Lawrence County Board of Education Regular April Meeting Agenda 

AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

Mission and Welcome/Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag

2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

3. STUDENT/STAFF PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

3.A. Moment of Remembrance

3.B. Louisa Middle School Showcase

4. COMMUNICATION

4.A. Superintendent’s Update

4.A.1. Congratulations to Chief Academic Officer Dr. Myram Brady on earning a Doctor of Education degree.

4.A.2. Chase Kendrick and Presley Laney, current LCHS juniors, have been selected as Governor’s Scholars, a summer residential program for outstanding high school students in Kentucky, and Ethan Preece selected as an alternate.

4.A.3. Elle Parsley, LCHS sophomore, has been selected as a Rogers Scholar; and LCHS freshman, Aubrey Brady, has been accepted into the Rogers Lead program.  Three eighth graders have been selected as Rogers Explorers:  Raina Harris, FES, and Jordan Gibbon and Paisley Jones, LMS.  The programs focus on leadership skills and hands-on instructional training.

4.A.4. Louisa Middle and Blaine middle schools have each been awarded $40,000 KDE Mathematics Achievement Fund Mini Grants for implementation next school year. KDE’s Star Academy Grant, $1,000,000 over three years, will be implemented in Blaine’s middle school, giving access to new technology for students, new furniture, and an aligned curriculum as well as professional development for teachers. LC is one of five districts in Kentucky receiving the grant. 

4.A.5.  LCHS Girls Softball are the 2A Section 8 Champions and competed in the state tournament held in Owensboro over the weekend. 

4.A.6. Lawrence County has two top-two finalists for state competition (each will be a first or second place) in the KDE You Belong KY! Attendance Matters Poster Contest: Ashley Maynard, LCHS, and a Louisa East Student Leaders team: Ben Burkett, Finn Compton, Saydie Blevins, and Tucker Muncy. Final winners will be announced as part of the state STLP awards ceremony on Friday, April 24, at Rupp Arena.  LCHS, LMS, BES, FES, and LEES will be competing at state STLP.

4.A.7. The Blaine Elementary Art Show was a great success with commendations to Lois Slone, art and music teacher; and a great job by the LCHS Science Department on a very successful Spring Science Career Fair last week.

4.A.8. The Lawrence County Dolly Parton Imagination Library, in approximately five years, has provided 14,775 books to kids encouraging a life-long love of reading.

4.A.9. The 60-day Kentucky Legislative Session ended April 15 with the passage of more than 175 bills, including the next two-year state budget.

4.B. Public Comment

5. STUDENT LEARNING AND SUPPORT SERVICES

5.A. Approve the Minutes of the March 16, 2026 Regular Meeting and Minutes of the April 9, 2026 Special Meeting

5.B. Approve the Claims and Orders of the Treasurer

5.C.  Approve the Monthly Financial Report: Finance Officer Brandi Peters

5.C.1. Bank Reconciliation Report

5.C.2. MUNIS Balance Sheet and Monthly Financial Report

5.C.3. Finance Update

5.D. CONSENT AGENDA: 

Approve the Consent Agenda items:

5.D.1. Per diem and expenses for board members in attendance

5.D.2. Contracts/Services: 

5.D.2.a. 2026-2027 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between Pathways, Inc. and Lawrence County School District/Renewal

5.D.2.b. FY26 STAR Academy-Lawrence County Board of Education Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with KDE; April 15, 2026 to June 30, 2026; $1,000,000

5.D.2.c. NOLA Education, LLC STAR ACADEMY PROGRAM/Service Agreement with Lawrence County School District for three years, April 2026 to June 30, 2029

5.D.2.d. Agreement for the Lawrence County Fair to use two buses on July 25, 2026, including providing liability insurance (pending) and payment of Lawrence County Schools drivers to operate the buses; LC Fair Board President Rick Blackburn 

5.D.2.e. PSST Annual eStub Subscription; April 2026 to March 2027: $4,152.00

5.D.2.f. Jostens Memory Book Company Publication Agreement with Blaine Elementary School; three-year agreement: Year 1 – $331.25

5.D.3. Requests: 

5.D.3.a. Fundraisers: LCHS, LMS

5.D.3.b. Use of Facilities: Blaine Elementary Gymnasium for Class Reunion (1986); July 18, 2026; Stephanie (Cordle) Curnell; liability insurance provided

5.D.3.c. Out-of-State Trip: LCHS Baseball to George Washington High School, Charleston, WV, for game; March 2026; Travis Feltner

5.D.3.d. Out-of-State Trip: LCHS students to Dave & Busters, Huntington Mall, Barboursville, WV; May 2026; Jessica Blevins

5.D.3.e. Out-of-State EOY Trip: LCHS students to Camden Park, Huntington, WV; May 2026; Jessica Blevins

5.D.3.f. Out-of-State Trip: LMS Softball Cabell Midland, Ona, WV, for game; April 2026; Timmy Hayes

5.D.3.g. Out-of-State Trip: LMS Baseball to Wheelersburg High School, Wheelersburg, Ohio, for game; May 2026; TJ Caudill

5.D.3.h. Out-of-State Trip: LCHS Seniors to Kings Island, Ohio, for senior trip on May 2026; Lynda Peterson

5.D.3.i. Out-of-State Trip: Fallsburg Academic Team field trip to Dave and Busters, Barboursville, WV; May 2026; Angela Copley

5.D.3.j. Permission to explore/apply for grant assistance for Security Funding through third-party grant partners of Verkada, Inc.; Tommy Burns

5.D.3.k. Permission to apply for a FRYSC AmeriCorps worker at Blaine Elementary with matching funds of $8,000 to assist with building literacy skills with students and assisting with center operations; Matt Maynard

5.D.3.l. Permission to apply/accept a “Beef in the Classroom” grant for $200 to support culinary class objectives, Janie Marcum, LCHS Culinary Teacher

5.D.4. For Review/FYI: (no action required)

5.D.4.a. SBDM Council Minutes: April: LCHS, LMS, LEES, LWES, FES, BES

5.D.4.b. School Activity Reports/Reconciliations: March: All schools.

5.E. Construction/Building & Grounds Update

5.E.1. Louisa Middle School Roof Replacement Project: BG: 24-113 

5.E.1.a. Approve Codell Construction Pay Application 14 FINAL for a total of $35,000.00 for work performed on the Louisa Middle School Roof Replacement BG: 24-113, which includes contractors, material suppliers, and construction manager invoices:

5.E.1.b. Approve a Change Order, CO #1-4 (Kalkreuth), for LMS Roof Replacement BG: 24-113 issued to Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal for a credit in the amount of –$20,300.30 for a credit for unused allowances and to also correct the 0.30 cents not included in CO 1-3 by error

5.E.2. LCHS Vocational Education Center Renovation & Expansion Phase 1, BG: 22-146

5.E.2.a. Approve BG-4’s for BG # 22-146, including BP #1, BP #2, BP #3, BP #4, BP #5, BP #6, BP #8, BP #9, BP #11, BP #12, pending KDE review and approval

OTHER ACTION

5.F. Approve 2026-2027 District and Schools Professional Development Plans

5.G. Approve NTI Continuation of Learning Plan for District including District Assurances (Non-Traditional Instruction/NTI) for 26-27 implementation

5.H. Approve 2026-2027 Annual National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Intent to Participate, and NSLP Indirect Cost Agreement, and Procurement Plan Summer Food Service Program (Updated 2026)

5.I. Approve the 2026-2027 Lawrence County Schools District Technology Plan

5.J. Approve First Reading of the revision of Policy 9.36 School-Related Student Trips

5.K. NEW BUSINESS

6. PERSONNEL

6.A. Approve abolishment, creation, and/or changes regarding positions

6.B. Approve the 2026-2027 Lawrence County Schools Payroll Calendar which includes the 2026-2027 Athletic Extra Duty Payroll Calendar

6.C. Superintendent Professional Growth and Evaluation: Katie H. Webb

6.C.1. Standard 6 Collaborative Leadership

6.C.2. Board Evaluation/Capstone Scheduled

6.D. Approve to acknowledge receipt of Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update

7. ADJOURNMENT