Order #9627 - Motion Passed:  Approve the Consent Agenda passed with a motion by Mrs. Sharon Wilson and a second by Mrs. Brenda Mattox.

Order #9628 - Motion Passed:  to acknowledge the Data Security Presentation/Policies by District Tech Coordinator, Jeremy McCord, for the current year, as presented passed with a motion by Mr. Jarad Bromagen and a second by Mrs. Heather Anderson.

Order #9629 - Motion Passed:  to acknowledge receipt of the following generous donation(s) passed with a motion by Mr. Jarad Bromagen and a second by Mrs. Brenda Mattox.

Order #9630 - Motion Passed:  to approve to have Momentum Construction remove and replace unsuitable soils at the Central Office footprint at unit cost of $86.25/CY and to pay for this with available contingency funds - this action is an authorization to continue under the Construction Change Directive until the final quantities are available for the Change Order to be processed passed with a motion by Mrs. Sharon Wilson and a second by Mr. Jarad Bromagen.

Order #9631 - Motion Passed:  to approve proposals from Oheil Site Solutions to provide the required Performance Bond at a cost of $6,175.00 and also to provide conduit for future athletic lighting at a cost of $3,501.75, for a total cost of $9,676.75, and to pay for this with available contingency funds passed with a motion by Mrs. Sharon Wilson and a second by Mrs. Brenda Mattox.

Order #9632 - Motion Passed:  to approve the following Pay Applications, Direct Purchase Orders and/or Invoices for the Nicholas Co. New Central Office Project (BG 26-292) and the Nicholas Co. High School Athletic Renovation Project (BG 25-098), at the discretion of the Superintendent: Momentum Construction LLC - Pay App #2 BG 26-292 (1 DPO) - $24,346.80, MMI of Kentucky - DPO-10 BG 26-292 - $9,796.80, G. Scott & Assoc. Architects, PLC - Direct Inv. BG25098 Ath. Tennis Courts 80% - $15,537.23, and L.E. Gregg Associates - Direct Invoice- BG 26-292- Spec. Inspect. - $491.00 passed with a motion by Mrs. Brenda Mattox and a second by Mrs. Sharon Wilson.

Order #9633 - Motion Passed:  to propose tax rates for the Nicholas Co. Board of Education as follows: a general fund tax levy of 42.7 cents on real property and 43.9 cents on personal property, this includes 0.2 for exonerations for the 2026-2027 School Year as follows- Compensating Rate, No Hearing Date, Real Estate: 42.5 per $100 in value*, Tangible Property: 43.7 per $100 in value*, *Plus 0.20 allowable exonerations passed with a motion by Mrs. Sharon Wilson and a second by Mrs. Heather Anderson.

Order #9634 - Motion Passed:  to propose to approve the Motor Vehicle Tax Levy for the Nicholas Co. Board of Education, including exonerations, for the 2026-2027 School Year as follows: Motor Vehicle- 55.5 per $100 in valuation passed with a motion by Mrs. Brenda Mattox and a second by Mr. Jarad Bromagen.

Order #9635 - Motion Passed:  to approve the declaration of an emergency vacancy for the following certified positions, as no qualified applicants applied for the vacant position previously posted for the 2026-2027 school year: 4th Grade Teacher, HS Science Teacher - 2 positions, MS Math Teacher (temporary - as we are awaiting Praxis scores), HS Math Teacher, and Gifted and Talented Teacher passed with a motion by Mrs. Sharon Wilson and a second by Mrs. Brenda Mattox.

Order #9636 - Motion Passed:  to approve to hire Emergency Substitute Teachers, on the basis of anticipated shortages of certified teachers and substitute teachers passed with a motion by Mrs. Brenda Mattox and a second by Mrs. Heather Anderson.

Order #9637 - Motion Passed:  to approve to pay a stipend to employees who elect to participate in Passive Restraint and De-escalation Training for 2026-2027 school year, in the amount of $25/hour passed with a motion by Mrs. Heather Anderson and a second by Mr. Jarad Bromagen.

Order #9638 - Motion Passed:  to approve the 2026-2027 Master Bell Schedules for Nicholas Co. Middle School, including the regular day schedule and shortened day schedule, as presented passed with a motion by Mr. Jarad Bromagen and a second by Mrs. Heather Anderson.

Order #9639 - Motion Passed:  to approve the 2026-2027 District Funding Assurances and District Funding Assurances Statement passed with a motion by Mrs. Sharon Wilson and a second by Mr. Jarad Bromagen.

Order #9640 - Motion Passed:  to approve the Facility Use Request by Nicholas County Little League Basketball/Cheerleading to use the Nicholas County Elementary School gym/cafeteria for practices and the Nicholas County Middle School gym/concession area for games in the months of October 2026 through March 2027 passed with a motion by Mr. Jarad Bromagen and a second by Mrs. Brenda Mattox.

Order #9641 - Motion Passed:  to approve the Facility Use Request by Nicholas County Youth Football to use the Nicholas County High School Football Field for games on: August 22nd, September 19th, October 3rd, October 17th, and October 24th passed with a motion by Mrs. Sharon Wilson and a second by Mrs. Heather Anderson.

Order #9642 - Motion Passed:   to approve NCES School-wide Cookie Dough Fundraiser for 2026-2027, as approved by NCES SBDM passed with a motion by Mrs. Sharon Wilson and a second by Mr. Jarad Bromagen.

Order #9643 - Motion Passed:  to approve the Travel Request by Nicholas Co. FFA to attend the Kentucky State Fair on 8/21/2026 in Louisville, KY passed with a motion by Mr. Jarad Bromagen and a second by Mrs. Brenda Mattox.

Order #9644 - Motion Passed:  to approve the Travel Request by Nicholas Co. FFA to attend the Rising Sun Conference on 9/11/26 – 9/12/26 in Hardinsburg, KY passed with a motion by Mrs. Heather Anderson and a second by Mrs. Brenda Mattox.

Order #9645 - Motion Passed:  to approve pay a stipend for the 2025-2026 School Year to the Softball Concessions Coordinator in the amount of $1,000 passed with a motion by Mrs. Sharon Wilson and a second by Mrs. Heather Anderson.

Order #9646 - Motion Passed:  to approve to amend the 2026-2027 Extracurricular Activities & Extra Duty Salary Schedule, making changes / additions to concessions coordinators stipends, as presented passed with a motion by Mrs. Heather Anderson and a second by Mr. Jarad Bromagen.

Order #9647 - Motion Passed:  to approve a shortened school day for three students, due to a medical necessity, for the remainder of the 2026-2027 School Year passed with a motion by Mrs. Brenda Mattox and a second by Mr. Jarad Bromagen.

Order #9648 - Motion Passed:  to adjourn passed with a motion by Mrs. Sharon Wilson and a second by Mr. Jarad Bromagen.