- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and KDE Division Director Carol Ann Morrison
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V.N. Waiver Request, 2025-WV-011, Clay County- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and KDE Division Director Carol Ann Morrison
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V.O. Waiver Request, 2025-WV-012, Clay County- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and KDE Division Director Carol Ann Morrison
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V.P. Waiver Request, 2025-WV-013, Clay County- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and KDE Division Director Carol Ann Morrison
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V.Q. Waiver Request, 2025-WV-014, Whitley County- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and KDE Division Director Carol Ann Morrison
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V.R. Waiver Request, 2025-WV-015, Whitley County- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and KDE Division Director Carol Ann Morrison
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VI. United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee (NOTE: Committees will meet simultaneously)
VI.A. Kentucky United We Learn Council Information Sharing- KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd and KDE Strategic Plan Manager Susan Strange
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VI.B. AdvanceKY Annual Update- AdvanceKY Executive Director Aaron Timmons and KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli
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VI.C. We Lead Computer Science Update- We Lead Computer Science Chief Executive Officer Alicia Sells, KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli and KDE K-12 Computer Science Lead Sean Jackson
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VII. State Schools Committee
VII.A. Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) American Rescue Plan Updates – KDE Director Shannon Sparkman, KDE Director Jarod Mills and KSD Principal Lynn Petrey, Ed.D.
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VIII. Action/Discussion Items
VIII.A. Report on United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee on Action/Discussion Items
VIII.B. Report on State Schools Committee on Action/Discussion Items
VIII.C. Amendments to 707 KAR 1:002, Definitions and 707 KAR 1:350, Placement Decisions- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., KDE Division Director Carol Ann Morrison, and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper
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VIII.D. Amendment to 704 KAR 3:370, Kentucky Framework for Personnel Evaluation- KDE Associate Commissioner Meredith Brewer, Ph.D., KDE Division Director Todd Davis, and KDE Policy Advisor Cassie Trueblood
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VIII.E. Amendment to 702 KAR 3:130, Internal accounting- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross, KDE Division Director Chay Ritter, and KDE Policy Advisor Lindsey Swartz
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IX. Adjournment