District reports progress on unitary status, cites outside support and policy changes
Summary
Interim Superintendent Eddie Keel reported parent meetings and ongoing support from EAK that have improved hiring and discipline practices, reduced hearings and alternative placements, and prompted regular discipline-data reviews by principals.
Temporary Interim Superintendent Eddie Keel told the board June 5 that Fayette County Public Schools is continuing activities related to unitary status, including May parent meetings and monthly support from EAK that officials say has improved hiring and discipline practices.
Keel reported that new policies have reduced hearings and alternative placements and that principals now analyze discipline data regularly, with additional training underway to target key issues and improve outcomes.
Keel presented these items as an update; no vote or new policy adoption on unitary status was recorded at the meeting.
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