
Task Force on JCPS Meets for First Time
Clip: Season 3 Episode 31 | 1m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
New task force exploring the possibility of splitting up state’s largest school district.
A task force created by the 2024 General Assembly to examine Jefferson County Public Schools and whether the district should be split held its first meeting Monday.
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Task Force on JCPS Meets for First Time
Clip: Season 3 Episode 31 | 1m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
A task force created by the 2024 General Assembly to examine Jefferson County Public Schools and whether the district should be split held its first meeting Monday.
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I'm Toby Gibbs.
>> Could the state's biggest school system be up for an overhaul?
A legislative task force is looking into it and that task force met for the first time today.
We hear from some of the members in tonight's Legislative update.
>> We want to look at the facts.
Data, knowledgeable opinions in solutions.
We're here to help.
And I know, you know, that's like Ronald Reagan say that said that's the worst thing you want to hear yours or from the government and we're here to help.
But we seriously, that's what we're here far first and foremost, as you know, I sat here at this table several months ago and was not necessarily.
>> A fan are in favor of this commission.
For a variety of reasons.
However, in the end, just like all the other audits we've had during my time and we will take this is that type of thing.
We take positives out of every single audit.
>> No action was taken today.
That can only happen when lawmakers are in session.
That's early next year.
The task force includes lawmakers JCPS educators and parents, teacher Union representative at Louisville City Council member state Auditor, Allison Ball and a school choice advocate who runs a private Christian school in Shively legislative staff chose these members last week.
Louisville public media reports lawmakers weren't informed of who applied.
The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy delivered a report on the potential impact of amendment 2.
That's the school choice ballot measures that Kentucky voters will decide on this fall if passed.
Amendment 2 would allow state funding to be used for charter schools and other non public
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