LEXINGTON, Ky. — Fayette County Public Schools officials highlighted progress on student behavior programs and previewed several funding and staffing items for the Fayette County Board of Education's next action meeting, according to a recap of the board's October planning session published by the district.

Sara Pickering of Student Support Services updated the board during the superintendent's report on a new inventory tool that tracks and measures Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) efforts across the district. "It helps us establish data points that we can turn into action items," Pickering said. She recognized Sandersville Elementary, Winburn Middle and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School for outstanding work. The PBIS presentation is available on the district's website.

On finances, the district's Office of Financial Services is providing regular progress updates to the board. The initial unaudited Annual Financial Report for fiscal year 2026 has been submitted to the Kentucky Department of Education, but the district's final standing for 2025-26 is not yet final. FCPS received a one-month audit extension from the state, moving the revised deadline to Dec. 15. The unaudited AFR presentation is also online.

The consent agenda for the board's Oct. 26 action meeting includes a proposed associate director position for Child Nutrition, a department with 465 employees supporting students across all schools. The position would be funded through the Child Nutrition Program, which is separate from the district's general fund. The amount currently budgeted for a vacant administrative assistant position would be converted to help offset the cost.

The same consent agenda includes a request to redirect leftover funds from construction and renovation projects at nine sites: Squires Elementary, Locust Trace AgriScience Center, the Liberty Road bus garage, Tates Creek High School, STEAM Academy, Success Academy, Sandersville Elementary, 2160 Versailles Road and Lexington Middle. The funds would instead go toward maintenance projects at Booker T. Washington Elementary, Julius Marks Elementary, Lafayette High School and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School.

Members of the public can attend planning sessions and action meetings at the John D. Price Administration Building, 450 Park Place, where public comment is welcome. Monthly action meetings are livestreamed on the FCPS YouTube channel. The board also holds a 15-minute informal livestream called Board Talk before monthly action meetings and accepts questions and topics through an online form. Official minutes will be posted within the agenda of the next board meeting, and the Oct. 12 agenda and audio recording are available.