Order #23-10285 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve the agenda with the removal of item G PCHS Prom Contract passed with a motion by Mr. Derek Brown and a second by Mrs. Amber Beebe.

I would recommend the following tax rates be set for the 2023 tax year:

Real Property – 63 cents

Tangible Personal Property - 63 cents

Motor Vehicle - 55.0 cents

Aircraft – 63 cents

I also recommend the board add 0.2 cents to the above property rates to recover prior year losses due to exonerations per KRS 134.590.

Order #23-10286 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve the following tax rates be set for the 2023 tax year: Real Property – 63 cents Tangible Personal Property - 63 cents Motor Vehicle - 55.0 cents Aircraft – 63 cents Also recommend the board add 0.2 cents to the above property rates to recover prior year losses due to exonerations per KRS 134.590. passed with a motion by Mrs. Laura Schack and a second by Mr. Kevin Barnard.

The Kentucky Purchasing Cooperative or KPC has awarded the prime food and bread vendor product bid to Gordon Food Service and the dairy products bid to Reiter Dairy Company.  Please see the attached memo from Ms. Mitchell for more information.

I will recommend approval of this item.

Order #23-10287 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve the prime food and bread vendor product bid to Gordon Food Service and the dairy products bid to Reiter Dairy Company passed with a motion by Mr. Derek Brown and a second by Mrs. Laura Schack.

Please find attached a memo from Donna Pollard, Director of Special Education, requesting board approval for a shortened school day for a student enrolled in Pendleton County Schools.

The director of special education and the staff at the school will continue to work closely with the student, the family, and other pertinent professionals in an effort to gradually increase/lengthen the number of hours per day, as appropriate, given his/her individual situation.

I recommend the board approve a shortened school day for a student for this student at this time

Order #23-10288 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve a shortened school day for a student enrolled in Pendleton County Schools passed with a motion by Mr. Kevin Barnard and a second by Mrs. Amber Beebe.

Attached is a memo from Jennifer Pierce, Director of Finance and Human Resources, regarding approval of emergency certification request for new hires.

Efforts were made to recruit fully and highly-qualified teachers for Pendleton County Schools.  However, when a fully-certified teacher cannot be located for a position, leeway from the EPSB and the KDE has been granted to school districts to hire teachers under an emergency certificate. 

All employees are aware they must seek educational courses before being fully certified or before any opportunities for future employment may be granted.  Also, please keep in mind many of these employees may obtain certification through other means, such as a temporary provisional certificate by enrolling into a MAT program and obtaining full Kentucky certification prior to September 15^th.  If this occurs we will not utilize the emergency certification route. 

I would recommend approval of the emergency certification requests as presented.

Order #23-10289 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve the emergency certification requests as presented passed with a motion by Mrs. Amber Beebe and a second by Mr. Derek Brown.

Attached is a memo from our Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, Mrs. Laura Pugh, regarding stipends for Deeper Learning Grant participants. 

Pendleton County Schools is participating in the final year of the Deeper Learning Grant offered through NKCES. The grant provides opportunities for members of the team to strengthen their leadership skills by facilitating training(s) among their colleagues, organizing the Portrait of a Graduate presentations within their school, outlining the process in a handbook that will serve as a resource to staff, providing examples of lesson plans that showcase the PoG competencies, collecting and analyzing data as needed for the grant requirements, etc. The team will be required to attend after school meetings throughout the school year related to this grant and work on the handbook will take place outside the school day. 

The grant will provide ten stipends at $2500.00 per person for the year.  The cost of the stipends will need to be paid by the district and then we will be reimbursed by NKCES.

Since the initial cost of the stipend is being paid by the district, I recommend we add it to the salary schedule for one year as “NKCES Deeper Learning Grant Stipend"   10 positions @ $2500”

Order #23-10290 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve adding the NKCES Deeper Learning Grant Stipend to the salary schedule for one year passed with a motion by Mrs. Laura Schack and a second by Mr. Derek Brown.

Attached is a memo from Pendleton County High School principal, Mr. Tony Dietrich, regarding the need to surplus items.

Before disposing of outdated or unused items the district is required to identify those items and officially declare them as surplus property.  Mr. Dietrich is requesting to surplus a UTV that was donated years ago to the high school.  The UTV doesn’t run and is currently in pieces.  Once the item is declared surplus I would plan to dispose of it utilizing the sealed bid process.  

I would recommend approval of his request to surplus the UTV as outlined in his memo.

Order #23-10291 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve the surplus of the UTV passed with a motion by Mr. Derek Brown and a second by Mrs. Amber Beebe.

Attached is a memo from our Athletic Director, Mr. Jon Wirth, regarding a donation to the athletic department.  

Board policy requires any donation over $1000.00 dollars to be accepted by the board of education.  The Athletic Department has received a donation of $4500.00, from Tommy and Cheri Griffin, to allow all Pendleton County Students to attend all home athletic events at no cost for the 2023-2024 school year.

I would recommend the board approve this donation to the Athletic Department.

Order #23-10292 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve the donation to the Athletic Department passed with a motion by Mrs. Amber Beebe and a second by Mrs. Laura Schack.

Order #23-10293 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve the Consent Agenda passed with a motion by Mr. Kevin Barnard and a second by Mrs. Laura Schack.

Order #23-10294 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve the Consent Agenda passed with a motion by Mr. Kevin Barnard and a second by Mr. Derek Brown.

Order #23-10295 - Motion Passed:  A recommendation to return from Executive Session passed with a motion by Mrs. Laura Schack and a second by Mr. Kevin Barnard.

Order #23-10296 - Motion Passed:  A recommendation to adjourn passed with a motion by Mrs. Laura Schack and a second by Mrs. Amber Beebe.