Transportation Director Tony Roth requests the Board's permission to accept bids for the following fluids:

• Uhl's Truck Sales: Pink Antifreeze
• Valor Oil: CJ-14 Motor Oil, Grease, Synthetic Transmission Fluid, Gear Oil, DEF Fluid, Windshield Washer Fluid, Purple antifreeze
• Key Oil: Transmission Fluid, Mineral Spirits, Hydraulic Fluid, Green Antifreeze

On June 30, 2021, bids were opened for School Yearbooks, Underclassmen Pictures, and High School Pictures. Based on the bid scoring, Finance Director Lisa Lewis recommends awarding the bids as follows:

• Yearbooks - Balfour (high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools)
• Underclassmen Pictures - Lifetouch
• High School Pictures - Lifetouch

Each contract will be for the 2021-22 school year and may be renewed for three additional one-year periods with the consent of both parties. 

• June 14, 2021 - Regular Meeting - Monthly Business Meeting
• June 25, 2021 - Special Meeting - Security Reimbursement

This BG-1 for the Hebron Middle and Bullitt Central roofing projects is presented to correct the funding source from "Capital Outlay" to ESSER. 

Change Order #4 to Redlee Construction and Development, Inc., is requested by the BCPS Maintenance Department to add two additional metal pipe bollards to protect the connection cabinet for the emergency generator located close to the dumpsters, transformer, and kitchen delivery area. The cost for the addition is $1,604.25.

Presented is Change Order #5 to Redlee Construction and Development, LLC for the New 800 Student Elementary School (OMES) Project. The State Building Permit Office (HBC) issued an updated review letter on April 2, 2021 giving additional comments beyond the ones provided in December 2020 when conditional approval for construction was granted. This re-evaluation was the result a variance request made by BCPS which "compelled the state to fully re-evaluation this project." In the email from Mr. Don Newberry (HBC), he apologized for how this project was handled by their office. As a result of their comments, door and power revisions were required to meet their new interpretation of egress and building occupant capacities. SKA and BCPS met with Don Newberry and Toya Spalding of HBC to resolve this issue. This change order is the result of those conversations to bring the project in compliance. The work described in the RFP, the change order request and HBC correspondence added additional costs to the project. This work must be incorporated into the project to meet code compliance per HBC. Currently, there is $1,402,905.14 in the BG-1 for construction contingency and after this request is granted, the balance will be $1,381,281.42 in construction contingency.

Jessica Baugh Dawson - Teacher - Shepherdsville Elementary - Ms. Dawson requests leave without pay for the dates of August 16th - September 10th, 2021.  She is using 5 weeks and 1 days of FMLA.

Brook Bell - Teacher - Shepherdsville Elementary - Ms. Bell requests leave without pay for the dates of August 4th - September 3rd, 2021.  She is using 4 weeks and 2 days of FMLA.

Lindsay Foushee - Teacher - Lebanon Junction Elementary - Ms. Foushee requests leave without pay for the dates of August 4th - September 24th, 2021.  She is using 11 weeks and 3 days of FMLA.

Brooke Jones - Teacher - Crossroads Elementary - Ms. Jones requests leave without pay for the dates of August 4th - November 4th, 2021.  She is using 12 weeks of FMLA.

Gloria Janocik - Instructional Assistant - Old Mill Elementary - Ms. Janocik requests leave without pay for the dates of May 26th - May 28th, 2021.  She has used all her available accrued leave time.

Kaitlin Janocik - Teacher - Crossroads Elementary - Ms. Janocik requests leave without pay for the dates of August 4th - September 29th, 2021.  She is using 10 weeks of FMLA.

Maegan Johnson - Fixed Asset Coordinator - Central Office - Ms. Johnson requests leave without pay for the dates of June 7th, June 14th and June 15th, 2021.  She has used all her available accrued leave time.

McKinzee Krish - Teacher - Overdale Elementary - Ms. Krish requests leave without pay for the dates of August 4th - November 4th, 2021.  She is using 12 weeks of FMLA.

Casey Olive - Teacher - Lebanon Junction Elementary - Ms. Olive requests leave without pay for the dates of August 4th - October 15th, 2021.  She is using 46 days of FMLA.

Morgan Tierney - Teacher - Freedom Elementary - Ms. Tierney requests leave without pay for the dates of August 9th - October 1st, 2021.  She is using 41 days of FMLA.

Presented is the Administrator Handbook for the 2021-2022 school year. This handbook will be used as a resource to help new administrators navigate through tasks and responsibilities. Although this tool does not contain all the information a new principal will need, it is an essential resource and a starting point for questions they may have. It will also be used as a resource for the approved Bullitt Principal Internship Program (BPIP). It has been reviewed and revised by current BCPS administrators and will be shared with all BCPS principals and directors.

Maryville Elementary School requests renewal of the professional development contract with bby Publications. bby Publications provides professional development opportunities for teachers to improve knowledge of math content and to strengthen teaching strategies. Continuing professional development with bby will increase student proficiency rates and introduce strategies for use with struggling students.

The District has been providing support and training to instructional leadership teams at each school specific to continuously improve the professional learning community process through collaborative teams at the school level. The quote in the amount of $26,700.00 provided professional development throughout the school year for principal and instructional coaches to support continued work with implementation of the PLC process in collaborative teams aligned to our district and school improvement plans. The contract will be funded through the student learning department funds and/or Title II funding as allocations become available for the 2021-2022 school year. 

The district enters into contracts with neighboring counties in order to meet the statutory requirements to receive funds from the fund to Support Educational Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK). The only way non-resident pupils can be calculated in Average Daily Attendance (ADA) is with a contract with the student's district of residence. 

Presented are Non-Resident Contracts for Bardstown Independent, Elizabethtown Independent, Hardin County, Jefferson County, Nelson County, Oldham County, Shelby County and Spencer County Public School districts. For the 2021-2022 school year, there are 56 non-resident students, employees' children and temporary non-residents on transfer from neighboring counties. Non-residents are charged tuition in order for their children to attend Bullitt County Public Schools.

This Memorandum of Agreement with Seven Counties Services outlines each party's roles in providing services for enhancing students' educational experiences. The Bullitt County Public Schools Director of Safe Schools and the Project Directors of the AWARE II Grant will coordinate efforts to work with the Seven Counties Services Point of Contact to maximize student success aligned with the terms of this agreement. This agreement has been reviewed by Buckman, Farris and Mills legal counsel. 

Presented is a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bullitt County Health Department. There are no changes to this agreement from previous review to allow the Health Department access to school buildings in response to a major disaster or the requirement of a mass vaccination program. 

Presented are contracts from agencies with whom the Special Education Department conducts business each year. Continuation of the contracts/services is requested for the 2021-2022 school year. Eric Farris has reviewed them.

ABA delivers services in the area of applied behavior analysis. Their services entail the identification of goals and objectives, the measuring of target behaviors, the evaluation of current levels of performance, the design and implementation of interventions, ongoing measurements of target behaviors and peer training.

This agency provides instruction in workforce training and life skills through a community-based job coach program to prepare students with disabilities to reach their post-secondary goals. These are typically students with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities, or other significant disabilities, who are not likely to pursue higher education. The job coaches work directly with students both at school and in job sites to explore interests, develop job readiness, and to practice the soft skills required to maintain employment.

These Memorandums of Agreement with the Bullitt County Sheriff's Department, Mt. Washington Police Department, Hillview Police Department, and the Shepherdsville Police Department provides full-time School Resource Officers within Bullitt County schools. This collaborative working relationship is important to ensure the safety of students and staff and a rapid law enforcement response in the event of an emergency. 

Since the Kentucky Internship Program (KTIP) has been unfunded for several years now, BCPS has instituted a New Teacher Induction Program that was piloted the last half of the 2018-2019 school year. It is now called THRIVE, which stands for Thoughtful, Honorable, Reflective, Initiative, Versatile, and Enthusiastic for the characteristics we want our new teachers to have after participating. Due to the positive feedback from past participants through surveys, the district would like to continue the program. The program has been revised for the upcoming year for increased teacher support and a more comprehensive mentoring program. Substitute contracts for Terri Lewis and Melissa Whicker are presented for them to serve as the THRIVE Academy coaches to provide mentoring, support, coaching and professional learning for teachers with zero years of experience. The total cost of the work is $60,000 for professional learning services and travel. 

This Memorandum of Agreement with Discreet Detection K9 Services provides drug prevention and drug dog services to students. The drug dog program was originally established and provided by local funding from Bullitt County Fiscal Court and Drug Free Communities Grant many years ago. Increased state funding for safe schools allows sustainable drug prevention efforts. The drug prevention program will continue to focus on prevention, not punishment, so that students can be healthy and productive. Joe Mills with Buckman, Farris, & Mills has reviewed the agreement.

Mystery Science is an online curriculum for elementary teachers and students aligned to the NGSS standards that provides science content that creates questioning and discourse along with detailing needed science supplies so students can do hands-on science while also participating in online activities. Considering the district is now 1:1 in grades in elementary, this allows students the opportunity to continue science learning at home as well. The cost is $14,988.00 for one year, which will be funded through ESSER funds. 

Facilities Director Ed Oyler requests permission to continue utilizing temporary employees for sanitizing purposes in district facilities. The temporary employees, who will be sanitizing, will be selected from the group of temporary bus monitors per the district's continued existing agreement with Elwood Staffing. The temporary workers will sanitize, using district supplied materials, in common areas, classrooms, and areas that are frequently occupied by students, faculty, and staff. 

This Use of Space Agreement with the Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC), an educational institution of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, is for space to be used by BCPS at the 505 Buffalo Run Road, Shepherdsville, Kentucky campus. The agreement shall be in effect beginning August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The Agreement may be extended for four additional one-year periods.

The Bullitt County Sheriff's Office would like to use Bullitt Central High School for Federal LE Response to Active Shooter Training on Sunday, October 3 through Friday, October 8, 2021, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Presented is the KDE's Data Security and Breach Notification Best Practices document. As required by regulation, each public school district shall review and acknowledge the best practices guide for reasonable security. This past May, a password change request was sent to Central Office personnel to test the process in a smaller group to work out any issues. Everything was quite successful. Once the school year begins, the Technology Department will roll out this initiative to the remaining district staff. The password change requires everyone to create a longer, phrase-based password, consisting of at least 15 characters. Every 180 days, the password will be changed in order to align with security procedures set by the state. Students are not involved in this requirement as of yet. After careful consideration, it was determined that the MFA, or multi-factor authentication was not necessary going forward. The longer password will be more than enough to keep the district secure, especially with the required change every 180 days. 

As required by Policy 09.124 - Tuition, presented are the proposed tuition rates for the 2021-2022 school year. Also included is the Tuition Calculation Worksheet provided by the Finance Department. The 2021-2022 tuition rates for non-resident students: 

• With a Non-Resident Contract to collect ADA with the student's resident county, $1,286.71
• Without a Non-Resident Contract to collect ADA with the student's resident county, $11,306.04

Currently the only non-resident students attending Bullitt County Public Schools are the children of full-time employees of the district and families that will take up residence prior to the end of the first semester. According to Tuition Procedure 09.124 AP.1, tuition shall be paid in full prior to school starting for non-resident students that are not children of employees. 

Director of Special Education Troy Kolb requests an additional MSD teacher/unit at Shepherdsville Elementary School due to the increase in enrollment. The class cap size for an MSD resource classroom is ten (10). Since Shepherdsville Elementary School is over the cap, the request is to open another unit and not transfer the additional students to other school locations. Funding for this will come from the General Fund, unless IDEA funds become available. 

Presented are revisions to Board Policies 03.1233 and 03.2233 - Maternity Leave (Certified & Classified). Changes include adding clear language concerning summer births, deliveries during breaks, and requests for donated days during maternity leave. The purpose for the updates is to make sure the language in the Board policies is clear and concise, and reflective of state laws. Eric Farris reviewed the revisions.

Mt. Washington Elementary School Principal Julie Shumaker requests the following increases beyond the allocations in the Staffing Plan: one (1) clerical hour for the Library Media Center, one (1) additional lunch monitor hour for when students are in session, and three (3) instructional assistant hours. The justification for the requests is to allow students to have more access to instructional time and additional assistance. The Mt. Washington Elementary School SBDM Council has approved these changes. SBDM funds will cover the additional expense.

Three revisions were made to the annual pay scales for FY 2022 as follows:

• Revise the annual salary for the Assistant Superintendent
• Remove the Assistant Superintendent for Support Services
• Add the Chief Operations Officer and salary
• Add permanent substitute teacher to ESSER scale

The Council for Better Education (CBE), along with Frankfort Independent and Warren County Schools, has filed litigation regarding the unconstitutionality of the private school tax credits in HB 563. The litigation only challenges the tax credits portion of the bill. The CBE drafted a Resolution for local districts to adopt in support. In addition, the CBE has proposed a 50 cents per pupil assessment. The total cost for Bullitt County is $5,976.08.

RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR BETTER EDUCATION

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Bullitt County Board of Education authorizes Superintendent. Dr. Jesse Bacon, to take all necessary steps to support the Council for Better Education, Inc. ("CBE"), in its legal challenge to the unconstitutionality of the tax credits in House Bill 563, including the payment of any appropriate dues or assessments related to this school district's membership in CBE or its support of the referenced legal challenge.

Adopted on July 26, 2021 by the Bullitt County Board of Education.

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Deborah Atherton                                              Dr. Jesse Bacon

Board Chair                                                       Superintendent