Bourbon County
October 17, 2024 6:00 PM
Bourbon County Board of Education
I. Call to Order
I.A. Roll Call and Recognition of Guests
I.B. Devotional
I.C. Adoption of the Agenda
I.D. Achievement and Recognition
I.D.1. Student and Staff Recognition
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GED Graduate- Angel Gonzalez

Colonel Award-Bryson Berry and Madeline Pennington

6th grade girls basketball team- Bluegrass Conference, Regular Season, and Tournament Championship Winners:

EllaKate Muntz, Hadley Norton, Payton Thomas, Marlie Welsh, Leah Hinkson, Jonie Hinson, Kali Kenney, Aubree Kelley, Olivia Moore, Emmielou Lukitsh, Olivia Harmon

II. Communications
II.A. Public Comment
II.B. District Reports
II.B.1. Head Start/ Preschool Report
II.B.2. Attendance
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II.B.3. Assessment
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II.B.4. Personnel Resignations
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Resignations, Retirement, and Transfers
Elizabeth Townsend-Resignation
Stephanie Shultz-Para

Classified Employment
Elizabeth Townsend-Bus Monitor
Samantha Prewitt-Preschool Para
David Back-Custodian

Certified Employment
Justin Shepherd-Teacher
Kathleen Gibson-Interventionist

Extra Curricular Employment
Justin Shepherd- BCMS Head Basketball Coach

III. Operations Action Items
III.A. Consent Agenda
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Approval of the following combined consent agenda items

III.A.1. Monthly Financial Report
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Approve the monthly financial report for the month of September as follows: Beginning bank balance $11,875,723.16, received $1,690,597.91, and disbursed $3,157,925.63 leaving a bank balance of $10,408,395.44 in Total Funds. Outstanding checks of $630,004.67 deposit in transit $15.00
and reconciled bank balance $9,778,405.77.

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III.A.2. Claims and Transfers -Warrant A and Warrant B
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Approve claims and transfers beginning with Accounts Payable Warrant #101724A for $816,753.94Accounts Payable Warrant #101724B
for $  331,405.34 and the employee deduction register in the amount of $1,658,942.80 employee amount and $564,574.49 employer amount. The warrants and deductions register are to be incorporated in the minutes by this reference and filed for easy access in the vicinity of the minutes. 

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III.A.3. Preschool/Head Start Credit Card Expenditures
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Approve the Preschool/Head Start Credit Card Expenditures

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III.A.4. Preschool/Head Start Board Report
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Approve the Preschool/Head Start Board Report 

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III.A.5. Preschool/Head Start Budget Report
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Approve the Preschool/Head Start Budget Report

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III.A.6. Preschool/Head Start Budget Report
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Approve the Preschool/Head Start Budget Report

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III.A.7. Preschool/Head Start In Kind Report
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Approve the Preschool/Head Start In-Kind Report

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III.A.8. Preschool/Head Start USDA Report
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Approve the Preschool/Head Start USDA Report 

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III.A.9. BCHS Library Weeding Materials
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Approve the process of weeding materials from the Bourbon County High School Library to ensure there is space for new authors/titles or other services/resources that previously weren't available. 

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III.A.10. Bourbon County High School Student Y-Chapter Conference
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Approve the Bourbon County High School Student Y-Chapter to attend the Kentucky Youth Assembly Conference at the Crowne Plaza in Louisville, Kentucky November 24-26, 2024. Students may possibly take a trip to the Capitol in Frankfort on November 25, 2024. 

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III.A.11. Bourbon County Middle School Colonel Scholars Trip
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Approve the Bourbon County Middle School 2025 Colonel Scholars trip to Washington D.C., from May 27-29, 2024. Transportation provided by Motorcoach.

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III.A.12. Bourbon County High School Girls Basketball Christmas Tournament
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Approve the BCHS girls basketball team to attend the Christmas Tournament at Apollo on 12/20/2024. Transportation will be provided by school bus or suburban and will be returning 12/22/2024.
Hotel rooms will be paid from girls basketball account and reservations will be made after tryouts and parent meeting. 

III.A.13. Bourbon County High School Girls Basketball Overnight Trip to Murray State
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Approve the BCHS girls basketball team to scrimmage Murray State on 11/9/2024. The girls will be taking the suburban and leaving on 11/8/2024 and returning 11/10/2024. Hotel rooms will be paid from girls basketball account and reservations will be made after tryout and parent meeting. 

III.A.14. Kentucky Youth Assembly (K.Y.A.) Conference
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Approve the Bourbon County Middle School Student Y-Chapter
to attend the Kentucky Youth Assembly (K.Y.A.) Conference from December 8th-10th,2024. The trip will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville.

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III.A.15. Prom Event at the Thoroughbred Center in Lexington
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Approve the Prom for 2024-2025 school year to be held at the Thoroughbred Center in Lexington with a tentative date of April 26, 2025.

III.A.16. FMLA
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Approve FMLA for Shayla Wood beginning 8/8/2024- 8/8/2025.

III.A.17. FMLA
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Approve FMLA for Farah Wood beginning 8/8/2024-12/31/2024.

III.A.18. FMLA
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Approve FMLA for Paula Thompson beginning 8/8/2024-12/31/2024.

III.A.19. Official Board Minutes
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Approve the Official Board Minutes for September 19, 2024.

IV. Action Item
IV.A. Parental Informed Consent
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The Bourbon County School Board is being asked to approve an Informed Consent agreement with a parent concerning third-party nursing services for their child. 

IV.B. Maxim Health Memorandum of Understanding
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The Bourbon County School Board is being asked to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Maxim Health concerning nursing needs for a student.

IV.C. Designated Classified Preschool Substitute
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The Board is being asked to approve a  job description for a Designated Classified Preschool  Substitute at the Preschool for the remainder of 2024-2025 school year. 

IV.D. Post Job Positions for Adult Education
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The Board is being asked to approve to post the job positions for Adult Education and hire someone in time for training due to the retirement of current Adult Ed employees. 

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IV.E. School Facilities Construction Commission
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The board is being asked to approve the School Facilities Construction Commission (SFCC) Offer of Assistance to the Bourbon County Schools Board of Education for the FY2025.  Acceptance to this Offer of Assistance commits the school district to adhere to the statutes and regulations governing this program.  Based on the statewide ADA figures being used for 2023-2024 SEEK this year, our first offer of assistance in FY2025 is in the amount of $25,976.00  Accepted state technology fund offers of assistance must be matched equally by your Board of Education or can be escrowed for up to three (3) years.

                       

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IV.F. Educational/Professional Leave Request
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The Board is being asked to approve Mary Livingood to take Educational/Professional Leave to complete 125 observation and direct hours for school counseling practicum through the University of Cumberlands, to finish the program starting January 13, 2025-January 31, 2025. 

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IV.G. Pay Application to Solid Ground Consulting Engineers
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The Board is being asked to approve the pay application to Solid Ground Consulting Engineers for Bourbon County High School Turf Replacement and Resurfacing for Special Inspections in the amount of $14,814.00.

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IV.H. Bourbon County High School Turf Replacement and Track Rejuvenation BG23-464 (RTA23009) Final Pay Application to SpinTurf LLC
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Review and Approve the Final Pay Application to SpinTurf in the amount of $43,945.46.

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IV.I. BG-4 for the Bourbon County High School Turf Replacement and Track Rejuvenation Project BG23-464 (RTA23009)
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Review and Approve the BG-4 for the Bourbon County High School Turf Replacement and Track Rejuvenation Project.

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IV.J. Bourbon County Miscellaneous Upgrades Bid Package B - BG-24-162 (RTA 23033)
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Review and Approve the Pay Application #3 to Momentum Construction in the amount of $137,718.36.

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IV.K. Bourbon County Miscellaneous Upgrade Bid Package A- BG 24-162 (RTA 23033)
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Review and Approve Pay Application #3 to American Roofing in the amount of $25,128.90.

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IV.L. Pay Application for Bourbon County Schools Misc Upgrades
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The Board is being asked to approve the pay application for Bourbon County Misc Upgrades to Ross Tarrant Architects in the amount of $9,011.44.

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IV.M. Bourbon County Middle School Site Topographic Survey
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The Board is being asked to approve payment to Prime AE for the Bourbon County Middle School Site Topographic Survey in the amount of $5,500.00.

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IV.N. Direct PO for Johns Manville
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The Board is being asked to approve the Direct PO for Johns Manville Bourbon Miscellaneous High School Roof Replacement project in the amount of $101,057.58.

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IV.O. American Air Balance
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The Board is being asked to approve the pay application for American Air Balance LLC in the amount of $10,850.00.

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V. Other Board Business
V.A. Executive session
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The Board voted to go into executive session to discuss litigation. (KRS 61.810 (1, c,)

V.B. Resume Regular Session
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The Board resumed regular session.

V.C. Adjournment