LAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
Inspire to Dream * Challenge to Persist * Equip to Succeed
November 17, 2025; 6:00 p.m.
In Person & Video Teleconference
Primary Location:
Lawrence County High School
Louisa, Kentucky
For public viewing of the meeting via the Internet, use this link:
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AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
LCS Mission and Pledge of Allegiance
2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
3. STUDENT/STAFF PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS
3.A. Moment of Remembrance
3.B. Lawrence County High School Showcase
4. COMMUNICATION
4.A. Superintendent’s Update
4.A.1. LCHS Academic Team-JV Challenge: Regional Runner Up, Regional Quick Recall Runner Up, multiple students placed in individual testing
4.A.2. LCHS Football finished regular season 10-1. District Champion; Player of the Year-Luke Featherolf; Lineman of the Year-Ty Brooks; Coach of the Year-Alan Short
4.A.3. LCHS JROTC Raider Competition: Overall Champion
4.A.4. LCHS FFA at National Conference
4.A.5. LCHS-Big Sandy Idol
4.A.6. Veteran’s Day programs across the district
4.B. Public Comment
5. STUDENT LEARNING AND SUPPORT SERVICES
5.A. Approve the Minutes of the October 20, 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
5.D. CONSENT AGENDA:
Approve the Consent Agenda items:
5.D.1. Per diem and expenses for board members in attendance and approval of training/travel expenses to the annual KSBA Winter Symposium, December 2025, and training per diem as allowed for KRS-mandated training during the conference
5.D.2. Contracts/Services:
5.D.2.a. Vending Machine Placement Agreement with Twinsvend, LLC, Collan McCoy, Louisa, Kentucky, and Louisa East Elementary, pending review by Board Counsel
5.D.2.b. 2025-26 Contract for the Assignment of Personnel with KEDC for two (2) ELEVATE GEAR UP Success Coaches for the KEDC Project GEAR UP grant; term-October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026: Year 1 total reimbursement: $98,418
5.D.2.c. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Louisa for the 2025-2026 school year to provide certified fire trainer(s) to train LCHS students in the area of Fire/Rescue Science Technology
5.D.3. Requests:
5.D.3.a. Fundraisers: LCHS, BES, LMS, LEES
5.D.3.b. Overseas Trip: Permission for LCHS students to travel via EF Tours Germany, Italy and Switzerland Study Abroad; April 2027; Melissa Blackburn, LCHS AG Teacher
5.D.3.c. Out-of-State/Overnight Trip: LCHS Cheerleading permission to travel to UCA Nationals Cheerleading Competition (pending bid to participate) in Orlando, Florida, week in January-February 2026; bus needed to and from Ohio airport; Melissa Blankenship, Head Coach, and Assistant Kiersten Pannell
5.D.3.d. Request for assistance by LCHS Cheer Squad and Head Coach Melissa Blankenship to help with costs of the UCA Nationals Cheerleading Competition trip to Orlando, Florida, if the team receives a bid to participate
5.D.3.e. Out-of-State/Overnight: Permission for Louisa East Elementary Safety Patrol to travel to Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and the Nauticus Museum, April 2026; Shellie Graves and Sarah Blevins
5.D.3.f. Out-of-State: Fallsburg Elementary bus request for students to travel to Vinson Middle School, WV; after school hours, December 2025; Dakota Johnson
5.D.3.g. Out-of-State: Blaine Elementary bus request for students to travel Friday after school hours, November 2025; to White Gravel Mines, Minford, Ohio; Susan Little
5.D.3.h. Overnight Travel: Permission for Louisa East Elementary KBL Hoops students for overnight travel to the KBL Hoops Kentucky Elementary State Basketball Tournament in Lexington, KY; end of December 2025; Jeremy Block
5.D.3.i. Permission for LCHS to apply for and to accept the Healthy WAY Program grant award, partnering with the Youth Health Coalition, University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health, and the Lawrence County Health Department for $1,000 to address mental health and addiction to vaping/drinking; Connie Huff, Health Sciences
5.D.3.j. Permission to submit, on behalf of Lawrence County High School, an application for the ARC Power Grant/Jobs for Kentucky Graduates (JAG KY) to empower Appalachian youth, strengthen regional capacity, and address barriers to economic mobility; DPP Anna Prince
5.D.3.k. Permission to implement a no-cost pilot program to improve K-5 math fact fluency, MathFactLab, a strategy-based approach designed to provide all students with a deep understanding of basic math facts; Sara McClanahan, Math/Science DRT
5.D.3.l. Approve to accept donations:
- Riverside Generating – donation for LMS HOSA $500
- Hospital of Louisa – 5K donation for HOSA $100
- Elevate Early Learning Collaborative – Dolly Parton Imagination Library – $18,549.60
- University of Kentucky – YRBS Participation Incentive $425
- AES Restaurant – Arby’s donation for LWES LEES FRYSC $1,710
- Rhonda Colvin – donation for preschool $500
- Kentucky FFA – BDBW Grant – $1,500
- James Powell – donation LWES LEES FRYSC $1,000
5.D.3.m. Use of Facilities: Louisa Middle and LCHS by LC Rise for practice for youth travel volleyball; insurance provided; Amie Chicko
5.D.4. For Review/FYI: (no action required)
5.D.4.a. SBDM Council Minutes: October: BES. November: BES, FES, LEES, LMS, LCHS, LWES
5.D.4.b. School Activity Reports/Reconciliations: October: All schools.
5.D.4.c. Save the Date: KSBA Winter Symposium, December 5-6
OTHER ACTION
5.E. PROPERTY ACQUISITION: Approve the Thompson & Kennedy, PLLC, invoice for professional services for property acquisition, September 30, 2025, Invoice No. MKT6060-001 #4 for a Total of $32.00
5.F. Approve to award the bid for snow removal on school property for the 25-26 school year
5.G. Approve participation of Lawrence County Schools in Project “State Police Strong”, which is a community project aimed at fostering development, guidance and well-being through a combination of leadership, discussion and fitness training and requested by Trooper Chase Coverdale, Post 14, Ashland
5.H. Approve amended 25-26 student fees for LCHS (Cheer) and LMS (HOSA), both approved by their respective SBDM Council
5.I. NEW BUSINESS
6. PERSONNEL
6.A. Approve abolishment, creation, and/or changes regarding positions
6.B. Approve to add from previous board action an updated page 9 to the 2025-2026 Lawrence County Schools Salary Schedule to include ABA2 apprenticeships
6.C. Review/Approve revised job description for District Resource Teacher-IDEA
6.D. Approve unpaid leave of absence for Barbara Sparks
6.E. Superintendent Professional Growth and Evaluation: Katie H. Webb
Standard 2: Instructional Leadership
6.F. Approve to acknowledge receipt of Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update
7. ADJOURNMENT
