Lincoln County
July 15, 2021 5:30 PM
Regular Meeting
1. Welcome & Call to Order
2. Comments Regarding Agenda Items
3. Set the Meeting Agenda
4. Superintendent and Staff Reports
4.a. Monthly Personnel Action Report
4.b. Report on Superintendent's Non-Contract and Out-of-District Days
4.c. Monthly SBDM Meeting Agendas and Minutes from Schools
4.d. Monthly Attendance Percentages
4.e. Early Childhood Communication:
4.f. Monthly Financial Statements, Accounts Payable, Payroll and School Activity Funds
4.g. Annual Report of Gifts & Donations over $25.00
5. Consent Agenda
5.a. Approve Minutes of the June 3, 2021 Working Meeting and the June 10, 2021 Regular Meeting
5.b. Approve Purchases over $30,000
Rationale

  • Committee for Children, Second Steps Virtual Curriculum, $36,468.00
  • U.S. Bank, Series 2015 Refunding Revenue Bonds, $89,983.80

5.c. Approve Leave Requests
Rationale

  • Medical Leave for Classified staff at COE, May 14 - June 9, 2021
  • Maternity Leave for Certified staff at LCMS, Aug. 19- Oct. 1, 2021

5.d. Approve Facility Requests
Rationale

  • CASA to use LCHS cafe & auditorium for dinner and show fundraiser on Aug. 28, 2021
  • LC Chamber of Comm. to use LCHS cafe & auditorium for annual banquet on Sept. 14, 2021

5.e. Approve Trip Requests
Rationale

  • Student Trip for Migrant Students, to Newport Aquarium in Newport, KY on Aug. 8, 2021

5.f. Approve Grant Application
Rationale

  • Apply for and Accept a Healthy Kids in School Mini Grant for HVE

6. Action Items
6.a. ARC and 504 District Representatives
Rationale

Each year the Board approves a list of school employees (by title) who are able to be the district representative (chairperson) of an ARC.  Approving a person to be the District Representative (chairperson) means that this person will make the final decision for the ARC which could include designating funds . Along with approving the list of ARC chairpersons the District also requests approval of district employees who can chair 504 meetings.

6.b. Contract for SRO
Rationale

The District Requests a renewal of the contract for a School Resource Division between Lincoln County Schools and City of Stanford. The terms will remain the same.  The cost is $83,000 and will be paid from the general fund. This includes full-time SROs at LCMS and LCHS and one to cover the elementary schools.

6.c. Fee List
Rationale

In accordance with Redbook and board policy 09.15, the board shall annually adopt and publish a fee schedule for elementary and secondary schools. Approved fees shall remain in place until modified or removed by board resolution.  

6.d. Contracts with KY Career Center
Rationale

KY Career Center received grants to provide Internships to eligible adults and a Dislocated Worker Grant to employ those who have been displaced due to COVID-19.  The grants allow KY Career Center to place workers in specific duties and pay them for their work in district while the workers gain experience and skills.  They provide workers comp insurance to their workers.

6.e. Board Policy 09.123 School Attendance
Rationale

Changes the Attendance Policy to require all notes, other than automatic parent notes, to be turned in no later than five (5) days following the absence.  The draft was revised to reflect the Board's request that notes are to be due within five (5) day of the student's return to school. 

6.f. Full-Time Classified Substitutes
Rationale

District administrators have discussed need for full-time classified substitutes to cover absences in food service and custodial departments. For this reason the District requests the hire of two (2) district-wide full-time substitute cooks/bakers and two (2) district-wide full-time substitute custodians

6.g. Purchase of Playground Equipment
Rationale

Early Childhood requests approval to purchase playground equipment for Crab Orchard and Waynesburg Elementary schools. This purchase was approved by the Policy Council. 

6.h. Purchase of a Van
Rationale

Early Childhood requests permission to purchase a van for staff use.  The purchase was approved by the Policy Council.

6.i. Calendar Amendment
Rationale

The SSC Team requested that opening day be changed to August 23, 2021. 

6.j. Resolution Regarding HB 563
Rationale

Frankfort Independent and Warren County Schools filed litigation regarding the unconstitutionality of the private school tax credits in HB 563. It only challenges the tax credits portion of this bill.  AA proposed assessment of 50 cents per pupil is requested for each district that will join with CBE in this litigation to pay the legal and related costs associated with this process.

The District request the Board adopt the following resolution:

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Lincoln County Board of Education authorizes Superintendent Michael Rowe to take all necessary steps to support the Council for Better Education, Inc. ("CBE"), in its legal challenge to the unconstitutionality of the tax credits in House Bill 563, including the payment of any appropriate dues or assessments related to this school district's membership in CBE or its support of the referenced legal challenge.

7. ADDENDUM ITEM
7.a. Student Trip for LCHS FFA Members
Rationale

The Lincoln County High School  Future Farmers of America requests approval to take up to six (6) students to Bowling Green, KY for a Livestock Judging Contest on July 23, 2021.  FFA found out about this opportunity in the last few days, so was unable to submit the request before the agenda request deadline. 

8. Move to Closed Session per KRS 61.810 (1)(k) Meetings Specifically Required to be Conducted in Private and KRS 61.810(1)(c) Discussions of Proposed or Pending Litigation
9. Return to Open Session
10. Adjourn