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Board takes first reading of KSBA policy updates, including new two-year limit for chair and vice chair
Summary
Staff presented the first reading of required KSBA policy updates: a recently passed law limits board chair and vice chair to two-year terms, new recurring training mandates were noted, and the superintendent evaluation may shift from seven to five standards; this was presented as a first reading and will require a second reading before adoption.
The board received the first reading of the annual Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) policy and procedure updates intended to align district policy with recent state laws.
Staff explained this is the required first reading and highlighted changes that directly affect the board: a law passed in the last legislative session limits the chair and vice chair to two-year terms — "after you have served 2 years, you can no longer be the chair or vice chair" — and several training changes were described, including an additional annual ethics course, an open meetings class every four years, and a two-hour finance training every two years. The presenter said KSBA will coordinate sign-ups for required courses.
Staff also said the district can opt to permanently use five standards instead of seven for superintendent evaluations, which would simplify the evaluation rubric if the board chooses that option. Because the update is recorded as the first reading, the transcript shows discussion and a motion to approve the reading, but adoption requires a second reading and formal board action at a later meeting.
