AUDIO STORY: CARRELL BOYD ON PROPOSED HOUSE BUDGET’S EFFECTS ON SCHOOLS
THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION SENT A LETTER TO KENTUCKY’S STATE LEGISLATORS, THURSDAY CONCERNING A PROVISION IN HOUSE BILL 290 (THE BUDGET BILL) THAT WOULD AFFECT THE STATE’S PUBLIC SCHOOL CALENDAR.THE LETTER INDICATES MEMBERS OF THE KENTUCKY BOARD OF EDUCATION ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT OF HOUSE BILL 290 TO ELIMINATE TWO DAYS OF INSTRUCTION FROM KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC SCHOOL YEAR.
24-HOUR-NEWSWATCH ASKED SUPERINTENDANT OF CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS, CARRELL BOYD FOR HIS THOUGHTS ON THE PROVISION:
BOYD AGREES WITH STATE BOARD MEMBERS STATEMENT INDICATING THEY UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT THE LEGISLATURE’S DIFFICULT TASK TO BALANCE THE STATE BUDGET, BUT STRONGLY URGE LAWMAKERS TO LOOK FOR OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDS TO HELP FILL THE DEFICIT THAN ELIMINATING THE TWO INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS:
THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THAT ALTHOUGH STATE OFFICIALS SAY THE AFFECT OF THE PROVISIONS WOULD HAVE A MINIMAL IMPACT, SUPERINTENDANT BOYD IS NOT SO SURE:
THE STATE EDUCATION BOARD IS ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE MEASURE IS LIKELY TO DAMAGE KENTUCKY’S POSITION IN “RACE TO THE TOP” COMPARED TO THE OTHER STATE FINALISTS, AS NONE OF THE OTHER 15 ARE REDUCING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME
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