SNAP, election integrity, math education, substitute teacher certification, motor vehicle registration, certificate of need
Rep. Marianne Proctor (District 60)
Rep. Proctor reports on progress made during the halfway point of the 2024 session on such issues as SNAP eligibility, election integrity, education, motor vehicle registration and certificare of need.
Boone County School Superintendent Search Kickoff February 6
The Education subgroup of the BCRP Local Issues Committee took a proactive position in the Superintendent search by brainstorming the desired Characteristics of a Superintendent and provided those to every Board member two days before this meeting. As well, BCRP sent a letter to the Board Chairman, Jesse Parks, copied to every Board member, indicating our expectation that BCRP be considered a unique stakeholder group providing input during the public input period. The primary justification for stakeholder acknowledgement was that BCRP represents 63,000 taxpayers. Generally this proactive approach was ignored.
Boone County School Board November 9
Quantifying Total System Effectiveness
The District presented the State’s effectiveness reporting system termed “Accountability Report.” Even the administration’s presenter described the report as “gobbledygook” because no insight can be extracted, much less improvement action steps identified from the report.
Interim Joint Committee Reports
Rep. Steve Rawlings (District 66)
Joint Interim Committee updates from Appropriations and Revenue, Agriculture, Banking and Insurance, Education, Transportation and Judiciary.
Efforts to Expand KEES Funding to Homeschoolers
Sen. John Schickel, R-Union, was joined by Laura Edwards, a certified teacher and homeschooling mother of six, along with Rep. Steve Rawlings, R-Burlington, and others during Wednesday’s Interim Joint Committee (IJC) on Education meeting. One of the key topics of discussion centered around expanding funding opportunities for homeschool students under the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) program.
2023 Interim Session Summaries
Rep. Steve Rawlings, District 66
Dams, education reform act, and budget take center stage during first week of legislative interim
2023 Session: Education
Rep. Steve Rawlings, District 66
Measures passed during the 2023 General Assembly re: education
Boone County School District Masking
WHEREAS an ever-growing number of medical experts have presented scientific information regarding both the ineffectiveness of common masks and the physical and psychological harm to those who wear them . . .