Kentucky Interim Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis is offering Jefferson County Public Schools a settlement to avoid a state takeover.
He’s proposing what he calls “enhanced oversight” of the district instead, without taking full management away. The district’s deadline to respond is Wednesday.
At a back-to-school press briefing Tuesday JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio didn’t offer a specific timeline on a decision.
"I can’t specifically comment on what’s going to happen between now and tomorrow. I mean, obviously that’s a very quick deadline. I haven’t had the opportunity in the past 24 hours to have a lot of conversation with board members. But I know our board members will be having some discussions and conversations in the near future; I can’t say at this time when it will be," he said.
Lewis originally recommended a state takeover in April following a critical state audit.
JCPS is the state’s largest school district with more than 100,000 students
