Lawrence County Board of Education Regular Meeting AGENDA Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. 

Lawrence County Board of Education

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. 

AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

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

2. AGENDA/ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS

2.A. APPROVE AGENDA

2.B. ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS

2.B.1. Approve Chairperson of the Lawrence County Board of Education

2.B.2. Approve Vice Chair of the Lawrence County Board of Education

2.B.3. Approve to acknowledge annual receipt of 1) The Kentucky Open Records & Open Meeting Acts: A Guide for the Public and Public Agencies, Office of the Attorney General, September 2025; 2) Managing Public Records, Revised June 2021; and 3) Procedure 01.44 AP.21 Request to Receive Special Meeting Notification by Email and Policy 01.44 Special-Called Meetings

  

3. STUDENT/STAFF PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

3.A. Celebrating School Board Recognition Month

3.B. Louisa West Elementary School Spotlight

4. COMMUNICATION

4.A. Superintendent’s Update

4.A.1. Academic Calendar & Attendance: Students returned on January 5 completing 10 days in 2026. The 2nd nine weeks ended last week. After five NTI days and three snow days in December, we are currently planning the three required makeup days. Notably, district attendance is up 0.6% over last year.

4.A.2. Professional Development: Teachers returned January 2 for building prep and specialized training on our new Illustrative Math resource. We also met with first-year principals and bookkeepers over the break to ensure a strong start to the second semester.

4.A.3.Facility & Maintenance: A major waterline rupture occurred at LMS on New Year’s Eve. I want to commend our maintenance crew for working through the holiday to ensure the building was fully operational for the students’ return.

4.A.4. Athletic Excellence: Congratulations to the Louisa East 3rd Grade Boys Basketball team for winning the State Elementary Tournament, and congratulations to the LCHS Cheerleaders for placing 4th in the KHSAA State competition.

4.A.5. Leadership & Strategic Planning: I am currently conducting mid-year principal evaluations, and the Calendar Committee has begun drafting options for the 26-27 school year. Our Elevate LC community council meets this Friday, January 23.

4.A.6. Legislative Advocacy: As the General Assembly begins its budget session, I am honored to serve on the KASA Advocacy Bill Team for curriculum and instruction, representing our district’s interests in Frankfort.

4.A.7. Rotary Visit & CTE Tour: On January 29, the Rotary Club will meet at LCHS and tour our CTE department. I invite all Board members to attend.

4.B. Public Comment

5. STUDENT LEARNING AND SUPPORT SERVICES

5.A. Approve the Minutes of the December 15, 2025 Regular 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: Set special-called meeting for 26-27 Draft Budget review.

5.D. CONSENT AGENDA: 

Approve the Consent Agenda items:

5.D.1. Per diem and expenses for board members in attendance, approval of training/travel expenses to the annual KSBA COSSBA, March 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky

5.D.2. Contracts/Services: 

5.D.2.a. SRO Contract: Law Enforcement Agreement with the Sheriff of Lawrence County, Kentucky, and Lawrence County School District for two (2) School Resource Officers (SROs) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with one-year term auto-renewals

5.D.2.b. Three Rivers Medical Center & Clinics Student Affiliation Agreement with Lawrence County High School for observing/job shadowing as part of CTE Biomedical Science Program; 36 months

5.D.2.c. Locally Operated MNA Program Clinical Agreement Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between LCHS and Jordan Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Louisa, Kentucky; effective January 1, 2026, pending board approval 

5.D.2.d. On The Move Program: Drug Prevention Services through Operation Unite at no cost; March 2026

5.D.3. Requests: 

5.D.3.a. Fundraisers: LCHS, FES, LWES

5.D.3.b. Out-of-State Trip: Fallsburg Elementary Boys Basketball to Wayne Middle, WV, for game; January 2026

5.D.3.c. Use of Facilities: Louisa East, Louisa Middle, and LCHS gymnasiums, as available and pending approval of principals, for LC Travel Basketball 1^st Grade Team practice; January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026; Jacob Copley, Chad Rose; liability insurance provided

5.D.3.d. Use of Facilities: Louisa East, Louisa Middle, LCHS, and Fallsburg gymnasiums, as available and pending approval of principals, to continue LC Travel/Bluegrass Shine Basketball teams; January 20, 2026 through June 30, 2026; Jeremy Block, Kenny Muncy, Jordan Raines, Casey Fitzpatrick; liability insurance provided

5.D.3.e. Permission for LC middle schools to apply for a KDE Mathematics Achievement Fund HQIR Mini Grant to improve math instruction using High-Quality Instructional Resources and intervention materials accompanied by HQPL-aligned professional learning

5.D.3.f. Permission for LCHS to apply for the Harbor Freight “Tools for Schools” grant to seek funding for tools in the CTE classroom for increasing understanding, support, and investment in the skilled trades

5.D.3.g. Permission to apply for a partnership/grant opportunity for rural school districts through Digital Promise “Drawing on Kinship” focused on STEAM and Computational Thinking through content-aligned project-based learning connected to local culture

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

5.D.4.a. SBDM Council Minutes: December: BES, LMS. January:  All six schools.

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

5.D.4.c. KSBA Annual Conference, February, Louisville

5.D.4.d. 2026 COSSBA National Conference in Louisville in March

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

5.E.1. Louisa Middle School Roof Replacement Project: BG: 24-113: Approve the monthly invoice for professional services by RossTarrant Architects for the Louisa MS Roof Replacement, BG-24-113: December 1 to December 31, 2025, Invoice No. 23027-019 in the amount of $391.11

5.E.2. Building and Grounds Maintenance/Upgrades

5.E.2.a. School Facilities Construction Commission (SFCC): Approve to accept the SFCC Offer of Assistance in the annual debt service amount of $22,653, funding for the 2026-2028 biennium

5.E.2.b. Approve a voluntary one-year extension of the district’s contract with STEP CG, LLC (STEP) as the service provider for Operation, Management, and Monitoring of Broadband LAN/WLAN components (MIBs=Managed Internal Broadband services – E-RATE), July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

5.E.2.c. Approve to award the bid for a maintenance vehicle

5.E.2.d. Approve a one-year vehicle tracking subscription for district vehicles through Verizon Connect

OTHER ACTION

5.F. Approve to acknowledge the review and acceptance of 2026-2027 Comprehensive School Improvement Plans for Louisa West Elementary, Louisa East Elementary, Blaine Elementary, Fallsburg Elementary, Louisa Middle, and Lawrence County High School

5.G. Approve the 2026-2027 Comprehensive District Improvement Plan

5.H. Approve to acknowledge review of an update to Procedure 03.28 AP.21 Job Description and Performance Review

5.I. NEW BUSINESS

6. PERSONNEL

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

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

Standard 4: Human Resource Leadership

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

7. ADJOURNMENT

Lawrence County Board of Education

Lawrence County Schools:   ALL IN  for building relationships to personalize learning that inspires, challenges, and equips each student to dream, to persist, and to succeed!

Inspire to Dream – Challenge to Persist – Equip to Succeed

2026

Regular Meeting Schedule

DATE	TIME and LOCATION
Tuesday, January 20, 2026	6 p.m. @LCHS	Louisa, KY
Tuesday, February 17, 2026	6 p.m. @LCHS	Louisa, KY
Monday, March 16, 2026	6 p.m. @ BES	Blaine, KY
Monday, April 20, 2026	6 p.m. @LCHS	Louisa, KY
Monday, May 18, 2026	6 p.m. @LCHS	Louisa, KY
Monday, June 15, 2026	6 p.m. @LCHS	Louisa, KY
Monday, July 20, 2026	6 p.m. @LCHS	Louisa, KY
Monday, August 17, 2026	6 p.m. @LCHS	Louisa, KY
Monday, September 21, 2026	6 p.m. @ LCHS	Louisa, KY
Monday, October 19, 2026	6 p.m. @ FES	Fallsburg, KY
Monday, November 16, 2026	6 p.m. @LCHS	Louisa, KY
Monday, December 21, 2026	6 p.m. @LCHS	Louisa, KY

LCHS: Lawrence County High School, Louisa, KY

BES: Blaine Elementary School, Blaine, KY

FES: Fallsburg Elementary School, Fallsburg, KY