Ft. Thomas Independent
November 12, 2018 6:30 PM
Board of Education
I. OPENING OF MEETING
Jeff Beach
Discussion

Board Chair Jeff Beach called the meeting to order at 6:30pm.

I.A. Pledge of Allegiance
Jeff Beach
I.B. Recognition of Guests
Jeff Beach
I.B.1. Maggie Schroeder - Cross Country State Champion
Rationale

Discussion

The Board recognized and congratulated Maggie Schroeder for her individual state championship win in girls cross country.


Maggie is the first individual state girls cross country champion in school history with a winning time of 19 minutes, 7.68 seconds.


The Board presented Maggie with a Certificate of Achievement and a "Champion" t-shirt.

I.B.2. Noah Cooley - Perfect ACT Score
Rationale

Discussion

The Board recognized and congratulated Noah Cooley for his perfect score of 36 on the ACT and presented him with a "Rich in Tradition" t-shirt.

I.C. Student Showcase - Moyer Elementary Art Program
Nikki Everett
Rationale

Discussion

Students from Moyer Elementary School presented on their Community Art Program and showed examples of some of the artwork they created for Fort Thomas businesses.


Students presenting were:



  • Ali Pieper

  • Aaron Keenan

  • Ella Kate Reynolds

  • Lilly Donelan

  • Avni Jani

  • Josie Barber


I.D. English Learner (EL) Program
Mary Kinsella
Attachments
Discussion

Mary Kinsella, along with Elizabeth Winkler from NKCES, presented about our EL program.  Our district currently has 42 active English learners representing 20 different languages.

I.E. Community Forum
Jeff Beach
Discussion

Eric Scherpenberg addressed the Board requesting a reimbursement of tuition fees paid. The Board responded that they would review the information and follow up with Mr. Scherpenberg.

II. ACTION ITEMS
II.A. Highlands High School Renovation - Phase 4
Jerry Wissman
II.A.1. Project Update
Discussion

Jerry Wissman provided the Board with an update on the status of this project noting all work has been completed.


John Hodge from Century Construction apologized to the Board explaining the causes for lengthy delays in resolving problems and completing this project.

II.A.2. Final Pay Application to Century Construction
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1919 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Final Pay Application #18 in the amount of $10,000.00 to Century Construction for the Highlands High School Renovation - Phase 4 project passed with a motion by Mrs. Karen Allen and a second by Mrs. Lisa Duckworth.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.A.3. BG-4
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1920 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the BG-4 Contract Closeout Form for the Highlands High School Renovation Phase 4 project passed with a motion by Mrs. Karen Allen and a second by Mr. Bradley Fennell.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.A.4. BG-5
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1921 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the BG-5 to close the Highlands High School Renovation Phase 4 project passed with a motion by Mrs. Karen Allen and a second by Mrs. Lisa Duckworth.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.B. Highlands High School Renovation - Phase 4 Gymnasium
Jerry Wissman
II.B.1. Project Update
Discussion

Jerry Wissman provided the Board with an update on this project noting that all work has been satisfactorily completed and we are now able to close the project.


 

II.B.2. Change Order #7
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1922 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Change Order #7 in the amount of -$13,110.00 for the Highlands High School Phase 7 Gymnasium renovation passed with a motion by Mrs. Lisa Duckworth and a second by Mrs. Karen Allen.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.B.3. Final Pay Application to Century Construction
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1923 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Final Pay Application #19 in the amount of $135,277.48 to Century Construction for the Highlands High School Renovation - Phase 4 Gymnasium project passed with a motion by Mrs. Karen Allen and a second by Mr. Bradley Fennell.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.B.4. BG-4
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1924 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the BG-4 Contract Closeout Form for the Highlands High School Renovation - Phase 4 Gymnasium project passed with a motion by Mrs. Lisa Duckworth and a second by Mr. Bradley Fennell.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.B.5. BG-5
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1925 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the BG-5 to close the Highlands High School Renovation - Phase 4 Gymnasium project passed with a motion by Mrs. Karen Allen and a second by Mrs. Lisa Duckworth.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.C. Moyer Elementary Renovation
Jerry Wissman
II.C.1. Project Update
Discussion

Jerry Wissman provided the Board with an update on this project noting that all work has been satisfactorily completed and we are now able to close the project.

II.C.2. Final Pay Application to Morel Construction
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1926 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Final Pay Application #35 in the amount of $5,000.00 to Morel Construction for the Moyer Elementary Renovation project passed with a motion by Mr. Bradley Fennell and a second by Mrs. Lisa Duckworth.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.C.3. BG-4
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1927 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the BG-4 Contract Closeout Form for the Moyer Elementary Renovation project passed with a motion by Mrs. Karen Allen and a second by Mr. Bradley Fennell.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.C.4. BG-5
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1928 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the BG-5 to close the Moyer Elementary Renovation project passed with a motion by Mrs. Karen Allen and a second by Mrs. Lisa Duckworth.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.D. Johnson Elementary Replacement
Jerry Wissman
II.D.1. Project Update
Jerry Wissman
Discussion

Jerry Wissman provided the Board with an update on this project noting that revised bid documents are currently being reviewed by KDE. Once approved, we will send out for a rebid of the project.

II.E. Consideration of School Bus Purchase
Matthew Winkler
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1929 - Motion Passed:  Approval to purchase a new 78-seat school bus with the add-on of air conditioning and approval to adopt the Participation Resolution with KISTA passed with a motion by Mrs. Karen Allen and a second by Mr. Bradley Fennell.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.F. ADA Contracts
Jamee Flaherty
Rationale

Boards of Education must annually approve ADA contracts, which allow districts to release to and accept state dollars from other districts when students attend a school in a district other than their school of residence.

Fort Thomas Independent School District has ADA contracts with the following school districts for the 2018-19 school year and should continue these contracts for the 2019-20 school year: 

  • Barren County
  • Beechwood Independent
  • Boone County
  • Covington Independent
  • Erlanger-Elsmere Independent
  • Grant County
  • Kenton County
  • Ludlow Independent
  • Southgate Independent (grades 9-12 only)
  • Walton-Verona Independent


Specific student names will be added in the fall prior to the end of the second month when the Growth Factor Report is due at KDE. While the Fort Thomas Independent School District releases the ADA to other districts, many districts in Northern Kentucky will not release the ADA funding to us unless a student is the child of a district employee. 

Actions Taken

Order #1930 - Motion Passed:  Approval of ADA contracts for the 2019-20 school year passed with a motion by Mr. Bradley Fennell and a second by Mrs. Karen Allen.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.G. KSBA POLICY AUDIT
Jamee Flaherty
II.G.1. Chapter 1
II.G.1.a. Adoption of Revised Policies 01.413, 01.45, and 01.5
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1931 - Motion Passed:  Adoption of revisions to Policies 01.413, 01.45, and 01.5 as presented for a 2nd Reading passed with a motion by Mrs. Karen Allen and a second by Mrs. Lisa Duckworth.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.G.1.b. Adoption of Policies 01.2, 01.21 and 01.3
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1932 - Motion Passed:  Adoption of Policies 01.2, 01.21 and 01.3 as presented for a 2nd Reading passed with a motion by Mr. Bradley Fennell and a second by Mrs. Karen Allen.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
II.G.2. Chapter 2
II.G.2.a. Revision to Policies 02.3, 02.413, 02.421, 02.422, 02.4242, 02.433 and 02.441
Jamee Flaherty
Attachments
Actions Taken

Order #1933 - Motion Passed:  Tentative approval based on a 1st Reading of proposed revision to Policies 02.3, 02.413, 02.421, 02.422, 02.4242, 02.433 and 02.441 passed with a motion by Mrs. Karen Allen and a second by Mr. Jeff Beach.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
III. DISCUSSION ITEMS
III.A. Superintendent's Report
Karen Cheser
III.A.1. Professional Studies Center (20 Grand)
Karen Cheser/Bill Bradford
Discussion

Karen Cheser and Bill Bradford provided the Board with an update on the facility at 20 Grand, advising that work on renovations are nearing completion. We plan to hold our next Board meeting at this new facility.

III.A.2. Fort Thomas Big Idea Search
Bill Bradford
Discussion

Bill Bradford provided the Board with an overview of this initiative, noting that we are in the voting stage of the process.

III.B. Board Committee Updates
Jeff Beach
Discussion

No updates at this time.

IV. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
Jeff Beach
Actions Taken

Order #1934 - Motion Passed:  With all Board members having had the opportunity to review and pursue any questions about all of the items contained therein, approval of the consent agenda passed with a motion by Mrs. Karen Allen and a second by Mr. Bradley Fennell.

Member Votes
Mrs. Karen Allen Yes
Mr. Jeff Beach Yes
Mrs. Lisa Duckworth Yes
Mr. Bradley Fennell Yes
Mr. John Weyer Absent
IV.A. Minutes of Regular Meeting of October 8, 2018; Special Meeting of October 22, 2018; and Working Meeting of November 8, 2018
Attachments
IV.B. District Technology Report for October 2018
Attachments
IV.C. Financial Report for Month of October 2018
Attachments
IV.D. Food Service Report for October 2018
Attachments
IV.E. Attendance Report for 2nd Month of 2018-19
Attachments
IV.F. Authorization for Payment of Claims
Attachments
IV.G. Notification of Approval of Student Trips
IV.G.1. HHS/HMS FCCLA - Louisville KY - November 8-10, 2018
IV.G.2. HMS KYA - Louisville KY - December 2-4, 2018
IV.H. Personnel Action Taken Since October 8, 2018
Rationale

Employment of the following Classified Employees
Thomas Naegele – Custodian – HHS
Jacob Kissell – Custodian – WES

Employment of the following Paraprofessionals
Katie Allen – Girls Basketball Varsity Assistant Coach – HHS
Sam Umberg – 60 Minutes Sponsor – HHS

Retirement of the following Classified Employee
Sharyn Janosick – Principal’s Secretary – MES

Employment of the following Certified Substitutes
Elizabeth Moore
Sarah Patton
Claudia Hils

Employment of the following Classified Substitute
Jason Sexton
  

 

IV.I. Grant Extended Leave
IV.I.1. Jane Donovan (Medical - Approximately October 16, 2018, through January 4, 2019)
IV.I.2. Tara Jurgens (Medical - Approximately November 12, 2018, through January 4, 2019)
IV.I.3. Lindsey Reckers (Maternity - Approximately November 28, 2018, through March 8, 2019)
IV.J. Approval of Superintendent Travel
IV.J.1. KASS Conference - Lexington KY - December 9-11, 2018
V. OTHER BUSINESS
Jeff Beach
Discussion

Reminders of upcoming event:


Santa House - November 16 & 17 - at Moyer Elementary


 

VI. ADJOURNMENT
Jeff Beach
Discussion

Board Chair Jeff Beach adjourned the meeting at 8:16pm.