Who makes decisions, and what does the reviewed record show?
The elected Campbellsville Board governs district operations. Current records name David Petett as superintendent in an August growth-plan request, while the selection motion and appointment date remain uncollected.
Campbellsville Independent Schools is governed by its Board of Education. Signed minutes establish selected actions, including the advanced-learning plan. Current agendas show continued construction, staffing, safety and student-service business. Current Board policies separately establish student-phone and responsible-AI rules.
The Board meets regularly
The published calendar says regular meetings are generally held on the second Monday at 6 p.m., with stated April and October exceptions.
A superintendent transition was underway
December 2025 minutes record Superintendent Kirby Smith's plan to retire. March agendas document search and interview sessions, and an August 10 attachment names Superintendent David Petett in a proposed 2026-27 Professional Growth Plan. The collected sources do not establish the selection motion or appointment date.
The Board adopted advanced-learning pathways
December 8, 2025 minutes record Board approval of the CISD Advanced Coursework and Accelerated Learning Plan for grades 4 through 12, using multiple measures and family communication.
Technology support has a state-match condition
Kentucky's FY2026 KETS offer was $14,300 and required an equal local match or escrow under the state program.
Districtwide spending and per-pupil figures remain data gaps
The sources establish a $14,300 FY2026 KETS state offer and two August 2026 school activity-fund balances, but not a complete adopted district expenditure total paired with enrollment for the same period. No districtwide per-pupil amount is calculated.
The October 19 agenda posts new safety, staffing and legal proposals
The future agenda proposes OpenGate weapons detection, social-media litigation and two additional Campbellsville Elementary special-education positions. The Board had not met when this source was reviewed, so no outcome is asserted.
Current policies address phones and artificial intelligence
Policy 09.4261 generally bars student phone use during instructional time and also bars personal-device use on school property during regular school hours/instructional time unless teacher-authorized; emergency and instructional exceptions apply. Confiscated devices are returned to a parent or guardian during a scheduled appointment. Policy 08.2323 requires responsible AI procedures addressing safety, data privacy, ethics and inspiration versus cheating.
Only two collected minute sets provide detailed outcomes. Most sessions have official agendas and attachments but no collected minutes or recording, so this review does not infer final action from planned business.
Where the district stands
Reported P-12 enrollment, September 2025verified
1,445 students
FY2026 KETS state offerverified
14,300 USD
Campbellsville Elementary August 2026 activity-fund balanceverified
41,619.01 USD
Campbellsville High August 2026 activity-fund balanceverified
75,152.7 USD
Major projects
BG 24-176 construction work
Work and payments continued to appear in agendas through the October 16 target date
December 2025 minutes reported an October 16, 2026 target completion date. September 14 and future October 19 agendas list additional BG 24-176 payments and change orders, but the collected record does not establish final project cost or completion.
Next: Review minutes or project closeout records after October 19 for confirmed completion, final cost and any preschool relocation decision.
Minutes reported a target completion date and expected preschool-move estimates.
Agenda listed BG 24-176 payments and change orders for consideration.
Agenda listed multiple BG 24-176 payment applications and change orders for consideration.
Future agenda lists further construction payments and change orders; these remain proposals.
Funding
The reviewed sources list construction payment and change-order items but do not provide a confirmed complete adopted project budget.
Local elections & school board members
Elections & votes
Board electionScheduled
Campbellsville Independent School District Board of Education election
Campbellsville Independent School District, Kentucky
The official Kentucky Secretary of State Taylor County November 3, 2026 general-election sample ballot lists three Campbellsville Independent School District Board of Education seats. Suzanne Wilson, Angie Jo Johnson, and Mitch Overstreet are listed; no outcome is claimed.
Official Board meeting pages and attachments from both KSBA meeting portals, plus the current Campbellsville policy manual and policy originals, were reviewed. Legacy Word originals use full antiword representations; source counts and extraction limits appear below rather than as district metrics.
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