| Department of Education Operations and Support Services Education Technology |
| Actual FY 2024 | Actual FY 2025 | Revised FY 2026 | Recommended FY 2027 | Recommended FY 2028 |
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| SOURCE OF FUNDS | | | | | |
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| General Fund | | | | | |
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| Regular Appropriation | 41,654,200 | 38,388,700 | 38,456,000 | 38,347,000 | 38,461,000 |
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| State Salary and Compensation Allocation | 232,800 | 25,000 | 21,400 | | |
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| Special Appropriation | (3,500,000) | | | | |
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| Budget Reduction-General Fund | | | (218,200) | | |
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| Other | | 2,000 | | | |
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| Total General Fund | 38,387,000 | 38,415,700 | 38,259,200 | 38,347,000 | 38,461,000 |
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| Federal Fund | | | | | |
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| Balance Forward | 1,428 | 1,428 | 1,400 | | |
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| Non-Revenue Receipts | | | (1,400) | | |
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| Total Federal Fund | 1,428 | 1,428 | | | |
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| TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS | 38,388,428 | 38,417,128 | 38,259,200 | 38,347,000 | 38,461,000 |
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| EXPENDITURES BY CLASS | | | | | |
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| Personnel Costs | 5,154,400 | 5,286,100 | 5,219,700 | 5,367,000 | 5,481,000 |
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| Operating Expenses | 17,858,100 | 17,755,100 | 17,665,000 | 17,605,500 | 17,605,500 |
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| Grants Loans Benefits | 15,374,500 | 15,374,500 | 15,374,500 | 15,374,500 | 15,374,500 |
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| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | 38,387,000 | 38,415,700 | 38,259,200 | 38,347,000 | 38,461,000 |
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| EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE | | | | | |
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| General Fund | 38,387,000 | 38,415,700 | 38,259,200 | 38,347,000 | 38,461,000 |
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| Federal Fund | | | | | |
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| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | 38,387,000 | 38,415,700 | 38,259,200 | 38,347,000 | 38,461,000 |
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| EXPENDITURES BY UNIT | | | | | |
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| Education Technology | 4,984,900 | 5,011,600 | 4,907,100 | 5,003,700 | 5,117,700 |
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| KETS | 16,124,500 | 16,126,500 | 16,130,500 | 16,130,500 | 16,130,500 |
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| Kentucky Educational Network | 17,277,600 | 17,277,600 | 17,221,600 | 17,212,800 | 17,212,800 |
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| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | 38,387,000 | 38,415,700 | 38,259,200 | 38,347,000 | 38,461,000 |
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The Office of Education Technology (OET) provides planning, administration, and quality assurance for the Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS). OET consists of three areas: the Division of School Technology Services; the Division of School Technology Planning and Project Management; and the Division of School Data Services.
The Division of School Technology Planning and Project Management develops and implements the KETS Master Plan, oversees the KETS Offers of Assistance program, and manages the Kentucky Education Network (KEN). The KETS Offers of Assistance program provides school districts with state funds for education technology purchases. KEN is the wide-area-network that provides high speed network connectivity and Internet access to Kentucky school districts, the Kentucky School for the Blind, the Kentucky School for the Deaf, and the Department of Education.
The Division of Engineering and Management determines which districts are eligible to receive KETS offers of assistance and submits this information to the School Facilities Construction Commission (SFCC). The SFCC distributes KETS offers of assistance to eligible districts based on each district's average daily attendance. School districts must spend the offers on appropriate education technology items or services and the districts are required to match funds dollar for dollar.
The Division of School Technology Services manages the technical support Customer Service Center, oversees school networking, messaging and security services as well as supports the School District Financial Management System (MUNIS) and other systems.