Order #25-10611 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to accept the agenda passed with a motion by Mr. Derek Brown and a second by Mr. Kevin Barnard.

I would recommend the following tax rates be set for the school year 2025-26:

Real Property – 61.0 cents

Tangible Personal Property – 63.3 cents

Motor Vehicle - 55.0 cents

Aircraft – 63.3 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 #25-10612 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation of the following tax rates be set for the school year 2025-26: Real Property – 61.0 cents Tangible Personal Property – 63.3 cents Motor Vehicle - 55.0 cents Aircraft – 63.3 cents Also, a recommendation that 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. Derek Brown.

Attached is a revised BG-1 for the Sharp Middle School Renovations and Stadium Project.  The revised BG-1 includes $74,052.06 that will be taken from the building fund in order to complete the project.  

I will recommend approval of the revised BG-1 as attached.

Order #25-10613 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation of approval of the revised BG-1 as attached passed with a motion by Mr. Kevin Barnard and a second by Mr. Derek Brown.

Attached is Payment Application #17 for the Sharp Middle School Renovations and Stadium Project to Morel Construction.  The work has been certified by our architectural firm and the recommendation is to pay the sum of $310,502.00 as requested.

I would recommend the board approve payment for Payment Application #17 to Morel Construction as submitted. 

Order #25-10614 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve payment for Payment Application #17 to Morel Construction as submitted passed with a motion by Mr. Kevin Barnard and a second by Mr. Derek Brown.

Attached is a memo from Robert Ehmet Hayes and Associates regarding the Sharp – Tennis Court Addition project.  

The board must approve the attached bidding documents which will then be sent to the Kentucky Department of Education for approval.  KDE has assigned this project as a Tier 4 project so it will only require the BG-1, BG-4 and BG-5.

I would recommend approval of the attached bidding documents for the Sharp – Tennis Court Addition project.

Order #25-10615 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve the bidding documents for the Sharp – Tennis Court Addition project as presented passed with a motion by Mrs. Amber Beebe and a second by Mrs. Laura Schack.

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 #25-10616 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve 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 passed with a motion by Mr. Derek Brown and a second by Mrs. Amber Beebe.

Please find attached a memo from Donna Pollard, Director of Special Education, requesting board approval for a shortened school week 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 the number of days per week, as appropriate, given his/her individual situation.

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

Order #25-10617 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve a shortened school week for this student at this time passed with a motion by Mr. Derek Brown and a second by Mrs. Laura Schack.

The Pendleton County School district collaborates with the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission Head Start Program to ensure that 3 and 4-year-old residents of Pendleton County are offered educational services and early childhood opportunities to meet qualifications for Kindergarten Readiness.  KRS 157.3175 requires districts to collaborate with Head Start to avoid duplication of services, supplanting of federal funds, and to maximize the use of Head Start funds to serve as many 4-year old's as possible.   

I would recommend the board approve the Head Start Utilization Agreement as presented.

Order #25-10618 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve the Head Start Utilization Agreement as presented passed with a motion by Mr. Kevin Barnard and a second by Mr. Derek Brown.

Board approval is needed for the appointment of a member to the Pendleton County Recreation Board. This appointment would be a two-year term. 

I am recommending that the board of education appoint Mrs. Allie Sturgill to the Pendleton County Recreation Board.  

Order #25-10619 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation that the board of education appoint Mrs. Allie Sturgill to the Pendleton County Recreation Board passed with a motion by Mrs. Amber Beebe and a second by Mr. Derek Brown.

Order #25-10620 - Motion Passed:  Superintendent Buerkley's recommendation to approve the Consent Agenda Items passed with a motion by Mr. Kevin Barnard and a second by Mr. Derek Brown.

Pendleton County will be participating in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.  Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family's income.  Interested individuals can donate to this program so more children may be served.  For approximately each dollar donated a child will receive one high quality book per month.  

I would recommend  the board approve a five hundred dollar donation to the Pendleton County Dolly Parton Imagination Library in order to support this book gifting program.  

Order #25-10621 - Motion Passed:  A recommendation to adjourn passed with a motion by Mr. Derek Brown and a second by Mrs. Laura Schack.