Mr. Whitt called the Regular Meeting of the Russell Independent Board of Education to order at 6:00 p.m.

Mr. Whitt led those in attendance in a Moment of Silence.

Mr. Whitt led those in attendance in the Pledge to the United States Flag.

Order #68323 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the agenda passed with a motion by Mr. Samuel Pack and a second by Mr. John Jones.

Procedures for Addressing the Board of Education

The Russell Independent School District Board of Education encourages attendance at meetings of the Board of Education.  The Board of Education understands that from time to time the public may wish to share opinions with them at these meetings.  Procedures for speaking to the Board of Education are detailed below:

·      Those who wish to address the Board of Education must sign the Delegation sheet provided prior to each Regular Meeting.  This sheet can be found beside the Board Agenda on a podium near the entrance of the room.

·      Generally, in the first ten minutes of the Meeting, the Board Chair will ask for delegations.  At this time please state your name, the name of the organization or group that you are representing, and the subject that you would like to address.  Please keep in mind that issues regarding a specific school should be shared with Principal and/or Site Based Decision Making Council, as that is the governing body for that school.

·      Individuals may address the Board of Education for a maximum of 5 minutes, as determined by the Board Chair.

·      The Board Chair reserves the right to intervene in order to maintain order and to ensure the expedient conduct of the Board’s business.

·      Comments to the Board should be stated in a professional manner.  Accusations and/or disparaging remarks about individuals will not be permitted. 

SKILLS USA

Electricity

Allanah O' Donnell-1st place Electricity

Finn Parsons-3rd place Electricity

Hayden McGuire-1st place welding

TSA

Forensic Science-1st Place Kara Fraley and Gabe Tery

Music Production-1st Place Raven Fitch

Data Science and Analytics-2nd Rylee Burchett

Drone-2nd Place-Levi Kidd, Lexa Mays, Aaron Williams, Ales Desimone-Nicklis

Video Game Design-2nd Place Alex Desimone-Nicklis, Lexa Mays and Casey Malone

Digital Video Production-3rd Place Casey Malone and Bradley Hostetter

All of these students have qualified for state. 

Personnel for Board Information Only in accordance with KRS 160.390 (2)

Order #68324 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the minutes from the January 27, 2025 Regular Meeting passed with a motion by Mr. Samuel Pack and a second by Mr. John Jones.

Order #68325 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the Treasurer's Report showing a balance of $9,654,871.75 passed with a motion by Mr. Sean Whitt and a second by Mr. Terry Vest.

Order #68326 - Motion Passed:  Approval of payment of Accounts Payable and Payroll passed with a motion by Mr. Terry Vest and a second by Mr. Samuel Pack.

Order #68327 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented passed with a motion by Mr. Terry Vest and a second by Mr. Samuel Pack.

Order #68328 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Draft SBDM Allocations for the 2025-2026 School Year passed with a motion by Mr. Sean Whitt and a second by Mr. Terry Vest.

Order #68329 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Shortened School Day Waiver passed with a motion by Mr. Sean Whitt and a second by Mr. John Jones.

Order #68330 - Motion Passed:  Approval of an Agreement with Eastern Kentucky University for 'Speech Student Teacher' Placements passed with a motion by Mr. Terry Vest and a second by Mr. John Jones.

Order #68331 - Motion Passed:  Approval of 2025 Sports Turf Maintenance Contract with QuickSand Farms passed with a motion by Mr. Samuel Pack and a second by Mr. John Jones.

Order #68332 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Waiver request for the 2025 District Facilities Plan as requested by the Local Planning Committee passed with a motion by Mr. Terry Vest and a second by Mr. John Jones.

Order #68333 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the Schematic Design for the BG #25264 RHS HVAC and RATC Roof passed with a motion by Mr. Sean Whitt and a second by Mr. Terry Vest.

Order #68334 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Board Member Travel and Training Expenses in 2025 for attendance at District/School Events and/or Training passed with a motion by Mr. Terry Vest and a second by Mr. Sean Whitt.

Order #68335 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Booster Fundraisers passed with a motion by Mr. Samuel Pack and a second by Mr. Terry Vest.

Order #68336 - Motion Passed:  Approval to plan International Trips to Eastern Europe and Costa Rica for interested RHS students in 2026 and 2027 passed with a motion by Mr. Terry Vest and a second by Mr. Sean Whitt.

Order #68337 - Motion Passed:  Meeting adjournment at 6:52 p.m. passed with a motion by Mr. Terry Vest and a second by Mr. John Jones.