Boyd County
June 19, 2025 6:00 PM
Boyd County Board of Education Regular Board Meeting
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Pledge to the United States Flag
3. Reading of the Board Goals
4. Adoption of the Agenda
5. Student/Staff Presentations/Recognitions
6. Request to Address Board Chair - Per Board Policy 01.421 and KRS 160.270 (Public Comment) Please keep in mind the Board uses the public comment period as an opportunity to listen to citizen concerns and comments. The board will not debate issues or enter into a question-and-answer dialogue. Under Board policy, your comments are limited to 3 minutes, the Superintendent will track the time.
7. Dialogue
7.1. Construction Project Updates - Jeff Williams, Project Manager for Trace Creek Construction
7.2. Monthly Budget Update Tiffany Brooks, District Finance Director
8. Reports/Communications
8.1. Safe Schools Report - Pete Fraley, Safe School Director
8.2. Transportation Report - Lynn Stambough, Transportation Administrative Secretary
8.3. Maintenance Report - Amanda Christian, Maintenance Administrative Secretary
8.4. Student Attendance - Month - Dr. Marci Prater, Director of Pupil Personnel
8.5. FRC Coordinator's Report - Tracy Caldwell BCHS Youth Services Coordinator
8.6. Data Security Report 2025 - Cindy Pontier, District Chief Information Officer
8.7. Comprehensive District Improvement Plan (CDIP) - Janice Marcum, Chief Academic Officer
8.8. PD Reports - Janice Marcum, Chief Academic Officer
8.9. Policies and Procedures for Review
8.10. Follow-up
8.11. Board Member Follow-Up
9. Action Items
9.1. Review Superintendents recommendation to approve and award bids for BCCTEC equipment. The bids were opened on 6-13-2025
9.2. Review Superintendent’s recommendation to approve the fidelity/surety bond in the amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars($600,000) with Great American Insurance Company for the Boyd County School Board Treasurer from May 27, 2025-July 1, 2026. The cost to the district is $1252.14.
9.3. Consider Superintendent's recommendation to approve moving to ParentSquare as our only districtwide single approved traceable platform for all staff, coaches, and volunteers to align with the requirements of the new Senate Bill 1814. (See attachment)
9.4. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve the contracts with the Ashland Boyd County Health Department for administration of TB exams for Preschool and Daycare employees and HEP A and B series shots to new employees as needed. (See Attachments)
9.5. Review the recommendation for Board of Education member, Mike Blankenship, Cindy Vanhorn, and Lisa Wallin to attend the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) 2025 Summer Leadership Institute being held at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort, Lexington, Kentucky July 11 -12, 2025;
9.6. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve the School Readiness Plan for Boyd County Early Childhood Academy as submitted by Stephanie Lyons, Director; (See Attachment)
9.7. Review Superintendent's recommendation to record the 06/30/2025 fund balances in accordance with GASB 54 per attached Memorandum. Funds 1, 21 and 25 will record Committed balances for SBDM Carry-forward totals and District Activity Fund Carry-forward totals. Funds 2, 310, 320, 360, 400, 51 and 52 will properly reflect the balance of restricted grant funds, amounts escrowed for SFCC and current construction projects debt service and proprietary funds. Funds 1, 2, 310, 320, 360, 51 and 52 will record Assigned balances for Encumbrances. The District Finance Director will determine the amount of Assigned balances; (See Attachment)
9.8. Review Updated Salary Schedules for the 2025-2026 School Year as presented by Superintendent Boblett;
9.9. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve the Certified Employee and Classified Employee Payroll Schedules for year 2025-2026; (See Attachments)
9.10. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve the Substitute Teacher Salary Schedule as presented; (See Attachments)
9.11. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve the Administrative Salary Supplements Schedule for year 2025-2026; (See Attachment)
9.12. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve the Extra Service Salary Increments Schedule for year 2025-2026 as presented; (See Attachment)
9.13. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve the Non-Administrative Salary Increments Schedule for year 2025-2026; (See Attachment)
9.14. Review Superintendents recommendation to allow (KFB) Kentucky Farmers Bank to remove Larry Barber; District Finance Director, Don Fleu District Finance Officer and add Tiffany Brooks the new District Finance Director as a signer on the account with KFB.
9.15. Review Superintendents recommendation to approve the classified evaluation updates. These are designed to give supervisors an opportunity to evaluate classified staff with a more “job specific” evaluation tool as presented by Matt Spade Assistant Superintendent. (See Attachments)
9.16. Review Superintendents recommendation to approve the update to our certified evaluation plan that changes the summative evaluation cycle for tenured teachers from once every three years to once every five years as presented by Matt Spade, Assistant Superintendent; There are no other changes to this plan. (See Attachments)
9.17. Approve Superintendent's recommendation, in accordance with board policy #09.124 and KRS 158.120, as submitted by Marci Prater, DPP to set the 2025-2026 tuition rate for the non-resident, non-contract students (out of state) at $6,000.00 per year to be paid upon enrollment for the school year; This rate covers the base rate for SEEK and any additional add-ons that could be accrued during the 2025-26 school year.
9.18. Review the recommendation of Tom Holbrook Principal at Summit Elementary School to approve a building use request from Alisa Borders to use the Summit Elementary School Courtyard/Cafeteria, for a weeding shower on July 26, 2025 from 12-6pm (see attachment)
9.19. Approve Superintendents recommendation to designate Tiffany Brooks as District Treasurer for the 2025-2026 calendar year;
9.20. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve Pledges of Collateral for Depository Banks of People's Bank of Marietta, Ohio and Kentucky Farmers Bank of Catlettsburg, Kentucky for a period beginning July 1, 2025, as presented by Tiffany Brooks; (See Attachments)
9.21. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve EMC for the 2025-2026 Insurance package in the amount of Four hundred eighty-one thousand, seven hundred sixty-four dollars ($481,764) and Workers Comp with KEMI at a cost of One hundred eight thousand, four hundred thirty-eight dollars and forty-one cents (108,438.41); (See Attachments)
9.22. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve CFC in the amount of Fourteen Thousand Two Hundred Dollars and Forty Cents ($14,200.40) for the 2025-2026 Cyber Insurance through Houchens Insurance Group; (See Attachment)
10. Consent Items
10.1. Consider Financial Report - Tiffany Brooks, District Finance Director
10.2. Consider Payment of Bills - Corey Withrow, Accounts Payable Director
10.3. Consider Minutes of a special board meeting of May 13, 2025;
10.4. Consider Minutes of a regular board meeting of May 27,2025;
10.5. Pursuant to Board Policy 02.423, Consider minutes of the School Based Decision Making Councils as listed below: Catlettsburg Elementary School SBDM May 21, 2025 Regular Meeting Reports; Summit Elementary School SBDM June 2, 2025 Regular Meeting Reports; Boyd County High School SBDM June 9, 2025 Regular Meeting Reports; Boyd County Middle School SBDM June 2, 2025 Regular Meeting Reports; Cannonsburg Elementary School SBDM June 9, 2025 Regular Meeting Reports;
10.6. Principal's Combining Budgets for the 25-26 school year.
11. Acknowledge Personnel Actions by Chairperson
12. Focus of Business/Topics for Next Meeting
12.1. Next Board Meeting is Tuesday July 22,2025 Regular Board Meeting 6pm BCHS
12.2. Summative/Final Evaluation of Superintendent Report - Linda Day, Board Chair
12.3. Report: Maintenance Annual Report, Bob Higginbotham, Maintenance Director
12.4. Report: Transportation Annual Report, Cheryl Caldwell, Transportation Director
13. Adjourn