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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 the December 3, 2025 KBE Regular Meeting Day 1, December 3, 2025 KBE United We Learn Committee Meeting, December 3, 2025 KBE State Schools Committee Meeting, December 4, 2025 KBE Regular Meeting Day 2, January 7, 2026 KBE Virtual Regular Meeting, and January 28, 2026 KBE Awards Committee Meeting
IV.B.
Recipient of the 2026 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education
V.
Consent Agenda
V.A.
Hearing Officer's Report- KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
V.B.
Litigation Report - KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
V.C.
Recommended Approval of the Amendment to 704 KAR 3:305, Minimum requirement for high school graduation- KDE Deputy Commissioner Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli and KDE Policy Advisor Sarah Medley
V.D.
Recommended Approval of the Statement of Consideration for 704 KAR 3:410, Preschool education program- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper
V.E.
Recommended Approval of the Appointment of Rhonda Bodner to the Kentucky School for the Deaf Advisory Board- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D. and KDE Division Director Shannon Sparkman
V.F.
Recommended Approval of the 2025-2026 Tax Rates Levied- KDE Associate Commissioner Matt Ross and KDE Division Director Chay Ritter
V.G.
Recommended Approval of Waiver Requests 2026-WV-001, 2026-WV-002, 2026-WV-003, 2026-WV-004, 2026-WV-005, 2026-WV-006, 2026-WV-007, 2026-WV-008, 2026-WV-009, 2026-WV-010, 2026-WV-011, 2026-WV-012, 2026-WV-013, 2026-WV-014, 2026-WV-015, 2026-WV-016, 2026-WV-017, 2026-WV-018, 2026-WV-019, 2026-WV-020, 2026-WV-023, 2026-WV-025, 2026-WV-026, 2026-WV-027, 2026-WV-028, 2026-WV-029, 2026-WV-030, 2026-WV-031, 2026-WV-032, 2026-WV-033, 2026-WV-034, 2026-WV-041, 2026-WV-043, 2026-WV-047, 2026-WV-049, 2026-WV-050, 2026-WV-051, 2026-WV-052, 2026-WV-053, 2026-WV-054, 2026-WV-056, 2026-WV-057, 2026-WV-058, 2026-WV-059, 2026-WV-060, Jefferson County Schools- KDE Associate Commissioner Gretta Hylton, Ed.D., KDE Division Director Carol Ann Morrison, and KDE Policy Advisor Melody Cooper
V.H.
Recommended Denial of Waiver Request 2026-WV-048, Covington Independent Schools - KDE Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel Todd G. Allen
VI.
Good News
VII.
Board Member Sharing
VIII.
United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee (NOTE: Committees will meet simultaneously)
VIII.A.
We Lead Computer Science Report and KDE Update on Computer Science (CS)- We Lead Computer Science Chief Executive Officer Alicia Sells, KDE Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray Marinelli, and KDE CS Lead Sean Jackson
IX.
State Schools Committee
IX.A.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Updates - KDE Associate Commissioner Beth Hargis, Ed.D., and KDE Policy Advisor Lauren Graves, Ph.D.
X.
Action/ Discussion Items
X.A.
Report on United We Learn/Teaching and Learning Committee on Action/Discussion Items
X.B.
Report on State Schools Committee on Action/Discussion Items
XI.
Review Items
XI.A.
Presentation of Strategic Dashboard- KDE Chief Performance Officer Karen Dodd and KDE Strategic Plan Manager Susan Strange
XI.B.
Update from 2026 Kentucky Teacher of the Year (KTOY)- 2026 KTOY Michelle Gross and KDE Program Consultant Allie Green
XI.C.
Legislative Update - KDE Director of Government Relations Brian Perry, Ph.D.
XII.
Adjournment
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