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Kentucky Department of Education official asks for $14.6 million to stabilize KETS services
Summary
A Department of Education official told the Budget Review Subcommittee that the Kentucky Education Technology System needs an additional $14.6 million annually to stabilize operations, sustain statewide services (Infinite Campus, Munis, cybersecurity) and avoid shifting costs to school districts.
A Kentucky Department of Education official asked the Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary & Secondary Education & Workforce Development for an additional $14,600,000 a year to shore up the Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS), saying the office has reached a point where services may have to be shifted to local districts without new funding.
"We save 40 to 60% in cost of school districts buying that themselves," the official told committee members, describing centralized purchasing and federal e‑rate discounts that the office says provide substantial economies of scale. The…
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