Jefferson County
May 05, 2025 9:30 AM
Special Meeting May 5th at 9:30 a.m. Special Meeting May 6th at 3:30 p.m.
I. Call to Order
Rationale

The Chair of the Board of Education is calling a special meeting of the Board of Education to be held on Monday, May 5, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at The Muhammad Ali Center, 144 North 6th Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Please note that this meeting will recess at the end of the day on Monday, May 5, 2025, and will reconvene on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. at the same location.

The purpose of this meeting is for Board members to convene in Executive Session with the JCPS Superintendent Screening Committee to discuss and interview aspirants in the superintendent search and have discussions that may lead to the appointment of an individual employee pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1)(f).

This meeting will be conducted as a joint session of the Jefferson County Board of Education and the Superintendent Screening Committee. During the meeting, the Board and the Committee may convene jointly and separately for discussion, consistent with the provisions of KRS 61.810(1)(f).

Portions of this meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1)(f) of the KY Open Meetings Act.

This meeting will be conducted in person. The primary location for this meeting and where all members can be seen and heard by the public, will be The Muhammad Ali Center, 144 North 6th Street.

II. Enter Executive Session per KRS 61.810(1)(f) to Interview Aspirants in the Superintendent Search
Actions Taken

Order #2025-74 - Motion Passed:  A motion that the Board conduct a closed session to discuss aspirants in the superintendent search, as well as have discussions that may lead to the appointment of an individual employee pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1)(f) passed with a motion by Mr. James Craig and a second by Mr. Trevin Bass.

III. Adjourn from Executive Session
IV. Recess
Rationale

The meeting will recess and reconvene at 3:30 p.m. on May 6th at this same location.

V. Reconvene
Rationale

Following the recess on May 5th, the meeting will reconvene.

VI. Enter Executive Session per KRS 61.810(1)(f) to Interview Aspirants in the Superintendent Search
Actions Taken

Order #2025-75 - Motion Passed:  A motion that the Board conduct a closed session to discuss aspirants in the superintendent search, as well as have discussions that may lead to the appointment of an individual employee pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1)(f) passed with a motion by Mr. James Craig and a second by Mr. Trevin Bass.

VII. Adjourn from Executive Session
VIII. Possible Consideration of a Motion
Actions Taken

Order #2025-76 - Motion Passed:  A motion that the Board of Education accept the two superintendent candidate finalists that the JCPS Superintendent Screening Committee recommended and name Benjamin Shuldiner and Dr. H. Brian Yearwood as finalists for the District's next superintendent passed with a motion by Mr. James Craig and a second by Ms. Gail Logan Strange.

IX. Adjournment
Actions Taken

Order #2025-77 - Motion Passed:  A motion to adjourn the special meeting at 8:18 p.m. passed with a motion by Mr. James Craig and a second by Mr. Trevin Bass.