Kentucky / School Boards / Fayette County
The Fayette County Public Schools audit committee voted Sept. 24 to collect details on pending audits, engagement letters and related allegations and then reconvene before deciding whether to issue an RFP or commission an external review of the district's budget processes.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fayette County
Bullard and Fayette County Public Schools collaborated with the Lexington Fire Department and students from multiple schools to design and 3D‑print fidget toys for use in emergency outreach. Bullard donated filament and engineers coached students; the fire department will distribute roughly 1,000 fidgets at a public event Oct. 5.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fayette County
The Fayette County Board of Education on Sept. 22 approved a balanced FY2025–26 working budget by a 3–2 vote and asked the superintendent to submit a plan to restore the district contingency to 6%. Dozens of public commenters pressed for an external forensic audit and accountability amid disputed year‑end figures and staffing and fund transfers.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fayette County
At a special Fayette County Board of Education public hearing Aug. 28, residents urged transparency after officials disclosed a district budget shortfall and proposed a 4% real-estate tax rate; the board heard multiple callers demand a forensic review and clearer accounting of contingency spending.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fayette County
Superintendent Ligon outlined a working plan to close a projected $16 million shortfall using district cuts, one-time carryforward funds and potential property sales; the administration recommended removing an occupational license tax increase from the working options and will present a draft working budget to the board in September.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fayette County
Assistant Superintendent Bill Bradford told the Fayette County Equity Council Committee on Aug. 5 that the district has completed 79% of 77 strategic activities tied to 20 priorities from its 2022 strategic plan as it begins the fourth year of implementation.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fayette County
Doctor Matthews said Aug. 5 that the district has renamed a central office to the Office of Student Belonging and Success and merged the Department of Pupil Personnel into it to expand support for attendance, truancy and student belonging initiatives.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fayette County
Equity Council member Scott Horn presented a draft, interactive equity dashboard Aug. 5 that visualizes district indicators such as kindergarten readiness, third-grade reading proficiency, eighth-grade math and a ninth-grade on-track measure; Horn described the tool as a work in progress and urged peer review and public feedback.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fayette County
Assistant Superintendent Bill Bradford said Aug. 5 that online bus registration for Fayette County families has closed to allow route finalization; families who missed the online window can contact their home school or provide information by phone and staff will manually enter it into the system.
Kentucky / School Boards / Fayette County
At an Aug. 5 Equity Council meeting Assistant Superintendent Bill Bradford addressed concerns that teachers were being advised by union counsel not to install ParentSquare on personal phones, saying the district considers the app safe and that teachers are protected regardless of device used.