Letcher County
May 20, 2024 6:30 PM
Letcher County Board of Education Regular Board Meeting
I. Call to Order
I.A. Roll Call
I.B. Invocation
I.C. Pledge to the Flag
II. Approval of Minutes
II.A. Regular Letcher County Board of Education Meeting (04/22/2024)
III. Student/School and Staff Recognition - Casey Breeding and Letcher County Area Technology Center
IV. Public Participation of Guests
IV.A. Zach with Trace Creek gave updates.
IV.B. Kristi Dixon and Melissa Fleming, Speech Pathologists asked for stipend paid by the State for 2022-2023.
V. Reports
V.A. Superintendent Comments
V.A.1. Superintendent asked the Board to approve an employee raise of 5 percent.
V.A.2. Motion made to vote for approval of Speech Pathologist to get $2000 Stipend for the 2022-2023 school year that is reimbursed by the State.
V.A.3. Approved to move the July 21st Board Meeting to July 15th due to a training.
V.A.4. Superintendent asked the Board to approve purchase a 9 passenger Diesel Suburban that can be used for small groups of students or staff.
V.B. School Based Decision Making Councils Minutes
V.C. Monthly Curriculum and Instruction Report
V.D. Monthly Maintenance/Transportation Report
V.E. Monthly Student Attendance and Enrollment Report
V.F. Report from Student Representative to the Board
V.G. Report from LCTO/LCESP
VI. Old Business
VI.A. 2nd Reading: Approval to allow school buses to be used on school trips/sports up to 500 miles or 1000 miles round trip.
VII. New Business
VII.A. Consent Items
VII.A.1. Approval of New Bus Order
VII.A.2. Approval of KEDC 2024-2025 Cooperative Membership Agreement
VII.A.3. Approval of MOU with KRCC 2024-2025
VII.A.4. Approval of MOU with JAG 2024-2025
VII.A.5. Approval of MOA with Midway 2024-2025
VII.A.6. Approval of District Funding Assurances FY25
VII.A.7. Approval of Principals to give Secretaries an extra 20 days paid from schools allocated funds.
VII.A.8. Approval of Capital Funds Request 2024
VII.A.9. Approval of Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Agreement 2024-25
VII.A.10. Approval of Bid Recommendations for Maintenance and Transportation Departments
VII.A.11. Approval of Fieldturf Contract 2024-25
VII.A.12. Approval of School Facility Rental Agreements
VII.A.13. Approval of Bids for Football Complex
VII.A.14. ADD ON: Approval of Replacing Scoreboard at Football Field
VII.A.15. ADD ON: Approval of Out of State Trip
VII.B. ADD ON: Approval of Replacing Scoreboard @ Football Field - Shawn Gilley asked for Consent Item 14 to be pulled and voted on separately.
VIII. Business/Financial
VIII.A. Approval of Financial Report/Approval of Payment of Claims, Transfers and Salaries
VIII.A.1. Approval of Tentative Budget 2024-2025
IX. Personnel
IX.A. Review of Superintendent's Report on Personnel
X. Other
X.A. Executive Session (KRS 61.810) Jack Scott Trent vs. Letcher County Board of Education KEMI No. 244153 (CT) & 244144 (HL)
X.B. Exit Executive Session
X.B.1. NO ACTION TAKEN
X.C. Next Regular Board Meeting Date (06/24/2024), with a Special Called Board Meeting on 6/24/2024 at 5:30 for purpose of Superintendent Evaluation.
X.D. Adjournment