The Jefferson County Board of Education has voted 4-3 in favor of an agreement with the Kentucky Department of Education. The settlement agreement avoids JCPS and the state facing off at a hearing regarding a potential state takeover.
In a 4-3 decision, Jefferson County Board of Education members vote to accept an agreement with the @KyDeptofEd. pic.twitter.com/8jdlnQU1hn
— JCPS (@JCPSKY) August 28, 2018
The terms of the agreement include:
- the Kentucky Department of Education will complete another management audit of JCPS by September 15, 2020;
- until that audit is completed, JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio will provide monthly status reports to the state;
- Pollio will remain superintendent at least through the 2020 audit unless the state approves the grounds for his removal;
- the…