Members of the public may address the Board during the period set aside by the Board without submitting an item for the agenda. No action shall be taken during this portion of the meeting on issues raised by employees or the public unless deemed an emergency by the Board. Please note: Comments are asked to refrain from personal remarks in which an individual is named. Comments are limited to two minutes unless extended by the board chair. Critical comments or complaints are processed through the District’s complaint procedures. Questions and concerns will be addressed by the Board through various venues, including, but not limited to, the district website and e-mail.

• 24-25 GOS Board Presentation
• GOSBoardPresentation_0.pdf

• SBDM Minutes_August.pdf

The personnel actions listed on the exhibit have taken place since the board meeting of 08/15/2024.

• PersonnelExhibit09122024_0.pdf

1) That the board approves a stipend in the amount of $550 for Threat Response Trainers. This districtwide team of four trains every employee in the district annually and serves as a resource to enhance the safety of each facility. This requires preparation and meeting with the Safe Schools Coordinator outside of the regular job descriptions of those assigned.

2) That the board approves a stipend in the amount of $2,100 for the Title IX Coordinator and Title IX Deputy Coordinator. Due to the significant expansion of Title IX and the complex legal regulations, this job requires work outside of the regular job descriptions of those assigned.

The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to identify expectations and establish terms governing the continued collaboration between Covington Partners and the Covington Independent Public School District for the 2024-2025 school year.

This agreement is entered into between Covington Partners, a non-profit corporation organized under Kentucky law, and Covington Independent School District (herein the “District” or “Board”), a public school district organized under Kentucky law. The collaboration between Covington Partners and the District is to implement and administer out of school programming, mentoring, and family engagement programming to benefit the students, parents, and community who reside within the Covington Independent Public School District. 

• Draft 2B of MOU CIPS and CP-cleancopy(3123794.1).pdf

The Board of Education is required to approve a close estimate Working Budget for all funds by September 30^th of each year.   Each of the funds is balanced with anticipated expenditures equaling anticipated revenue.  Special Revenue includes all new projects for FY2025.  School Activity Fund, Capital Outlay Fund, Building Fund, Debt Service Fund, Food Service Fund, and Daycare Fund are also presented in this Working Budget.

This is an informational item and will be brought back to the Board for approval on September 26, 2024.

• BUDGET TO USE OVER THE SUMMER FY25 for board portal 9-4-24
• tentative to working budget changes for board 9-12-24 FOR BOARD MEMBERS for board portal 9-4-24
• working budget 2025 for 9-12-24 info board meeting

Pursuant to CIPS Policy 01.4, Meetings; the minutes of Board meetings shall constitute the official written record of Board deliberations and actions. Board minutes shall only become official after they have been approved by the Board at a subsequent meeting and immediately thereafter have been signed by the secretary and the presiding officer. However, prior to approval of the minutes, the Board may amend or correct them in order to assure they are accurate.

• 082924_MINUTES Reg Business Mtg.pdf

Pursuant to CIPS Policy 01.4, Meetings; the minutes of Board meetings shall constitute the official written record of Board deliberations and actions. Board minutes shall only become official after they have been approved by the Board at a subsequent meeting and immediately thereafter have been signed by the secretary and the presiding officer. However, prior to approval of the minutes, the Board may amend or correct them in order to assure they are accurate.

• 090524_MINUTES Spec Mtg.pdf

Pursuant to CIPS policy 09.33 Fund Raising Activities, Board approval is required for all school-wide fundraising activities.  This is to raise money for field trips and DECA convention.

• HHS-DECA FUNDRAISER

This trip would be made available to our eight-chapter officers- 4 males and 4 females. These students have been elected to their positions and are running DECA as their own program. This conference would allow them to grow as leaders and to bring new ideas into the classroom. Two chaperones would attend- Ms. Peyton Mullins and Nathaniel Bell, a senior English teacher. 

• DECA_66ce22a31f1ceef5c104d026_DECA-24-Power Trip-Registration Guide.pdf

According to our special education procedures, “the Superintendent, in consultation with the Director of Special Education, will recommend to the Board of Education for approval a list of CIPS Representatives”. The Covington Independent Public School District (CIPS) representative is also defined in our procedures as an individual “who is qualified to provide, or supervise, the provision of, specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities, and is knowledgeable about the general education curriculum and the availability of the resources of the CIPS”.

Attached is a list by job titles of the CIPS representatives that I recommend to the Board of Education for approval for the 2024-2025 school year. By approving these individuals to serve as the CIPS representative, the board is granting them authority to obligate resources for the implementation of Individual Education Plans for students with disabilities.

A list of all personnel by job titles who are qualified (pending completion of ARC Chairperson Training) to chair ARC meetings for the 2024-2025 school year:

Director of Special Education

Preschool Coordinator

Principals

Assistant Principals

School Counselors at Holmes High School

Transition Coordinator at Holmes Middle School

Special Education Facilitator/Coaches

• ARC Chair board memo 9-2024

SAFE System (Signal Alert for Education) is an alert and notification solution that connects teachers and classrooms to first responders for quick response and communication. The integration of SAFE System with the Teacher Microphone gives teachers a personal duress button, providing the ability to send alerts instantly, from anywhere in the school. Office staff are able to discreetly acknowledge the alert, letting teachers know that help is on the way. The web-based interface gives administrators the ability to provide direction and maintain situational awareness of the entire campus, even in the most challenging emergency conditions. When seconds count, SAFT System is there to help.

Attached is the Capital Funds Request in the amount of $810,039.00.

• Audio Enhancement.pdf
• CFR 8-5-24_AudioEnhancement.pdf

Pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1) the Board may go into executive session.