1.
Call to Order
Rosann Sharon
2.
Pledge of Allegiance/Mission Statement
3.
Roll Call
4.
Recognition
4.A.
Students of the Month
4.B.
Employee of the Month- Barb Berringer
4.C.
Artist of the Month- Shamichael Ballard
4.D.
School Board Recognition Month
5.
Statutory Oath of Office for new and re-elected Board members
New member: Tom Dilts
Re-elected members: Carrie Downard and Diane Huff
6.
Adjourn 'Sine Die' to Reorganize Board
6.A.
President Turns Meeting Over to Secretary to Act as Temporary President
6.B.
Secretary Calls for Nominations for Board President
Mr. Bernie Pfeffer nominated Ms. Rosann Sharon as Board President.
6.C.
Election of Board President
Motion Passed: Appointment of Rosann Sharon as Board President passed with a motion by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer and a second by Mrs. Carrie Downard.
Mr. Tom Dilts
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Yes
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Mrs. Carrie Downard
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Yes
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Mrs. Diane Huff
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Yes
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Mr. Bernie Pfeffer
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Yes
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Mrs. Rosann Sharon
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Yes
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6.D.
New President Calls for Election of Vice-President
Motion Passed: Appointment of Bernie Pfeffer as Board Vice-President passed with a motion by Mrs. Diane Huff and a second by Mrs. Carrie Downard.
Mr. Tom Dilts
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Yes
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Mrs. Carrie Downard
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Yes
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Mrs. Diane Huff
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Yes
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Mr. Bernie Pfeffer
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Yes
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Mrs. Rosann Sharon
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Yes
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7.
Reconvene Regular Monthly Meeting
8.
Roll Call
9.
Approval or Rejection of the Consent Agenda
Motion Passed: Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented passed with a motion by Mrs. Carrie Downard and a second by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer.
Mr. Tom Dilts
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Yes
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Mrs. Carrie Downard
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Yes
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Mrs. Diane Huff
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Yes
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Mr. Bernie Pfeffer
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Yes
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Mrs. Rosann Sharon
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Yes
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9.A.
Prior Meeting Minutes
9.B.
Authorization for Payment of All School Board Employees as Scheduled and When Due
9.C.
Monthly Financial Report of the District
9.D.
Payment of All Bills as Listed on Orders of the Treasurer
9.E.
Credit Cards/Travel Expenses/Time Sheets
9.F.
Monthly Financial Reports for DHS and LES
9.G.
Personnel Notifications of the Superintendent
9.G.1.
Employment of the following Certified Substitute Teachers: Stefanie Schlosser, Jaeggar Graham, Ryan Creech, Claressa Centers
9.G.2.
Employment of Assistant Track Coach: Joseph Gier
10.
Reports
10.A.
Student Board Representative
Madelynn Kiefer
Ms. Kiefer said all the banners are hung but they are still considering an alma mater and fight song banner. She mentioned that the 2nd quarter Honor Roll list was quite long this year and the celebratory lunch will be in February. She also noted the seniors will tour all three of the Gateway College locations.
10.B.
DHS Principal's Report
Jeremy Dodd
Mr. Dodd also discussed the senior tours at Gateway and the great opportunities the school is offering our students with the dual-credit and manufacturing program options. He also discussed the MAP testing scores, which are down overall, but we are working to improve. Lastly, he discussed the success of the Torch Prep program. The program is full and even had a wait list in the beginning.
10.B.1.
Winter MAP
Jeremy Dodd
10.C.
LES Principal's Report
Greg Duty
Mr. Duty discussed the MAP testing scores. LES scored the highest on this years MAP testing than previous years. Mr. Duty credits the Reading scores with the help of the One to One Reading program and the kids reading more books overall. Our students have currently read a total of 5,947 AR books compared to 3,898 at this time last year.
10.C.1.
Winter MAP
Greg Duty
10.D.
District Monthly Activities
Rick Wolf
Mr. Wolf discussed the Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) for 2015. These AMO’s are based on our 2014 score and by taking the science scores out at the elementary and middle school levels and putting in K-3 Program Reviews at the elementary level.
He also mentioned that we will be hosting the Junior Great Book training this year on June 4th and 5th. This will be the first local training offered. Mr. Wolf will also be completing the Advanced Ed training.
10.E.
Attendance/Energy Management/Student Services/Transportation
Ron Kinmon
Mr. Kinmon noted that attendance is still above 95% for the year and he has seen improvement in attendance at DHS. He believes that the truancy diversion program has attributed to this improvement. Our current enrollment is 923. This is a great improvement compared to 850 in January 2014.
Mr. Kinmon also mentioned that there were several field trips recently so transportation is up.
10.E.1.
Youth Services Center
Sherri Chan
10.F.
Special Education/Early Childhood/Day Care
Brittney Howell
Ms. Howell was absent at this month's meeting so Mr. Brewer gave a brief summary. He noted that the Daycare enrollment is up.
10.G.
Food Service
Jay Brewer
Mr. Brewer noted that we will be updating equipment in the cafeteria. He also mentioned all the great Cook for America coverage that the school has received.
10.H.
Attorney
Matt DeMarcus
No report this month.
11.
Recommendations of the Superintendent
Jay Brewer
11.A.
Approval of new position for an Instructional Assistant at LES and DHS
Jay Brewer
Motion Passed: passed with a motion by Mrs. Carrie Downard and a second by Mrs. Diane Huff.
Mr. Tom Dilts
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Yes
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Mrs. Carrie Downard
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Yes
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Mrs. Diane Huff
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Yes
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Mr. Bernie Pfeffer
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Yes
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Mrs. Rosann Sharon
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Yes
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11.B.
Review of 2016 Draft Budget
Trish Gosney
Motion Passed: passed with a motion by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer and a second by Mrs. Diane Huff.
Mr. Tom Dilts
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Yes
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Mrs. Carrie Downard
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Yes
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Mrs. Diane Huff
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Yes
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Mr. Bernie Pfeffer
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Yes
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Mrs. Rosann Sharon
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Yes
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11.C.
Approval of Proposed 2015 Board of Education Meeting Dates
Jay Brewer
*Note the June 2015 meeting date change
Motion Passed: passed with a motion by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer and a second by Mrs. Carrie Downard.
Mr. Tom Dilts
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Yes
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Mrs. Carrie Downard
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Yes
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Mrs. Diane Huff
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Yes
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Mr. Bernie Pfeffer
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Yes
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Mrs. Rosann Sharon
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Yes
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12.
Communications
13.
Hearing of Citizens and Delegations
14.
New Business
14.A.
Discuss Appointment of Board Members to Committees
15.
Unfinished Business
16.
Informational Items
16.A.
SBDMC - DHS and LES
17.
Executive Session
Motion Passed: Motion to enter into Executive Session pursuant to KRS 61.810, Section C, for Discussion of Proposed or Pending Litigation Against or on Behalf of the Public Agency passed with a motion by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer and a second by Mrs. Carrie Downard.
Mr. Tom Dilts
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Yes
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Mrs. Carrie Downard
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Yes
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Mrs. Diane Huff
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Yes
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Mr. Bernie Pfeffer
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Yes
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Mrs. Rosann Sharon
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Yes
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18.
Return from Executive Session
Motion Passed: Approval to return from Executive Session was passed with a motion by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer and a second by Mrs. Carrie Downard.
Mr. Tom Dilts
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Yes
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Mrs. Carrie Downard
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Yes
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Mrs. Diane Huff
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Yes
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Mr. Bernie Pfeffer
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Yes
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Mrs. Rosann Sharon
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Yes
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19.
Approval of Settlement
Motion Passed: Motion to approve the settlement of the litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky designated with case number 2:14-cv-00114-WOB-CJS and to approve the payment by the District in the amount of $5,000.00 to insurer Liberty Mutual to facilitate the aforementioned settlement,
passed with a motion by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer and a second by Mr. Tom Dilts.
Mr. Tom Dilts
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Yes
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Mrs. Carrie Downard
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Yes
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Mrs. Diane Huff
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Yes
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Mr. Bernie Pfeffer
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Yes
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Mrs. Rosann Sharon
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Yes
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20.
Adjournment
Rosann Sharon
Motion Passed: Approval to adjourn the meeting passed with a motion by Mrs. Diane Huff and a second by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer.
Mr. Tom Dilts
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Yes
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Mrs. Carrie Downard
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Yes
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Mrs. Diane Huff
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Yes
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Mr. Bernie Pfeffer
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Yes
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Mrs. Rosann Sharon
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Yes
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