Elizabethtown Independent
July 20, 2015 6:00 PM
Board of Education Regular Meeting
I. CALL TO ORDER
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The July 20, 2015 Elizabethtown Board of Education Regular Board Meeting is Called to Order

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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"I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL"

III. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA
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Pursuant to EIS Board Policy 01.45 Board Meeting Agenda, as part of the official agenda for each regular board meeting, the Superintendent shall prepare a consent agenda of routine business items.  Prior to the approval of the agenda the members of the board may request to "pull" any item from the consent agenda and place the item on the action agenda for further discussion and review.

IV. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS AND SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
IV.A. E.H.S. Track Team
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Congratulations to the EHS Track Team for an outstanding performance at State

The EHS  Boys placed 7th in the State and the Girls place 10th!

Girls Medal Winners:

4th place Girls 4X800 - Savannah Kingery, Sarah Been, Claire Ratliff, Amirr Evans

Also, 2nd Team All-State 4X800

 

State Runner-up Girls 4X400 - Claire Ratliff, Bailey Nall, Jordan Nuccitelli, Amirr Evans

Also, 1st team All-State Girls 4X400

 

4th Place Girls Long Jump – Darien Huff (2nd Team All-State)

4th place Girls Triple Jump – Darien Huff (2nd Team All-State)

5th place Girls Discus –        Ngozi Akukwe

Boys Medal Winners:

State Champion 800 meter run – Chas Warden  (Also, 1st team All State – 800M)

 

State Runner-up Triple Jump – Guy Williams

4th Place High Jump –             Guy Williams

4th Place Discus –                    Deuce Stokan

 

 

IV.B. EHS Baseball Team
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We are very proud of the Elizabethtown High School Baseball Team for an outstanding performance at State.

Members:

Brady Swift                               Zech Maulden

Austin Freyberger                    Sean Collins

Cody Bridges                            Jordan Read

Nick O’Brien                              Jake Pirtle

Jack Wilson                              Ben Godfrey

Dalton Butler                            Peyton Payne

Tyson Brown                            Conner Kindred

Gavin Brown                             Zach McKinney

Jesse Morris                             Graham Meek

Zeke Pinkham                          Hunter Sullivan

Cole Denton                             Matt Coolidge

Andrew Ryan

 

V. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
V.A. Acknowledge Receipt of the SBDM Written Reports
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Attached are the SBDM written reports for Elizabethtown High School, T.K. Stone Middle School, Morningside Elementary School, Helmwood Heights Elementary School and Panther Academy for your review.

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V.B. Approve Board Meeting Minutes
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Attached are the minutes from the June 15, 2015 Regular Board Meeting and the June 29, 2015 Special Board Meeting for your review/approval

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V.C. Approve Field Trip Requests
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Mr. Steve Smallwood, Principal at Elizabethtown High School is requesting approval for the

1.)EHS Cross Country Team to travel to Nashville, TN August 12, 2015-August 13, 2015 to compete in the AF Bridges Country Country Meet.

2.) EHS Volleyball Team to travel to Lexington, KY, July 31-August 2, 2015 to participate in the Bluegrass Games.

3.) EHS Seniors to travel to New York City, April 21, 2016-April 25, 2016 for the Senior Trip

Ms. Jennifer Burnham, Principal at T.K. Stone Middle School is requesting approval for

the T.K. Stone 8th grade students to travel to Washington, D.C. March 29, 2016-April 2, 2016 via motorcoach for the annual 8th grade trip.

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V.D. Approve Request to Declare Surplus Property
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Mr. Mike Selvitelle, Director of Technology and Assessment, has prepared a list (attached) of items to be declared surplus.  These items are outdated and/or cannot be upgraded and/or repaired.  Mr. Selvitelle is recommending these items be sent to a recycling center for disposal.

Mr. Mike Sallee, Nutrition Services Coordinator has a prepared a list (attached) of items for Surplus.  These are (8) IBM Point of Sale Monitors that were replaced when we switched to the Mosaic Cloud system. These items will be sent to recycling center for disposal.

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V.E. Approve Change in Acknowledgement to Application for Enrollment in Hardin County Schools or Elizabethtown Independent Schools as a Non-Resident (Non-Employee) Contract Student
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A change has been made to the acknowledgement on the back side of the application for enrollment in HCS  or EIS as a non-resident (non-employee) contract student, effective the 2016-2017 school year. 

The Acknowledgement reads:

"I acknowledge that my family does not currently reside in the Elizabethtown Independent School District.  I understand that current residents of the Elizabethtown Independent School District are not eligible to apply in the Random Selection Process between the Elizabethtown Independent School District and the Hardin County School District."

the previous acknowledgement read:
"I further acknowledge that if I am already a resident of the school district to which I wish my child to attend for the following school year, but plan on becoming a non-resident of that district for that school year, then I must move my residence to a district other than the one I am presently enrolled by May 1 preceding the school year for which my child shall attend school in order for my child(ren) to be eligible for enrollment as a Non-Resident (non employee) Contract Student."

V.F. Approve Memorandum of Agreement and Associated Costs for Energy Manager Services for 2015-2016
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EIS has been asked to enter into an agreement between EIS and Hart County Schools, Campbellsville Independent Schools and Caverna Independent Schools to share expenses for Energy Manager Services, effective July 2015-June 30, 2016. 

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V.G. Consideration of Approval of the Treasurer's Monthly Financial Report and Payment of Bills and Claims (Those Paid Since Last Meeting for June, 2015)
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Consideration of approval of the Treasurer's Monthly Financial Report and Payment of Bills and Claims (those paid since last meeting, for June, 2015).  Attached are the Treasurer's Monthly Financial Report (0verview), Balance Sheet, Monthly Report, Cash Flow, Reconciliation Register, and Vendor List.

Checks # 51128-51318

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V.H. Acknowledge Receipt of the Superintendent's Personnel Report
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Attached are personnel actions taken since the last meeting of the Board of Education on June 15. 2015.

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VI. ACTION ITEMS
VI.A. Consideration of Approval of Board Policy Revisions/Updates and Acknowledge Receipt and Review of Board Procedures
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Attached are the 2015-2016 policy and procedure updates.  Proposed changes reflect new legal requirements as well as "best practice" recommendations from KSBA.

As in past years, the General Assembly has passed legislation that directly affects board policies and procedures.  Having contracted with KSBA for Board Policy Services, their legal department has supplied detailed information pertaining to said legislation, as well as recommended, revised policies reflecting said legislation.

Upon receipt of the information from KSBA, district administrators were provided a copy of the recommended revisions to district policies and procedures to study and provide input/feedback as needed.

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VII. NEW BUSINESS
VIII. CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
IX. INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS
IX.A. Presentation of the District Achievement Gap Improvement Plan
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Mrs. Kelli Bush, Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning, and Mike Selvitelle, Director of Assessment and Technology will present the District Achievement Gap Improvement Plan.

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X. EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING SPECIFIC MATTERS AS OUTLINED IN KRS 61.810
XI. SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION
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Annually, members of the Elizabethtown Independent School's Board of Education shall conduct a summative (final) evaluation of the Superintendent.  All board members and the superintendent shall be present at this meeting, each board member shall have completed the evaluation forms prior to attending the meeting.

In closed session, the board may compile information and conduct preliminary discussions regarding the summative evaluation.  The board and the Superintendent will have the opportunity to attach written statements to the evaluation form prior to adoption of the summative evaluation.

The final summative evaluation shall be discussed and adopted in open session.

XII. ADJOURNMENT