Board Chair Joanna Hinton called the meeting to order at 6 p.m.

All agreed.

Anthony Strong, Vice President and Michael George, Managing Director, of Compass Municipal Advisors spoke on Bonding and the nickel tax equalization as well as the district’s finance management. As well, information was provided on bonding debts and future bonding opportunities.

Questions from board members were also answered.

2026-2027 Dual Credit MOA between Campbellsville University and LaRue County High School

LaRue County Schools contracts with a special education attorney to draft and update our special education policies and procedures. Attached is an updated version that reflect legislative changes to caseload and class size as well as class names. Updates are in red font. 

A student at Hodgenville Elementary School has a health condition which allows them to receive skilled nursing care at school through Maxim Health. The student's insurance pays for the cost of this skilled nursing care. Attached is an MOU between LaRue County Schools and Maxim Health which would allow their employee to provide skilled nursing care to the student at no cost to the district.

The district's Certified Evaluation Plan Committee has approved recommended revisions to the Certified Evaluation Plan. Drafts were shared with certified staff for feedback. The revised CEP is attached for your approval. If approved, it will be forwarded to KDE for final review.

In addition to the final version, a strikethrough version of the revised CEP is attached with all edits clearly noted, as well as a one-page summary of the recommended updates.

The Comprehensive District Improvement Plan Implementation and Impact Report is attached. The plan itself was approved in December (everything except the far right column). This is a report on our progress with the plan. Progress notes are included in the far right column. You will see “I” for Implemented, “PI” for Partially Implemented, or “NI” for Not Implemented.

Each school has completed an implementation and impact report on their school plan as well. School plans and reports have been approved by SBDM councils. Both the school and district reports will be posted on our website once the district version is approved.

We will review needs and revise the plan again in the fall.

Each fiscal year, the Board of Education is asked to submit the District Funding Assurances to KDE. The assurances affirm that the district and all schools are abiding by requirements for planning and implementation of both state and federal programs. All programs are covered under this single document. The assurances have been reviewed by all program coordinators and principals.

FY27 Funds may not be released to the district until the assurances are submitted.

To surplus the 1978 Chevy silver box truck.  Due to the van's age, the van does not fit the District's needs.  The District will accept sealed bids for the truck, with a minimum bid of $1000.

According to policy 09.15 all student fees and charges dues shall be adopted by the Board, including any student activity fees or membership dues, and remain in place until modified or removed by Board resolution.

Attached is the updated FY2026-FY2027 Student Dues & Fees Schedule with changes noted.

The agreement between LaRue County Schools and The City of Hodgenville provides for the services of two School Resource Offices with such services to be rendered at school district sites for the 2026 - 2027 School year. The term of this Agreement shall be from the date of signing until June 30, 2027, and the Agreement shall be revisited on July 1, 2027.

The Agreement shall be revisited on July 1, 2027.

The superintendent evaluation standards have been reviewed and revised by a statewide committee of superintendents and board members, resulting in the development of the Superintendent Effectiveness 5-Standard Model. This revised framework streamlines the evaluation process by reducing the number of standards from seven to five. The new model eliminates overlapping language, provides greater clarity, and creates a more efficient and meaningful evaluation process.

The five-standard model was successfully piloted in seven school districts during the 2025–2026 school year and is now available for adoption by other districts. I would like the Board to consider using this model for the evaluation of the Superintendent beginning with the 2026–2027 school year in LaRue County Schools.

2026-2027 Employee Handbook annual updates

Policy and Procedure Updates

• 05.2 AP.21 Maintenance Checklist

Remove Procedure 05.2 AP.21 Maintenance Checklist from the KSBA Policy and Procedures. Per KSBA this policy can be removed completely, it does not have a counterpart in the KSBA Model Policy Manual.  Board approval is not required for removal of a procedure.

          This items is for Board Review Only

• 05.2 AP.23 Before Winter Checklist

Remove Procedure 05.2 AP.23 Before Winter Checklist from the KSBA Policy and Procedures. Per KSBA this policy can be removed completely, it does not have a counterpart in the KSBA Model Policy Manual.  Board approval is not required for removal of a procedure.

This items is for Board Review Only

• 05.2 AP.24 During Cold Weather

Remove Procedure 05.2 AP.24 During Cold Weather from the KSBA Policy and Procedures. Per KSBA this policy can be removed completely, it does not have a counterpart in the KSBA Model Policy Manual.  Board approval is not required for removal of a procedure.

This items is for Board Review Only

• 08.1352 Character Education

  Remove Policy 08.1352 Character Education from the KSBA Policy and Procedures. Per KSBA this policy can be removed completely, it does not have a counterpart in the KSBA Model Policy Manual. 

  This is the first reading.

• 03.122 Holidays and Annual Leave -Certified Personnel

  Adopt Policy 03.122 with updates.

  This is the first reading.

  03.222 Holidays and Annual Leave – Classified Personnel

  Adopt Policy 03.222 with updates.

  This is the first reading.

• 08.215 Writing Program

  Adopt Policy 08.215 Writing Program as written.

  This is the first reading.

• 08.231 Religious Beliefs Excusal

  Adopt Policy 08.231 Religious Beliefs Excusal as written.

  This is the first reading.

• 08.231 AP.21 Religious Beliefs Excusal

Adopt Procedure 08.231 AP.21 Religious Beliefs Excusal as written.

This is the first reading.

TSC Amendment to Agreement

The adjournment of this meeting of the LaRue County Board of Education

Order #1047 - Motion Passed:  The adjournment of this meeting of the LaRue County Board of Education passed with a motion by Ashley Reding and a second by Farrah Pruitt.