Agenda Items:
- School Year 2026-2027 Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) operational budget was approved by the KY Board of Education (KBE) on 6 August during their board meeting. The School Facility Construction Committee (SFCC) on 2 Sept approved the $25 per ADA in KETS offer of assistance. David Couch, Marty Park, and Mike Leadingham.
- The main topic of this webcast will be Quality Screen Use and AI in KY K-12. David Couch and Marty Park
- On 20 August 2026, the U.S. Department of Education released its perspective on the topics of K-12 screen use and AI: https://tinyurl.com/nationalguidance. This national guidance is consistent with our KY K-12 EdTech perspective on both topics.
- This short STLP segment was featured on Kentucky Tonight on 24 August 2026:https://ket.org/program/kentucky-edition/stlp-2024/
- Quality Screen Use for KY K-12 Students – Kentucky Department of Education
- KY-K12 Quality Screen Use House Senate Committee – Kentucky Department of Education on 1 Sept 2026
- House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary & Secondary Education & Workforce Development (1-13-26)
- screen-use-full.pdf – Google Drive
- 2026KETSInfographic.pdf
- The topic of screen time and AI discussed during Kentucky Tonight on 24 August 2026: Screen Time in Schools | Kentucky Tonight
- Oct 7th KY legislative committee
- KY K-12 Connected User Experience System (CUES) update. Chuck Austin and CUES team members.
(a) Rapid Identity replaces Microsoft Active Directory (AD). x number districts have been fully transitioned, y more are in process,
(b) Rapid Identity ties into the existing major KY K-12 EdTech system (i.e., Tyler ERP/Munis, IC, Office 365, Google, etc.),
(c) Microsoft’s Internet Protocol (IP) services replaced with Volta/InfoBlox IP services, and
(d) Turn off OET’s Microsoft AD services to all KY K-12 organizations … a small number of districts may choose to continue to use AD on their own.
- Student Voice. Marty Park
- Since the birth of the federal e-rate program in 1996, KY K-12 has regularly been a top 5 recipient in the amount of funds received per student. In 2026 it will bring in $54M ($45M to districts and $9M to KDE) for education technology. The FCC recently announced that they are considering making major changes to the e-rate program. This could have major negative financial consequences to every school, district office, and KDE office. Initial feedback to the FCC from districts and KDE will occur over the next two months until 13 Oct 2026. Mike Leadingham.
- KY K-12 Data Systems update (school report card dashboard on 15 Oct, post-secondary recruiting initiative, student SSN data diet, upcoming training, etc.) DeDe Conner and Linda Burton
- Upcoming Kentucky Educator Placement Service (KEPS) and Technical Education Database System (TEDS) transition activity in KDE. KEPS functions as the official web-based job board and registry for public school system openings throughout the Commonwealth. TEDS serves as the authoritative, state-level repository for student data regarding all secondary and postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs taught in Kentucky. David Couch, Matt Jury, DeDe Conner, and Mike Leadingham
- Computer Science RFP. Marty Park
- GoGuardian, Tyler, and MFA for VPN. Matt Jury
- KY’s $358M settlement from META. Ky. AG’s Office announces historic big tech settlement in Meta lawsuit. David Couch
- Update on the KY K-12 Network Components RFP. Mike Leadingham
- 2026 KY K-12 technology activity report (TAR) and digital readiness report due 15 Sept 2026. Mike Leadingham
- Other topics districts and OET leaders/staff want added/discussed.
