Lawrence County Board of Education REGULAR February MEETING…AGENDA

Lawrence County Board of Education

REGULAR MEETING

In Person & Video Teleconference

Tuesday, February 20, 2024; 6:00 p.m.

Primary Location:

Lawrence County High School

Louisa, Kentucky

For public viewing of the meeting via the Internet, use this link: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeObmWjYrXWRbaqkBEyznxg

AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

Mission and Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag

2. APPROVE AGENDA 

3. STUDENT/STAFF PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

3.A. LCHS Presentation: Principal Myram Brady, Teachers & Students

4. COMMUNICATION

4.A. Superintendent’s Update

4.A.1. HB6 (with amendments) provides $4368 per pupil and 80% transportation funding for FY25 and $4455 with 100% transportation funding for FY26.  Senate budget could be released this week.

4.A.2. With the increase in classified funding approved previously by the Board, the plan will be to  maximize the additional funding for certified raises.  (Estimate:  Each 1% raise in CERTIFIED salaries cost approximately $120,000.)

4.A.3. Local Superintendents Advisory Council met with Senate Education Committee on January 29th, and the primary focus of conversations was funding. (Dr. Fletcher serves as chair of LSAC.)

4.A.4. The USDOE published a compilation of the 10 Regional Advisory Committee reports recently.  (Dr. Fletcher was the chair of the Appalachian Regional Advisory Committee.)

4.A.5. Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Brady, and the LCHS staff continue to find ways to increase apprenticeship opportunities for our student through the TRACK program.

4.A.6. District basketball tournaments start next week.

4.A.7. Dr. Fletcher continues to serve on the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Rural Education Committee.

4.A.8. Dan Orman with the Kentucky Center for School Safety is scheduled to come to our next Board meeting to share the positives they found in their safety audit of Lawrence County High School and Louisa Middle.  

4.B. Public Comment

5. STUDENT LEARNING AND SUPPORT SERVICES

5.A. Approve Minutes of the January 20, 2024 Special Meeting in Lieu of the January Regular Meeting and the Minutes of the January 30, 2024 Special Meeting & Draft Budget Work Session

5.B. Approve Claims and Orders of the Treasurer

5.C. Approve the Monthly Financial Report by 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. Arbiter Sports/Arbiter Pay Unlimited-Officials 1-year subscription service and training for Louisa Middle School; Justin Adkins; Feb. 1 to Jan. 30, 2025; Total: $1,390.00

5.D.2.b. Louisa East Elementary anti-bullying show on May 17, 2024; Mark Comley, Top Hat Marketing, Invoice 0034: $675.00

5.D.2.c. Remix Education, Inc. Contract; Motivational Assembly for Blaine, Louisa East and Louisa West Elementary Schools; April 29 & May 17, 2024; Jessica Tackett, FRC Director; Total: $3,600

5.D.2.d. E-rate Funding Year 2024 consulting contracts with AdTec, including E-rate Agreement for Category Two Services, Phase 1 and Phase 2, with annual total of $6,630 

5.D.2.e. 2024 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UK Cooperative Extension for Free Nutrition Education

5.D.2.f. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Lawrence County KEDC Adult Education and Lawrence County Board of Education effective October 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024

5.D.2.g. Varsity Yearbook Contract with Louisa Middle School for 2024 yearbooks: $2,678.25

5.D.2.h. 2024-2026 FRC/FRYSC Continuation Grants: BES, LEES & LWES, FES, LCHS & LMS

5.D.3. Requests:

5.D.3.a. Fundraisers: LMS

5.D.3.b. Use of Facilities:

5.D.3.c. School-Related Trips:

5.D.3.c.1. Out-of-State Trip: Bus Request for Fallsburg Annual 8^th Grade Trip; Pigeon Forge, TN; April 14 to April 17, 2024; Ranzel Rosenteel

5.D.3.c.2. Out-of-State Trips: Blaine Elementary FCA bus requests to travel after school hours on Friday, March 15, 2024 to Easter Caves-White Gravel Mines, Minford, Ohio and Saturday, March 23, 2024 to Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, WV

5.D.3.d. Permission to apply for Steele-Reese Grant ($30,000) by Fallsburg Library Media Specialist Heather Moore-Frame

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

5.D.4.a. School Activity Fund Reports/Bank Reconciliations: Jan: all schools

5.D.4.b. SBDM Council Minutes: February: LMS, LEES

5.E. CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING & GROUNDS PROJECTS/UPDATES

5.E.1. LCHS Vocational Education Center (LAVEC) Renovation & Expansion Phase 1 BG: 22-146

5.E.1.a. Approve invoice for professional services by RossTarrant Architects for the LCHS LAVEC Phase 1, BG-22-146 New Carpentry Building & Greenhouse: January 1, 2024, to January 31, 2024, Invoice No. 21080-17 for a total of $3,902.60

5.E.1.b. Approve Codell Construction Pay Estimate 3 for a total of $472,662.07 for work performed on the LCHS Vocational Education Center (LAVEC) Renovation & Expansion Phase 1 BG: 22-146, which includes contractors, suppliers, and construction manager invoices:

5.E.2. Louisa Middle School Roof Replacement Project: BG: 24-113

5.E.2.a. Approve invoice for professional services by RossTarrant Architects for the Louisa MS Roof Replacement, BG-24-113: January 1, 2024, to January 31, 2024, Invoice No. 23027-05 for a total of $24,650.00

5.E.2.b. Consider/Approve the Construction Documents for the Louisa Middle School – Roof Replacement project, BG 24-113 (including BG-2, BG-3, and architect drawings)

5.E.3. Softball Facilities Project (Athletic Upgrades) LCHS BG: 22-147

5.E.3.a. Approve SPIN Invoice #17659-10 to LE Gregg Associates for the Lawrence County High School Softball Fieldhouse, BG 22-147, in the amount of $385.00

OTHER ACTION

5.F. 24-25 CALENDAR:  Discussion regarding the District Calendar Committee’s recommendations, Calendar Options Survey, and the recommendation of the Superintendent regarding the 2024-2025 School District Calendar

5.G. 23-24 Calendar Update: Current school year calendar adjustments

5.H. Approve an update to our district’s Portrait of a Graduate, including the name change to Lawrence County Schools Portrait of a Learner

5.I. New Business

6. PERSONNEL

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

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

7. ADJOURNMENT