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Nelson County board appoints three community members to local planning committee after KDE guidance
Summary
After updated guidance from the Kentucky Department of Education, the Nelson County Board of Education debated residency, conflicts and representation before voting 3-2 to appoint Jeff Dickerson, David Cook and Tina Long to the district Local Planning Committee.
The Nelson County Board of Education on March 10 voted 3-2 to appoint Jeff Dickerson, David Cook and Tina Long as the three community members to the district's Local Planning Committee (LPC), following updated guidance from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) about residency eligibility.
Board leaders said KDE recently revised how it interprets who qualifies as a community member for facility planning committees, recommending that a resident of the school district be selected from the pool of nominations. Board officials read KDE's guidance into the record and said KDE acknowledged the district's diligence and offered to assist with training and next steps.
KDE's written guidance, read at the meeting, noted…
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