Bourbon County
February 20, 2025 6:00 PM
Bourbon County Board of Education
I. Call to Order
I.A. Swearing in of new Board member.
Rationale

Shane Buckler will be sworn in as a new Board Member representing District 3. on February 20, 2025.

I.B. Roll Call and Recognition of Guests
I.C. Devotional
I.D. Adoption of the Agenda
I.E. Achievement and Recognition
I.E.1. Student and Staff Recognition
II. Communications
II.A. Public Comment
II.B. District Reports
II.B.1. Head Start/Preschool Reports
II.B.2. Attendance
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II.B.3. Reading/Writing Curriculum Resources
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II.B.4. Personnel Resignations
II.B.4.1. Personnel Employment, Resignations, Retirement and Transfers
Rationale

Resignation, Retirement, and Transfer Employment
Bethany Stanfield-Resignation
Kylie McHone-Resignation
Madison Brandenburg-Resignation
Anastasia Fitzgerald-Resignation
Claudia Claypool-Retirement
Karen Barnes-Resignation
Ron Tevis-Resignation 2025-2026 school year
Tara Honican-Resignation

Classified Employment
Kelsie Rison-BCHS Special Ed Para
Tyquan Rice- Migrant/Recruiter Advocate
Whitney Burton-Para Head Start/Preschool

Certified Employment
Shandi Strausbaugh-NMES
Jennifer Bush-BCHS
Cynthia Lawson-BCMS Interventionist
Victoria Ritchie-BCMS Interventionist

Extra Curricular Employment
Tyquan Rice-Head Football Coach

 

 

III. Operations Action Items
III.A. Consent Agenda
III.B. Claims and Transfers for the Month of January
Rationale

Approve Claims and Transfers beginning with Accounts Payable Warrant 022025A for $973,361.61 Accounts Payable Warrant 022025B for
$34,225.96 and the employee deduction register in the amount of $1,599,591.20 employee amount and $567,466.11 employer amount.  The warrants and deduction register are to be incorporated in the minutes by this reference and files for easy access in the vicinity of the minutes. 

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III.C. Monthly Financial Report for January
Rationale

Approve the monthly financial report for the month of January as follows:

Beginning bank balance $13,470,821.91, received 2,983,478.33 and disbursed $3,571,955.14 leaving bank balance $12,882,345.10 in Total Funds.  Outstanding checks of 1,057,284.21 deposit in transit $0 and reconciled bank balance $11,825,060.89.

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III.D. Preschool/Head Start Credit Card Expenditures
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III.E. Preschool/Head Start Board Report
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III.F. Preschool/Head Start Budget Report
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III.G. Preschool/Head Start In Kind Report
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III.H. Preschool/Head Start USDA Report
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III.I. North Middletown Elementary 5th Grade 4-H Camp
Rationale

Approve North Middletown 5th grade to attend 4-H Camp on March 20-21, 2025.

III.J. HOSA State Leadership Conference
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III.K. FBLA State Competition in April
III.L. Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center Camp
Rationale

Bourbon County School FFA members would like to attend the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center for Camp on June 30-July 4, 2025 in Hardinsburg, Kentucky.

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III.M. 2025 Kentucky Music Educators All-State Band
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III.N. Bourbon County Middle School Y-Chapter KUNA Conference
Rationale

Approve the Bourbon County Middle School Student Y Chapter to attend the Kentucky United Nations Assembly (KUNA) Conference from March 5-7, 2025. The trip will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky and the transportation  will be provided by Bourbon County School buses. 

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III.O. Strawbridge Studio Pictures for 2025-2026 School Year
Rationale

Approve Strawbridge Studio Pictures for 2025-2026 school year

III.P. FMLA
Rationale

Approve FMLA for Lydia Akin beginning 3/3/2025-5/26/2025

III.Q. FMLA
Rationale

Approve FMLA for Tamitha Caskey beginning 1/2/2025-3/1/202

III.R. FMLA
Rationale

Approve FMLA for Linda Frodelius beginning 3/31/2025 - 6/18/2025.

III.S. Official Board Minutes
III.T. Action Items
III.T.1. School Calendar 2025-2026 School Year
Rationale

The Board is being asked to approve the 2025-2026 school year calendar.

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III.T.2. Deed of Easement
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III.T.3. March 1 Allocations for FY2026
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III.T.4. Quote For Auditing Services
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III.T.5. Student Accident Insurance
Rationale

The Board is being asked to review and approve the renewal of Zurich American Insurance Company for the Student Accident Insurance and K & K Insurance will continue to process the claims:


Zurich(Renewal)-$110,792.80
AXIS                  $113,884.80
Hartford             $118,434.80

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III.T.6. Quote for Banking Services
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III.T.7. Wrestling Program Attending Jeff Jordan's State Champ Camp
Rationale

Approve and Review the Bourbon County boys and girls Wrestling Team to attend the Jeff Jordan's State Champ Camp on June 6-12, 2025 in Urbana, Ohio. 

Cost per Wrestler:

Boys-$450/18 boys will be attending with a cost of $8,100
Girls-$250/6 girls will be attending with a cost of $1,500

They are requesting financial support of $3,000 from the school board to help offset the costs. 

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III.T.8. Pay Application for Professional Services in January
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III.T.9. Job Description For School Readiness Coordinator Preschool Head Start
Rationale

The current Readiness Coordinator is retiring from this position. We took this opportunity to update this job description before posting the position for a new applicant. This also aligns with our system processes review project.

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III.T.10. Job Description for Head Start Preschool Secretary
Rationale

The current PSHS secretary is retiring from this position. We took this opportunity to update this job description before posting the position for a new applicant. This also aligns with our system processes review project. 

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III.T.11. Job Description For Special Education Director
Rationale

As part of our system processes review, we are looking at job descriptions to see if they need to be updated to better reflect the responsibilities of our staff. The Director of Special Education job description was last updated in 2008 and after review, it was updated to better reflect the duties and responsibilities of the current position. 

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III.T.12. BOURBON COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL LEASE
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III.T.13. Gifted and Talented Teacher
Rationale

Due to a large number of students in the program with one teacher, we would like to add another Gifted and Talented Teacher.

III.T.14. Superintendent Report
III.T.15. Executive Session
III.T.16. Resume Regular Session
III.T.17. Other Board Business
III.T.18. Adjournment