KSBA News Releases

(June 8, 2021) A fundamental objective of KSBA’s advocacy on behalf of the Commonwealth’s elected school boards and district leaders is to strengthen local decision making in each community as a key component of fostering student success, as outlined by the legislature in KRS 158.645. Two proposed bills have now been prefiled...

(Feb. 24, 2021) KSBA Staff Attorney John Fogle has announced he plans to retire on May 17, following KSBA’s 2021 Annual Conference. Having served as KSBA’s attorney for 15 years, Fogle is considered one the Commonwealth’s most knowledgeable school law experts. That wisdom, combined with his trademark wit, has won him the admiration and respect of districts throughout Kentucky...

(Feb. 11, 2021) HB 208 ensures that the critical flexibility under which our schools have operated to date will stay in place for the remainder of this year, allowing administrators and school boards to address pandemic challenges unique to their communities. As districts continue transitioning back to traditional, in-person instruction, this bill provides certainty... 

(Jan. 20, 2021) The significance of this investment is not lost on education leaders, but we must not lose sight of the challenges that predated COVID-19, challenges that will remain after the pandemic ends. We must carefully consider that the federal funding is allocated among districts... 

(Jan. 11, 2021) At the turn of the 20th century, Carroll County was a farming community with more than 1,100 farms and 80,000 acres of farmland. Fast forward more than 100 years and those agricultural roots have diminished with 72% fewer farms. Carroll County Schools recognized a need for the community to focus on its agricultural roots and decided to make its agriculture program a priority.

The Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA), in partnership with the National School Boards Association and the KSBA Educational Foundation, is donating 80,000 cloth masks to public school students in Kentucky. KSBA will donate the masks directly to the state’s Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSC), a division of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.