1. Add to Travel TRIP# 9152

2. Add to New Business, Request to Convert Hybrid Bus

3. Add to New Business, 2018-2019 BCPS School Calendar Amendment

• Dakota James - NBHS JROTC Battalion Commander, Awarded a 4-Year National Army ROTC Scholarship valued at $245,000

Standard 3: Cultural Leadership

The superintendent understands and acts on the important role a system’s culture has in the exemplary performance of all schools. He/she works to understand the people in the district and community as well as their history and traditions as they move forward to support and achieve district goals. The superintendent must be able to improve the district culture, if needed, to align the work of adults with the district’s goals of improving student learning and infusing the work with passion, meaning, and purpose.

• Communicates strong ideals and beliefs about teaching and learning with all stakeholders and operate from those beliefs.
  • Weekly Leadership Connections
• Builds community understanding of what is necessary for all students to graduate college and career ready and to be successful in the globally competitive 21st century.
  • Leadership Bullit County Session
  • Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
  • Graduate Profile work coming in the spring
• Creates a unified school system (not a system of individual schools) with a shared vision and equitable practices.
  • Purpose and Direction work this spring
• Builds trust and promotes a sense of well-being between all stakeholders
  • Stakeholder Surveys on the 2018-2019 Calendar Amendments
• Routinely celebrates and acknowledges district successes as well as areas needing growth.
  • Staff Spotlights
  • Student Spotlights
  • AdvancED School and District Review Process
• Supports and engages in the positive cultural traditions of the community.
  • Homecoming Parade participation
  • Speaker at BEHS College and Career Readiness Day

Creation of a new Committee to evaluate current Booster Club fundraising and accounting practices. The committee will will include Booster parents, Athletic Director(s), Principal(s), Central Office personnel and a Board Member. Need a board member volunteer. 

* All travel by commercial carrier is due to schedule/cost.

Employment records for both the certified and classified personnel for the period of October 2018 through November 2018 are submitted for the Board’s information and inclusion in the minutes of this meeting.

The Memorandum of Agreement with Elizabethtown Community and Technical College sets forth the terms and conditions for awarding dual credit to Bullitt County students who are enrolled in ECTC programs for the 2018-2019 school year.

The Bullitt County Public Schools Board of Education and Beam Suntory, Inc. entered into a "Revenue in Lieu of Taxes Agreement" in November 2017. Due to recently identified needs and forward moving vision of the district, a meeting was held with Beam Suntory to discuss changing the agreement which would allow the revenue to be spent on additional programming for the students of Bullitt County Schools. This additional programming may include transition ready activities for college/career/life and provide deeper learning experiences for students that combine academic, social/emotional and work essential skills for students in K-12. This first addendum revises sections of the agreement in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, and 5 which are on pages 2-3 of the original agreement. It has been reviewed by Joe Mills of Buckman Farris & Mills Law Office and the legal team at Beam Suntory, Inc.

The North Bullitt High School Girls Basketball team requests permission to host a basketball tournament at NB and Hebron Middle School on January 19-20, 2019 and February 23-24, 2019. Midwest Basketball Tournaments will facilitate the tournament splitting the profits 50/50 with the girls' basketball program. Midwest Basketball Tournaments will organize and schedule the tournament and NBHS will supply the facility and workers. They will have district employees at all times during the tournament. The Application and Agreement Form and Liability Insurance Certificates are provided.

Due to the change in format for the Board to hear the SBDM / School Improvement Plans, requested is a change to the meeting time to begin at 5 p.m. rather than 6 p.m. for the December 10th and January 14th work sessions. A new list of proposed Board meetings for 2019 will be presented for approval on January 14th.

A parent has requested a modified attendance schedule for their student with disabilities: Student 1819-14. The student is identified by number in order to maintain confidentiality. There is documentation of medical necessity for the modified schedule, and the modified schedule has been recommended for approval by the Admissions and Release Committee (ARC). Full documentation is on file in the office of the Director of Special Education.  

In July 2016, Bullitt County Board of Education members approved a proposal to make Bullitt County Public Schools 100% Tobacco Free, which supports a healthier environment for all, especially students. To further promote healthy living and well-being for the community, BCPS would like to collaborate with A Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow. Districts across the state are aligning with this partnership in order to promote a Smoke-Free Kentucky for the future. Approval is requested to be a part of this coalition and to be promoted as a partner on their website: http://www.smokefreetomorrow.org/who.

As per KRS 158.070 (2)(b)(c)(d), the School Calendar Committee, after seeking feedback from school district employees, parents, and community members, presents school calendar options to the Board. The calendar options comply with state laws and regulations and consider the economic impact of the school calendar on the community and state. Prior to adopting a school calendar, the Board shall hear the Committee's recommendation and the recommendation of the Superintendent. At a subsequent meeting on December 17, 2018, the Board shall approve a calendar for the upcoming school year. Two options are presented for consideration.

District Transportation Director Tony Roth requests permission to purchase four used buses from Oldham County using funds received from insurance settlements on buses 901 and 684. The settlement amount totals $40,170 and the cost of the four buses with cameras, radios and licensing for each totals $33,879.00. These four buses will be put on routes and will replace buses 901, 684, 412 and one spare determined to be in worst condition by transportation.

Presented is a proposed change to Policy 01.42 - Regular Meetings to better align practice with policy. This revision is regarding when the Board shall adopt a schedule of meetings for the year. As the policy reads, it is to be decided at “The first regular meeting of the Board shall be held in January on the fourth Monday at 6:00 p.m….” For the past several years, the first regular meeting of the month has been a Work Session, at which the Board has found that setting the year's meetings at the usually earlier scheduled Work Session has been beneficial. By eliminating the specific day of the first meeting, this allows more flexibility in when the Board accomplishes the task of setting dates and times of the meetings for the year.

1.  As authorized by KRS 156.557(6)(c) for preliminary discussions related to the evaluation of the Superintendent by the Board or between the Board and Superintendent prior to the summative evaluation.