Eighteen members of the public spoke during the Aug. 18 meeting, with many demanding reconciled contingency figures, transparent accounting, and prioritizing classroom protections over tax increases or cuts to frontline services.
The Fayette County Board of Education agreed to prepare a public hearing on Sept. 5 to consider an occupational license tax increase after a budget solutions work group outlined recommendations to close a roughly $16 million shortfall and raised questions about the districtplanned contingency and recent carryforward numbers.
At the Aug. 18 Fayette County school board meeting, the district spotlighted a performance by the Tates Creek High School percussion ensemble and representatives from UK Federal Credit Union described student-run in-school branches and internship pathways.
At a Sept. 16 special meeting the Fayette County Board of Education unanimously referred a proposed external review of district budget, finance and internal controls to its audit committee and voted to engage independent investigator Warner Greene after a closed-session discussion of potential litigation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.