Boyd County
April 23, 2024 6:00 PM
Boyd County Board of Education Regular Board Meeting
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Pledge to the United States Flag
3. Reading of the Board Goals
4. Adoption of the Agenda
5. Student/Staff Presentations/Recognitions
5.1. Superintendent Boblett and Matt Spade will recognize and present Certificates to the following recipients of the Campbellsville University Excellence in Teaching Award: Elementary Recipient - Katie Hale, Ponderosa Elementary; Middle School Recipient - Caitlyn Barnette, BCMS; and High School Recipient - Julia Jackson, BCHS. The recipients will be recognized May 11th by Campbellsville University at an awards luncheon;
5.2. Superintendent Boblett and Assistant Superintendent Spade will recognize and honor John Johnson, BCHS Band Director, for the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation for the fourth year in a row:
6. Request to Address Board Chair - Per Board Policy 01.421 and KRS 160.270 (Public Comment) Please keep in mind the Board uses the public comment period as an opportunity to listen to citizen concerns and comments. The board will not debate issues or enter into a question-and-answer dialogue. Under Board policy, your comments are limited to 3 minutes, the Superintendent will track the time.
7. Dialogue
7.1. Boyd County Career and Technical Center / Cannonsburg Elementary construction project updates - Trace Creek Construction representative
7.2. Dialogue: Early Childhood Academy, Stephanie Lyons, Principal - Update on programs:
7.3. Dialogue: Student Code of Conduct Booklet Draft - Dara'Su Wiliams
7.4. Dialogue: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Basic - Dara'Su Williams, District Director of Special Education
8. Reports/Communications
8.1. Safe Schools Report - Tom Holbrook, School Safety Director
8.2. Transportation Report - Lynn Stambough, Transportation Administrative Assistant
8.3. Maintenance Report - Amanda Christian, Maintenance Administrative Assistant
8.4. Student Attendance - Month 7 - Dr. Marci Prater, Director of Pupil Personnel
8.5. Policies and Procedures for Review - Chapter 9, Students: 09.13 Equal Educational Opportunities, 09.121 Entrance Age, 09.123 Absences and Excuses, 09.2 Student Welfare and Wellness, 09.22 Student Health and Safety, 09.221 Supervision of Students, 09.226 Conduct on School Bus, 09.2211 Employee Reports of Criminal Activity, 09.42 Student Conduct
8.6. Amended Current School Year Calendar for 2023-2024- Dr. Marci Prater, Director of Pupil Personnel
8.7. Master Bell Schedules for 2024 - 2025 School Year - Dr. Marci Prater, Director of Pupil Personnel
8.8. Follow-up
8.9. Board Member Follow-Up
9. Action Items
9.1. Review the Independent Auditor's Contract to provide a school district audit in compliance with KRS 156.255, 156.265, 156.275, 156.285, 156.295, and 156.480. This agreement is entered into between the Boyd County Board of Education (BOARD), and Kelley, Galloway, Smith, Goolsby, PSC, (ACCOUNTANT), who is a Certified Public Accountant or a Public Accountant registered with the Kentucky State Board of Accountancy. The term of this agreement shall be from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, unless terminated under the provisions hereof, being in the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000); (See Attachments)
9.2. Review the Superintendent's recommendation to discontinue the Kindercollege Daycare Program at Ashland Community and Technical College effective June 26, 2024;
9.3. Review Change Order No.11-02 (Additional Delivery Charges) for Boyd County Career and Technical Center construction project as presented by GLS Electric Inc.; (See Attachment)
9.4. Review the Superintendent's recommendation to approve an Option Nine Agreement between Boyd County School District and the University of Cumberlands in order to provide an expedited Kentucky teacher certification to participants; (See Attachments)
9.5. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve the Head Start Non-Competing Continuation Grant Application for 2024-2025; the eClearinghouse Letter, Priorities for Improvement, Annual Report, Training and Technical Assistance Plan, Self-Assessment Findings, Community-Wide Strategic for Boyd County Head Start as presented by Stephanie Lyons, Director, Boyd County Early Childhood Academy;(See Attachments)
9.6. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve a new Certified Job Description for Career and Technical Education Teacher; (See Attachments)
9.7. Review the Superintendent's recommendation to approve a new Certified job description for High School Intervention Teacher - Mathematics; (see Attachments)
9.8. Review the Superintendent's recommendation to approve a new certified job description for High School Intervention Teacher - Reading; (See Attachments)
9.9. Review the Superintendent's recommendation to approve a new job description for Student Support Specialist/Behavior Interventionists; (See Attachments)
9.10. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Boyd County School District and Pathways, Inc. for the purpose of providing needed school-based behavioral health services as needed/requested to students for the period beginning July 1, 2024 and terminating June 30, 2025; (See Attachment)
9.11. Review the Superintendent's recommendation to approve the hiring and emergency certification for Substitute Teachers for the 2024-2025 school year; (See Attachments)
9.12. Review the Superintendent's recommendation to approve the Application for Adjunct Instructor Certificate for Tabatha Smith Selvage, Sports Medicine, at Boyd County High School for school year 2024-2025; (See Attachment)
9.13. Review the Superintendent's recommendation to approve the first reading of Kentucky School Board Association Policy 09.12 to remove out of state tuition for non-resident students who are the children of district employees; (See Statement)
9.14. Review the Superintendent's recommendation to approve the first reading of Kentucky School Board Association Policy 09.124 to remove out of state tuition for non-resident students who are the children of district employees; (See Statement)
9.15. Review the recommendation of Bob Higginbotham, District Facilities and Operations Direct, to replace the current School Dude system with Master Library Scheduling for the scheduling of inventory management, maintenance work orders and facility scheduling at a savings to the district of Twenty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents($23,238.66) for the first year and Twenty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars and Ninety-Six Cents ($25,638.96) for the second year; (See Attachments)
9.16. Review Superintendent's recommendation to approve the FINAL Allocations to Site-Based Decision-Making (SBDM) School Councils for year 2024-2025 as presented by Scott Burchett, District Finance Director; (Attachment in Reports & Communications)
9.17. Review the Superintendent's recommendation to approve a May 22, 2024 field trip to King's Island in Mason, Ohio for the Ponderosa Elementary 5th grade class; (See Attachments)
9.18. Review the Superintendent's recommendation to approve a May 15, 2024 field trip to Great Wolf Lodge in Mason, Ohio for the Ponderosa Elementary safety patrol; (See Attachments)
9.19. Review recommendation from Ben Fritz, Principal at Boyd County High School, to approve a request from Charity Shears to use the commons area for a baby shower on May 5, 2024 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm; (See Attachments)
10. Consent Items
10.1. Consider Financial Report - Scott Burchett, District Finance Director
10.2. Consider Payment of Bills - Corey Withrow, District Accounts Payable Director
10.3. Consider Minutes of a special board meeting of March 19, 2024;
10.4. Pursuant to Board Policy 02.423, Consider minutes of the School Based Decision Making Councils as listed below: Boyd County High School April 8, 2024 SBDM Council Regular Meeting Reports; Boyd County Middle School March 11, 2024 SBDM Council Regular Meeting Reports; Catlettsburg Elementary April 18, 2024 SBDM Council Regular Meeting Reports; Catlettsburg Elementary March 21, 2024 SBDM Council Regular Meeting Reports; Ponderosa Elementary April 9, 2024 SBDM Council Regular Meeting Reports; Summit Elementary March 13, 2024 SBDM Council Regular Meeting Reports
11. Acknowledge Personnel Actions by Chairperson
12. Focus of Business/Topics for Next Meeting- May 28, 2024 Regular Meeting at 6:00pm at BCHS Auditorium
12.1. Dialogue - Tentative Budget - Scott Burchett, District Finance Director
12.2. Dialogue - Policies and Procedures (KSBA Draft) - Matt Spade, Assistant Superintendent
12.3. Report - Insurance Coverage Review - Scott Burchett, District Finance Director
13. Motion to move into Closed Session for the purpose of conducting disciplinary hearings involving two students as authorized by KRS 61.810(l)(f);
14. Dialogue -Closed Session
14.1. Dialogue - Student # 1 Discipline Review Hearing
15. Adjourn Closed Session; Return to Regular meeting
16. Action as a result of Closed Session
16.1. Result of Closed Session - Student #1
17. Adjourn