LAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
SPECIAL-CALLED MEETING &
WORKING BUDGET WORK SESSION
September 23, 2025; 6:00 p.m.
IN PERSON & VIDEO TELECONFERENCE
Primary Location:
Lawrence County High School Library
Louisa, Kentucky
For public viewing of the meeting via the Internet, use this link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeObmWjYrXWRbaqkBEyznxg
AGENDA
PRIMARY PURPOSE: Approve 25-26 Working Budget
1. CALL TO ORDER
LCS Mission and Pledge of Allegiance
2. STUDENT/STAFF PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS
2.A. Moment of Remembrance
3. COMMUNICATION
4. STUDENT LEARNING AND SUPPORT SERVICES
4.A. Approve Claims and Orders of the Treasurer
4.B. CONSENT AGENDA:
Approve the Consent Agenda items:
4.B.1. Per diem and expenses for board members in attendance
4.B.2. Fundraisers: LCHS, LMS, BES
4.B.3. Out-of-State Trip: Permission for LC Preschool Heritage Farm Fall Trip for a family
involvement event at the Heritage Farm Museum & Village, Huntington, WV, in October
2025; DoSE Rhonda Colvin
4.B.4. Request for assistance with Blaine Elementary’s Heritage Day Celebration on October
9, 2025; Lee Jewell, Principal, and Lois Slone, Arts & Humanities Teacher: $1,443.00
4.B.5. Permission to apply for the Read to Achieve (RTA) Grant to help teachers and media
specialists improve the reading skills of struggling readers in kindergarten through grade
three who read at low levels and need accelerated learning; Matt Maynard4.B.6. Permission to apply for a KY Department of Agriculture’s Raising Hope Program grant
for FFA for up to $5,000 to host events to raise awareness about farm safety, health risks,
and farm rescue; Melissa Blackburn
4.B.7. Review: School Activity Reports/Reconciliations: August: LEES
4.C. FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 WORKING BUDGET WORK SESSION
Superintendent Katie H. Webb & Finance Officer Brandi Peters
4.D. Approve FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 WORKING BUDGET
OTHER ACTION
4.E. Approve purchase authorizations, at the recommendation of Superintendent Webb, for two (2)
buses by financing through KISTA
4.F. Approve, on the recommendation of the Superintendent, appointment of the members of the
District Improvement Plan Committee
4.G. Approve to set the updated 2025-2026 adult price for breakfast at $3.25 and the updated
adult price for lunch at $5.05, based on USDA-recommended prices currently required for Lawrence
County Schools
4.H. Approve to enter Executive Session for the purpose of discussion of the possible acquisition or
sale of real property pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(b)
4.I. Approve to return to Open Session pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(b)
4.J. Approve Updated Lawrence County Schools Safety & Health Management System Plan
5. ADJOURNMENT
