The mission of the Franklin County Public Schools is to prepare students for College and Career Readiness and to become contributing citizens.


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Amiya Gordon - 6th grade student at Bondurant Middle School

 Amiya won the Franklin County Public Schools calendar cover contest as a 5th grader at Westridge Elementary. The cover she created is attached for your viewing.

Kristi Buffenmyer - Girl's Volleyball Coach at Western Hills High School

   Kristi celebrated her 300th career coaching win.  This is her 19th season coaching volleyball at Western Hills High School.

Kirsten Pilcher - Senior at Franklin County High School

 Kirsten achieved semifinalist status in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Franklin County High School Boys Golf Team

 The FCHS Boys Golf team placed 2nd in the State Golf Tournament. CJ Jones was 1st overall.  Kevin Hall is the FCHS Golf Coach. FCHS Golfer's include; Jacob Cook, John Harnice, Tyler Cleveland, CJ Jones, Will Molen, Sam Nolan, Will Harnice, Walker Lee, Palmer Drake, Zack Richardson, Stan Salchli, and Chase Harrod.

2015 Governor's Scholars

Franklin County High School:  Saisindhu Marella, Kirsten Pilcher, Sydney Hendrix, and Osereme Unuakhalu.

Western Hills High School:   Anne Holden, Mary Aldridge, Corey Miracle, Rachel Pipes, Alexandra Geoghegan, Landon Arflack, Katherine Caldwell, and Jordan Smith.

Anne Holden and Jacob Bruce will present good news from the Franklin County Public Schools.

The Franklin County Board of Education has provided time in its agenda for individuals to make comments. Comments to the Board will be allowed up to a maximum of three (3) minutes. The Board does not allow comments on any matter dealing with personnel issues. Kentucky law states specifically that personnel matters are the responsibility of the Superintendent. On all personnel matters, you should contact the Superintendent of Schools. No questions, comments, or decisions/action related to public comments will be made by Board members at this time, unless the specific topic is on the agenda; however, the Board will listen to the comments and/or suggestions which may lead to a discussion of same at a future meeting. If an individual wishes for the Board to discuss and/or take action on a particular issue, they must follow the procedures outlined in Franklin County Board of Education Policy 10.2. The Superintendent or the designee will be able to assist in this request.

Ms. Patrick will present the results of the 2015 Fall MAP Assessment

As a part of the district's effort to recruit and retain new teachers, we are proposing to offer each new teacher a $250 district allocation to be utilized in setting up their classroom during his/her first year.  This allocation would be in addition to designated school allocations.

Approve $250 district allocation for each teacher new to the district for establishing his/her classroom

Order #174 - Motion Passed:  Approve $250 district allocation for each teacher new to the district for establishing his/her classroom passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. BeLinda Henson.

Attached is the KISTA Financing for School Buses for FCPS 2015 bus purchases.  Mr. Watson is requesting approval of the KISTA Resolution in order for it to be executed to obtain KISTA financing to purchase six (6) new buses.

Approve the KISTA Resolution for the purchase of six buses

Order #175 - Motion Passed:  Approve the KISTA Resolution for the purchase of six buses passed with a motion by Ms. BeLinda Henson and a second by Mr. William Cofield.

KSBA is asking the Board to nominate a legislative contact person to serve a two-year term.

The legislative contact role is critical to assisting KSBA governmental relations staff in mobilizing local constituents to contact their legislators.

Nominate and approve ________ to serve as the KSBA legislative contact for a two-year term.

Order #176 - Motion Passed:  Nominate and approve Ms. Michelle New to serve as the KSBA legislative contact for a two-year term. passed with a motion by Mr. Doug Crowe and a second by Ms. BeLinda Henson.

Request approval of a Maintenance Technician salary schedule which clearly defines experience and licensure requirements for the Maintenance Tech position series.

Request approval of this schedule be retroactive to July 1, 2015.

Approve Maint Tech Salary Schedule as presented

Order #177 - Motion Passed:  Approve attached salary schedule passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. Michelle New.

The October 13, 2015 Board Meeting Minutes are attached. Ms. Belinda Henson was absent from this meeting and must abstain from voting.

Approve October 13, 2015 Board Meeting minutes

Order #178 - Motion Passed:  Approve October 13, 2015 Board Meeting minutes passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. Michelle New.

We are requesting the approval of the changes/updates made to procedure 09.36 AP.21. The procedure, with changes highlighted in yellow, is attached for your review.

Approve Changes/Updates to Procedure 09.36 AP.21

Order #179 - Motion Passed:  Approve procedure 09.36 AP.21 passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. Michelle New.

Otis Engineering is requesting payment in the amount of $7,870 for work completed on the FCHS Football Field light pole replacement project.  $6,000 of this invoice is for structural design requirements from KDE performed by the DLZ Company.

Approve pay application to Otis Engineering in the amount of $7,870

Order #180 - Motion Passed:  Approve pay application to Otis Engineering in the amount of $7,870 passed with a motion by Ms. BeLinda Henson and a second by Mr. William Cofield.

The September 2015 Financial Report is presented for your review.

Ms. Jones' activities for the month of October are presented for your information.

1  - Meeting with KAPE representatives, American Fidelity meeting, Parent meeting and DOSE
2  - Parent meeting, Meeting with Mike Stapleton, CIA Meeting
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4  -
5  - Fall Break
6  - Fall Break
7  - Fall Break
8  - Fall Break
9  - Fall Break
10 -
11 -
12 - Directors' Meeting, Principal Assessment Meetings, CTE meeting
13 - Principal Assessment Meetings, Food Service Audit,  Board Meeting
14 - Principal Assessment Meetings, Cable 10 Taping
15 - Administrative Staff Meeting, Middle School Advisory
16 - CIA Meeting, Food Service Audit Exit Report
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19 - Director's Meeting, Principal Assessment Meetings; Principal Meeting, Meeting with Dr. Rainey (KSU), Schools' Faculty Meetings, Chat with Chrissy
20 - KECSAC Meeting, Board Meeting
21 - Elementary Advisory
22 - Principal Meeting, Teacher Meeting
23 - Directors' Meeting, CIA meeting
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26 - REL/CCR Meeting (OVEC), 
27 - Chamber Meeting, PEBC Meeting
28 - OVEC P-16/Board of Directors, PEBC Meeting
29 - Equity Workshop, Kiwanis Meeting, Superintendent Webinar, Parent Meeting
30 - Directors' Meeting, Finance Director Meeting, Phone Conference - Chenoweth, Meeting with DOSE, CIA
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Correspondence with Ms. Jones is presented for your information.

Personnel Actions taken since the last meeting of the Board are presented for your information.

Reports from the following schools' SBDM Councils are presented for your review:
Bridgeport Elementary, Collins Lane Elementary, Elkhorn Elementary, Early Learning Village, Hearn Elementary, Peaks Mill Elementary, Westridge Elementary, Bondurant Middle School, Elkhorn Middle School, Franklin County High School and Western Hills High School.

The attendance report for the second attendance month is presented for your review. 

The Consent Agenda is presented for your approval.

Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented

Order #181 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented passed with a motion by Mr. Doug Crowe and a second by Mr. William Cofield.

October 20, 2015 minutes are attached for your approval.

Orders of the Treasurer

Date:   

Warrant #: 110315         Fund: General Fund/Federal Programs

Warrant #: M103115      Fund: General Fund/Federal Programs

At the regular monthly meeting of the Franklin County School Board on the indicated date above, the following claims and bills were submitted to the Board for approval. The Treasurer was ordered to pay the amounts as indicated.

The following employees are requesting approval for a Leave of Absence:

Teresa Bondurant – PME – Medical Leave from 11/5/15 to 1/4/16

Bondurant Middle School is requesting permission to travel out of state departing Tuesday April 26^th – arrive back in Frankfort on Saturday April 30^th to Washington DC through Explore America tours.  The trip cost is approximately $599.00 for 8th grade students and parents, fundraisers to help reduce cost will be planned and schedule between now and payment deadline.  Funding assistance will be provided for any student who cannot afford the cost of the trip. Typically we travel with 100 to 135 people which includes students, adults (parents/guardians), and teachers on the trip, currently six BMS staff members are scheduled to attend.  Transportation is included in contract and price by Explore America to use charter buses.  Hotel accommodations will be finalized closer to tour date in the DC area. Price includes meals, excursions to Mount Vernon, Smithsonian Museums, Washington's memorials, visit to White House, theater performance, Capital building tour, and Arlington National Cemetery to observe the wreath laying ceremony. 

Request approval of the attached is the 2015-2016 Yearbook Contract for the Early Learning Village.

The finance department at Central Office is requesting the approval of the attached contract for copiers with US Bank.

FCHS Girls Basketball would like to participate in the Boyd County Roundball Classic in Ashland, Ky Dec. 12, 2015

Coach:  Joey Thacker

16 Student Athletes will participate

Transportation provided by Above All Charters, Contract attached.  Cost is $850 for the bus and will be funded by the Basketball Boosters.

The team will leave Frankfort at Noon on 12/12/15 and will return to Frankfort at 6:30pm on 12/12/15.

Request approval for trip for Elkhorn Middle School students to travel to Walt Disney to perform during Spring Break.  Attached for your review and approval are the contracts for a common carrier (Shockey Tours) for travel and for lodging while at Disney.  

Western Hills High School would like to enter into a contract with Side Effects Sports. The school will receive an official score table to be used for all athletic events in the gymnasium with local community advertisements.  The company will take care of contacts and supply us with a percentage of profits at a later date.  See attached contract.

Approve contract with Side Effects Sports

FCHS Band would like to take a band trip to NYC during Spring Break, this is an optional trip for the students who wish to participate.

Dates:  April 1-5, 2016

Hotel Stay in New York - Meadowlands River Inn

Transportation and Accommodations by Taylor Tours (contract attached for approval)

Number of Students - approximately 60

Chaperones - Josh Toppass, Chris Collins, and parents

Funds for the trip will be from FCHS Band Boosters and a portion from individual students.

Franklin County High School Football requests approval of a contract with OxiClean (Church and Dwight Co., Inc.) to use the school's logo, school uniforms, team name, and numbers.  The contract has been reviewed by Chenoweth Law Office.  Additionally, in approving the contract, the Board of Education establishes the Superintendent as the authorizing agent to review and approve all advertising materials.

Bondurant Middle School is requesting permission to travel out of state departing Tuesday April 26^th – arrive back in Frankfort on Saturday April 30^th to Washington DC through Explore America tours.  The trip cost is approximately $599.00 for 8th grade students and parents, fundraisers to help reduce cost will be planned and schedule between now and payment deadline.  Funding assistance will be provided for any student who cannot afford the cost of the trip. Typically we travel with 100 to 135 people which includes students, adults (parents/guardians), and teachers on the trip, currently six BMS staff members are scheduled to attend.  Transportation is included in contract and price by Explore America to use charter buses.  Hotel accommodations will be finalized closer to tour date in the DC area. Price includes meals, excursions to Mount Vernon, Smithsonian Museums, Washington's memorials, visit to White House, theater performance, Capital building tour, and Arlington National Cemetery to observe the wreath laying ceremony. 

Request approval for an overnight/out-of-state trip for Elkhorn Middle School students to travel to Walt Disney and perform during Spring Break.  Attached for your review and approval is information regarding the number of students, funding for the trip, dates, as well as chaperones.  

FCHS Band would like to take a band trip to NYC during Spring Break, this is an optional trip for the students who wish to participate.

Dates:  April 1-5, 2016

Hotel Stay in New York - Meadowlands River Inn

Transportation and Accommodations by Taylor Tours (contract attached for approval)

Number of Students - approximately 60

Chaperones - Josh Toppass, Chris Collins, and parents

Funds for the trip will be from FCHS Band Boosters and a portion from individual students.

FCHS KYA Convention Trip Nov. 22-24, 2015

Teacher:  Sonya Gardner

Chaperones:  Anissa Johnson and Megan Cartier

39 FCHS Students will attend

Funding will be provided by individual students and KYA activity funds

Transportation:  FCPS

Accommodations:  Crowne Plaza Hotel, Louisville

Purpose of trip:  KYA Mock General Assembly

Description:  KYA is a three day experiential learning conference in which students participate directly in a simulation of the commonwealth's democratic process.

Western Hills would like to request an assistant coaching position for boys cross country. The allocation for the  position would be $900 and would be paid out of the booster club account.  

Approve assistant cross country coach - Boys Soccer - Western Hills

We will need a FT Custodian to provide care and maintenance of the new central office buildings and grounds.

We request the creation of one eight hours/day for 250 days custodial position for the central office.

We are requesting that the Board create five (5) temporary PT Maintenance Tech I positions to be used over the next several months as the new central offices are prepared for occupancy. 

The enrollment in the Special Education Department at Peaks Mill Elementary (PME) has exceeded the Kentucky Administrative Regulations maximum number of student records for a low incidence teacher.  We are requesting the approval to add 0.5 teacher for the remainder of the year.  General funds will be utilized to fund the position.

Request authorization to seek FT Emergency Certification for Ashley Jenkins, a Social Studies teacher at Western Hills High School, to teach 10-12 Social Studies.

Ashley currently has a certificate which does not allow her to teach above grade 9, whereas this emergency certification will permit her to teach higher grade levels.

Due to the recent enrollment of a new student who needs a full time interpreter to implement his Individual Education Plan, I am recommending the creation of a full time Interpreter's position.  Funding for this position will come from IDEA Basic Part B.

Bridgeport Elementary requests the Board approval to participate in the Reading For Education fundraiser.  Students would ask family and friends to fill out postcards with their name and address to renew or subscribe to various magazines.  Money raised will be used for BPE playground equipment.

Bondurant Middle School would like to host their first 5K November 20, 2015. The race will be hosted by Rebecca Moreland, Student Council Sponsor. The money raised will go towards an awning that will lead from our back door to the car rider lot, behind Bondurant Middle School. The race will be advertised throughout the community and open to all community members. We will have 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winner for different age groups, as well as male and female over all winners.  We would also like to include a school competition to encourage other schools to get involved. The location of the race will be at Lakeview Park and does not require a permit.  The types of prizes are yet to be determined. We will finalize all of those details once the fundraiser is approved.

Bridgeport Elementary requests Board approval to request submit the grant application to the
Cabinet for Health and Family Services for "Race to the Top Born Learning Academy".

The next meeting of the Franklin County Board of Education will be 6:00 PM on November 17, 2015 at Peaks Mill Elementary School.

That the meeting be adjourned at

Order #182 - Motion Passed:  That the meeting be adjourned at 6:32pm passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. BeLinda Henson.