LAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING @ BES
IN PERSON & VIDEO TELECONFERENCE
March 20, 2023; 6:00 p.m.
Primary Location: Blaine Elementary School Blaine, 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. Moment of Silence
3.B. Blaine News Network: Stacy Reynolds and Julie Cooper 3.C. 4 R’s at BES: Sarah Arrington
4. COMMUNICATION
4.A. Superintendent’s Update
4.A.1. March is Music in Our Schools month; A concert and a “Hall of Fame” ceremony will be conducted on March 22 at 10 am at LCHS.
4.A.2. Multiple education-related bills are “on the Governor’s desk” for approval:
· SB7 (payroll deductions)
· SB5 (process for parents to challenge material/curriculum that is “harmful to minors”)
SB150 (curriculum and prohibition of using non-birth sex pronouns)
· HB538 (procedures by schools for removal and return to class)
· HB13 (bus driver medical exam to 2 years)
· HB32 (provisions for hiring classified workers without high school diploma/equivalency)
4.A.3. At this point, the state legislature took no action to make school board elections partisan, and no action has been taken to help school districts that will have a decrease in funds as a result of moving from 2018-2019 ADA percentages to current ADA percentages. (Spreadsheet for all districts included.)
4.A.4. Mr. Burns and I are working with KDE concerning the process for allowing the local veterans’ group to utilize property for a veterans’ memorial.
4.A.5. The Big Sandy News and the Levisa Lazer representatives have been contacted concerning the posting of the recall notice of the double-nickel tax.
4.A.6. Preschool and kindergarten registration is set for Blaine, Fallsburg, and Louisa East.
4.A.7. LAVEC design plans are scheduled to be presented at the April Board meeting.
4.A.8. Thank you to our community for supporting the Lawrence County Lady Bulldogs for their first-ever regional championship.
4.A.9. Thank you to Mr. Doug Ison and Mr. Heath Preston (and family) for their donations to the Jacob’s Ladder Scholarship fund.
4.B. Public Comment
5. STUDENT LEARNING AND SUPPORT SERVICES
5.A. Approve Minutes of the February 21, 2023 Regular Meeting and March meetings, to include: March 2, 2023 Special Meeting; March 15, 2023 Double Nickel Equivalent Tax Levy Hearing; March 15 Special Meeting; and March 16 Special Meeting: Double Nickel Equivalent Tax Levy
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. The Junction for Garden Theater Rental Space Agreement and Contract for May 15, 2023; LEES FRC Jessica Tackett $516
5.D.2.b. Top Hat Marketing services/Kindness & Respect (May 15) for LEES/LWES FRCs; Jessica Tackett; Invoice: $700.00
5.D.2.c. Top Hat Marketing services/Child Abuse Awareness (April 13) for FES FRYSC; Brenda Curry; Invoice: $650.00
5.D.2.d. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UK Cooperative Extension for Free Nutrition Education
5.D.2.e. Great Wolfe Lodge Mason Agreement/Group Sales Contract with Fallsburg Elementary School for 8th Grade Trip; Craig McDavid
5.D.2.f. 2023 Herff Jones Yearbook Contract with Louisa Middle School
5.D.3. Requests:
5.D.3.a. Fundraisers: LCHS, LMS, LCMS Boys Soccer, LCMS Girls Soccer, LWES 5.D.3.b. School Trips:
5.D.3.b.1. Out-of-state Trip: LCHS students to Education Day at King’s Island, Ohio; May 12, 2023; Pam Puryear, Ryan Prince
5.D.3.b.2. Out-of-state/Overnight Trip: Fallsburg 8th Grade to Cincinnati, Ohio, to include Great American Ballpark, Great Wolfe Lodge, King’s Island and other sites; April 26 to 28, 2023; itinerary provided; Craig McDavid
5.D.3.b.3. Out-of-State Trip: LCHS AP Government Class to The Greenbrier in White Sulfur Springs, WV; May 10, 2023; David Prince
5.D.3.b.4. FYI/Update: LCHS Overseas Trip: EF Tours France/England Study Abroad; April 2023; Aaron Wellman
Louisa Middle School for Annual 2023 Eastern KY Fire School hosted by Louisa Fire Department; May 5, 6, 7, 2023; Eddie Preston, Louisa Fire Chief; insurance provided
5.D.3.c. Use of Facilities:
5.D.3.c.1.
5.D.3.c.2. LC Cal Ripken League requests gyms for use on rainy days, FES, LEES, LWES,
LMS; March to June 30, 2023; Dennis Bowen; insurance provided
5.D.3.d. Confirmation Letter: LC School District In-Kind Contributions to Pathways, Inc., Finance Officer Brandi Peters
5.D.4. For Review/FYI: (no action required)
5.D.4.a. School Activity Fund Reports/Bank Reconciliations: Dec & Jan: LEES; Feb: LEES, BES, FES, LMS, LWES
5.D.4.b. SBDM Council Minutes: March: LWES
5.E. CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING & GROUNDS PROJECTS/UPDATES
5.E.1. Softball Facilities Project (Athletic Upgrades) LCHS BG: 22-147 Update
5.E.2. LCHS Football Field Upgrades Turf Project: BG: 23-237
5.E.2.a. Consider/Approve contract Re: BG 23-237: Synthetic Turf Installation Agreement with Sprinturf, LLC
OTHER ACTION
5.F. Implementation Update/Progress Monitoring Report of the 2023-2024 Comprehensive District Improvement Plan (CDIP): Chief Academic Officer Katie Webb
5.G. Progress Monitoring Report of the 2023-2024 Lawrence County High School Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) including LCHS’s identification by KDE for Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI): LCHS Principal Myram Brady
5.H. Review of LCHS internship draft documents/process
5.I. Approve Lawrence County High School Graduation Date/Time as May 19, 2023 @ 7 PM
5.J. Approve Letter of Intent and Data Sharing Agreement for FES and LEES’s participation in elementary science STeLLA Scale Up and Sustainability project Cohort 3 in
5.K.
5.L. Approve to appoint Phillip Hunt (with Debbie Cordle) as the Agent of Record regarding District Insurances
5.M. Approve Settlement Agreement with Juul Labs, Inc. pending board attorney review and revision 5.N. New Business
6. PERSONNEL
6.A. Approve abolishment, creation, and changes regarding positions
6.B. Approve Updates to 2022-2023 Lawrence County Schools Pay Scales/Salary Schedules from previous board action
6.C. Approve to acknowledge receipt of Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update
7. ADJOURNMENT
Learning from Lesson Analysis (STeLLA) Professional Learning Program Project, funded by the U.S.
Department of Education
Scaling and Sustaining Science Teachers
Approve Amended 2022-2023 School District Calendar
