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Breathitt County Board of Education Regular Board Meeting
November 17, 2020 5:00 PM
Video Teleconference

Graduates Prepared For College, Career, and Community

               

Breathitt County Schools will accomplish this vision by:

1.  Putting students FIRST in ALL decision making,

2.  Setting high expectations for student achievement,

3.  Advocating for every child,

4.  Promoting growth for students and staff,

5.  Actively engaging community stakeholders, and

6.  Promoting positive school/community culture.


I. Call to Order.
A. Roll Call
B. Pledge of Allegiance/Mission and Vision
C. Adopt Agenda
1. ADDENDUM: Remove Item III.B.9
2. ADDENDUM: Add Item III.B.14 Consider approval of Change Order #1, in the amount of $9,900.00,for Construction Project BG#20-283, for Combs Trucking Company’s LBJ Elementary Demolition Contract. Change Order #1 includes: • Removal and safe disposal of three (3) asbestos containing boilers (interior rope gasketing), found during demolition work. The gasket material was sampled by Comb’s Trucking’s abatement subcontractor, Bluegrass Asbestos Abatement, LLC (BAA), and tested by EMSL Analytical, Inc. The material was found to be 90% Chrysotile (asbestos containing). Their results were confirmed by samples taken and tested thru our consultant, Air Source Technology Inc. (ASTI). The removal requirements have been reviewed with Mr. Trent Pruitt and Mr. Eli Caudill with Ky Energy & Environment Cabinet and they have confirmed that the boilers can be removed in a single piece without asbestos material removal prior, wrapped and sealed in plastic film, and hauled to an approved landfill licensed to accept hazardous waste, in compliance with the regulations of the KY Dept. of Air Quality and OSHA. Removal and disposal of the boilers is to be performed by BAA with certification to handle and dispose of such material, and receipts from the landfill are to be sent to Mr. Pruitt for his records, with copies to the Owner and Architect. Reason: Found Conditions
II. Presentations/Reports
A. Student Recognitions
1. 4-H Speech and Demonstration
a. Sophie Napier-1st Place Team-Demonstration
b. Lilly Nunn 1st Place Team-Demonstration
c. Kaylie Gibson 1st Place Digital Media Presentation
d. Adam Spencer 3rd Place Speech
2. Breathitt High School E-Sports Team
3. Emalee Watts- 14th Region Volleyball Player of Year
B. Staff Recognitions
C. Reports
1. Superintendent ReportPhillip Watts
2. Energy ReportWill Noble
III. Student Learning and Support Items Recommended for Approval
A. CONSENT ITEMS
1. Consider approval of the 2020-2021 District Wellness Policy.
2. Consider approval of the 2020-2021 Nutrition & Physical Activity Report Card & District Alliance Report.
3. Consider approval of the SFCC first offer of assistance for KETS in the amount of $12,023.
4. Consider approval of PTO Penguin Patch Holiday Store at Sebastian Elementary.
5. Consider approval of agreement with Appalachian Wireless.
B. DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Consider approval of minutes of previous meetings.
a. Consider approval of October 27,2020 regular meeting minutes.
2. Consider approval of the October 2020 Treasurer's Report.
3. Consider approval of the November bills for payment.
4. Consider approval for emergency certification for employee # 2314.
5. Consider approval of amending the calendar for 2020-2021 school year, to make November 23rd and November 24th non instructional days and make April 28th and April 29th as make-up days. Moving closing day to May 4, 2021.
6. Consider approval of the invoice from Tate Hill Jacobs Architects for the new Elementary, KDE BG #20-283, in the mount $268,981.50 for app previously submitted documents including Schematic Design, Design Development up through 50% completion of construction documents.
7. Consider approval of the pay application from Rising Sun Development in the amount of $301,896.64 for work to date at the Coliseum Emergency Repair project KDE BG# 20-260.
8. Consider approval of the proposal from Tate Hill Jacobs in the amount of $3,500.00 to provide KDE required building assessments and facility inventories for the review of the Local Planning Committee.
9. Consider approval to Change Order #1, in the amount of $__________, for Construction Project BG#20-283, for Combs Trucking Company’s LBJ Elementary Demolition Contract. Change Order #1 includes: • Proposal Request #01 for additional abatement of existing asbestos containing insulation “rope” gasketing inside the three (3) existing boilers, found during demolition work. The gasket material was sampled by Comb’s Trucking’s abatement subcontractor, Bluegrass Asbestos Abatement Co., and tested by EMSL Analytical, Inc. The material was found to be 90% Chrysotile (asbestos containing). Their results were confirmed by samples taken and tested thru our consultant, Air Source Technology. The gasketing is in a quantity requiring abatement by the Kentucky Department of the EPA. Reason: Found Conditions
10. Consider approval of Pay Application #1 in the amount of $58,893.30 for LBJ Elementary Demolition Project BG#20-283, payable to Combs Trucking Company, LLC.
11. Consider approval of (4) waiver requests to KDE to vary from the KDE model program for the new elementary. The waiver requests are as follows:
a. Breathitt County Board of Education requests a waiver from the requirements of the KDE model program to disburse through the Commons Area to the fenced play area in lieu of individual doors from the classrooms directly outside. Disbursal from a central interior point will increase security by reducing the number of exterior doors and by providing a direct access to the fenced play area just outside of the Commons Area.
b. Breathitt County Board of Education requests a waiver from the requirements of the KDE model program to utilize a single room for both Music and Art enrichment programs. The room has been designed to accommodate both, with STC-55 wall ratings and casework + plaster trap for art functions. If the alternate for the auditorium is accepted, the auditorium stage can host music classes as well.
c. Breathitt County Board of Education requests a waiver from the requirements of the KDE model program to allow for the possible utilization of a proposed AV storage room near the media center or the stage storage room for an SRO Office depending on which alternates are chosen by the district.
d. Breathitt County Board of Education requests a waiver from the requirements of the KDE model program to allow that SBDM offices and Guidance offices access the proposed Conference Room through the corridor in the administrative suite in order to have a more efficient floor plan.
12. Consider approval of creating a Speech Language Pathology Assistant, and approve job description.
13. Consider approval to advertise for speech therapy services.
14. Consider approval of Change Order #1, in the amount of $9,900.00,for Construction Project BG#20-283, for Combs Trucking Company’s LBJ Elementary Demolition Contract. Change Order #1 includes: • Removal and safe disposal of three (3) asbestos containing boilers (interior rope gasketing), found during demolition work. The gasket material was sampled by Comb’s Trucking’s abatement subcontractor, Bluegrass Asbestos Abatement, LLC (BAA), and tested by EMSL Analytical, Inc. The material was found to be 90% Chrysotile (asbestos containing). Their results were confirmed by samples taken and tested thru our consultant, Air Source Technology Inc. (ASTI). The removal requirements have been reviewed with Mr. Trent Pruitt and Mr. Eli Caudill with Ky Energy & Environment Cabinet and they have confirmed that the boilers can be removed in a single piece without asbestos material removal prior, wrapped and sealed in plastic film, and hauled to an approved landfill licensed to accept hazardous waste, in compliance with the regulations of the KY Dept. of Air Quality and OSHA. Removal and disposal of the boilers is to be performed by BAA with certification to handle and dispose of such material, and receipts from the landfill are to be sent to Mr. Pruitt for his records, with copies to the Owner and Architect. Reason: Found Conditions
IV. Personnel Notifications
V. Informational Items
A. Communication/Sharing (All Present)
B. School Financial Reports
C. School SBDM Reports
VI. Adjournment

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