Order #343 - Motion Passed:  A motion to adopt the agenda passed with a motion by Mr. David Kitchens and a second by Mrs. Christine Thompson.

Presented by Ms. Mary Dunning.

Presented by Mr. Victor Zimmerman as referenced in the LiveRED report.

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Presented by Mrs. Amy Ramage as noted in the LiveRED report.

There were not any public comments.

Order #344 - Motion Passed:  A motion to accept the consent items passed with a motion by Mrs. Christine Thompson and a second by Mr. David Kitchens.

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• 2-Bank & GF Balances Bd. Report FY 18-19
• Financial Update-Jan., 2019
• UPDATED-MFR-Jan., 2019

Order #345 - Motion Passed:  A motion to accept the Treasurer's Report passed with a motion by Mr. David Kitchens and a second by Mrs. Christine Thompson.

Presented by Ms. Mary Dunning.

Mrs. Amy Ramage presented the 2019-2020 Calendar Committee results and the school calendar policy.  The Calendar Committee recommends Option B with a start date of August 15th and the last day for students on May 20th. Details of the proposed calendar options have been made available. The calendar will be formally adopted in the March 2019 school board meeting.

Each school’s SBDM is required to meet with the Board to review the school’s plan for eliminating achievement gaps (reference policy 02.442).  Ms. Becky Dunning presented the SLES SBDM plan for eliminating achievement gaps.

Mrs. Amy Ramage presented the quarterly report to review ongoing progress monitoring of our students' academic performance.

The board has previously approved a process to determine the staffing allocations provided to each school.  This process has also been approved by the KDE.  Statute requires that each school is provided a tentative staffing allocation by March 1st.  The staffing allocation also includes the tentative allocation that will be provided by the grant funding from the state and federal governments.  This agenda item is to inform the board that the tentative staffing allocations have been provided to the schools' principals for SBDM considerations.

Order #346 - Motion Passed:  A motion to approve the advertisement and sponsorship agreement and contract for the video wall passed with a motion by Mrs. Christine Thompson and a second by Mr. David Kitchens.

Order #347 - Motion Passed:  A motion to allow the National Wild Turkey Federation Shelley Nickell Chapter to bring a shot gun, ammunition, and other weapons on to school grounds, only during this event, for the sole purpose of raffling and/or auctioning them as part of their fundraising event, passed with a motion by Mr. David Kitchens and a second by Mrs. Terry Watson.

The NWTF Shelley Nickell Chapter has been holding a fundraiser in the LCHS gymnasium for several years.  This fundraiser includes the raffling of a shot gun, ammunition, and possible other weapons that are not allowed on school property.  However, Kentucky statute KRS 527.070 does allow the school board to grant permission for this to take place.  The sheriff's department will be made aware of this event and the inclusion of the otherwise prohibited items.

Our community is inundated with fundraising efforts. Our tax base should be able to cover our needed expenses for our students' school related activities. 

Next year's budget proposal will include the necessary funding to help cover extracurricular and co-curricular activities. Funds will also be supplanted by student-fees for those persons who participate in specific activities.

External support boosters and PTOs can still continue to sponsor events, etc., but the emphasis on fundraiser will be significantly reduced; we can focus on the people.

We will continue to encourage and welcome the partnerships of the external support and booster organizations, however, their respective external bank accounts will not be needed.  The man-power that it takes to facilitate each of the support organizations will be coordinated to synergize our efforts to benefit all of our students' activities.  All fundraising efforts will be coordinated to benefit all of our students' organizations and not just targeted groups. Many of our students participate in more than one activity.  Some activities, such as basketball, have greater popularity and revenue streams while many of these same students participate in activities with little to no revenue.

Policy states that "external support/booster organizations shall obtain prior Board approval to establish and lend support, seek assistance, and/or raise funds in the name of the District or school or students or a District or school program."

By uniting our efforts, employees and parents will be able to work alongside each other.  Current policy states that, "although they may be general members, Board members and employees shall not serve as the treasurer or any other officer with check-signing authority on a bank account for an external support/booster organization. Employees may serve as a member of the executive board of an organization."

The proposed changes will strengthen and unite our school community and allow employees and boosters to participate together, in a greater capacity.

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Order #348 - Motion Passed:  A motion to approve the district's vision, Live RED- Reaching Excellence Daily, and the mission, to provide a culture of rigorous, engaging, and differentiated learning for every student, every day, passed with a motion by Mr. David Kitchens and a second by Mrs. Christine Thompson.

Order #349 - Motion Passed:  A motion to adjourn meeting passed with a motion by Mrs. Terry Watson and a second by Mr. David Kitchens.