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


Please silence all cell phones.

Superintendent Chrissy Jones will conduct the election of officers for 2016.

I would like to open nominations for Chairperson.
Belinda Henson nominates Jennifer Grisham-Brown.

Is there a second?
Michelle New seconds the nomination.

Are there any other nominations?

If not-may I have a motion to close the nominations?
Belinda Henson motions to close.

Is there a second?

William Cofield seconds to close nominations.

If no other nominations, all in favor of closing the nominations and electing Jennifer Grisham-Brown as Chairperson.

All against.

Motion is approved.
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I would now like to open nominations for Vice Chairperson.
Belinda Henson nominates Michelle New.

Is there a second?
William Cofield seconds the nomination.

Are there any other nominations?

If not-may I have a motion to close the nominations?
Belinda Henson motions to close.

Is there a second?
William Cofield seconds to close nominations.

If no other nominations, all in favor of closing the nominations and electing Michelle New as Vice-Chairperson.

All against.

Motion is approved.
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May I have a motion to nominate Kristen Waits as Board Secretary and Ed Breckel as Board Treasurer?
Michelle New makes the motion.

Is there a second?
William Cofield seconds the motion.

All in favor of Kristen Waits as Board Secretary and Ed Breckel as Board Treasurer.

All against.

Motion is approved.
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Our chairperson, Jennifer Grisham-Brown , will proceed to conduct the remainder of the meeting.

To nominate a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer for the 2016 year

Heather Sanderson, Peaks Mill Elementary - received National Boards Certification

For the third consecutive year, Bondurant Middle achieved the Overall Championship at the Section 19 Sixth Grade Showcase academic competition. Members of the Quick Recall team include: Chinmay Tope, Sahil Shaik, Anish Penmecha, Daniel Ward, Abe Johnson, Nikhil Akula, Luke Werner, Marcus Negron, Mahitha Ramisetti, and Hithan Garla. Team coach - Robbie Roberts.

After an undefeated regular season, the Franklin County High School Academic Team won 1st overall in their league and placed 2nd in the league tournament held in November. Team member include: Rishabh Kappor, Aish Balaji, Jennah Reubens, Niki Rajendran, Allen Slaughter, Christian Thompson, Andrea Patino, Kirsten Pilcher, Saisindhu Marella, Davida Gilliam, Thomas Ransdell, Jacob Bruce, James Pack, Sasha Sairajeev, Parks Mason, Paul Portman, and Reme Unuakhalu. Team coaches - Kerry Casey and Sherri Smith.

Bridgeport Elementary and the Kentucky Historical Society received the Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History.  Bridgeport Elementary was the only Kentucky school to receive this prestigious recognition.

Local Observation of

School Board Recognition Month

TO all whom these presents shall come:

WHEREAS the greatest resource of this or any community is its people, and from that resource comes an element vital to the community’s future – the success of its children; and

WHEREAS that success depends largely on those children being able to amass knowledge and skills that will aid in their individual development and advancement in life; and

WHEREAS our Franklin County Public Schools are an integral element in our children’s development through excellence in classroom instruction and life lessons about citizenship and involvement; and

WHEREAS key players in a well-operated, effective public school system are the community representatives who are elected to the board of education; and

WHEREAS William Cofield, Doug Crowe, Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown, BeLinda Henson, and  Michelle New have proven themselves as dedicated advocates for a safe learning environment for their students and for professional growth for their faculty and staff; and

WHEREAS January 2016 marks Kentucky's participation in a multi- state observation of the continuing contributions by these outstanding local leaders and their peers elsewhere;

THEREFORE, I, (Derrick W. Graham, State Representative), do hereby declare the month of January 2016 as School Board Recognition Month in this community and urge all citizens to honor William Cofield, Doug Crowe, Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown, BeLinda Henson, and  Michelle New for their devotion to the shared goal of a better life for our children and our future leaders.

By my signature on this date ________________________________

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.

The November 17, 2015 Board Meeting minutes are attached for your approval. Ms. Michelle New was absent during this meeting and must abstain from voting.

Approve November 17, 2015 Board Meeting Minutes as presented

Order #179 - Motion Passed:  Approve November 17, 2015 Board Meeting Minutes as presented passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. BeLinda Henson.

It is anticipated there will be a shortfall in SEEK funds for the 2016 school year.  Statewide the shortfall is expected to be approximately 1% of the budget, which translates to approximately $81,919 for Franklin County Public Schools.  The final adjustment will occur with the final SEEK payment (April, May, and June).

Attached are requests for Section VII funds.  Individual schools and requests from the district are attached for your review and approval.  A table including all requests with the superintendent's recommendation regarding approval, approval with modification, or recommendation for re-submission is included for all requests.

Approval of Section VII requests

Order #180 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Section VII requests passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. Michelle New.

The Monthly Financial Report is presented for your review.

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

1  - Principal site visit, Cable 10 taping, Meeting with Five Oaks Communication, PEBC Cadre meetings, 

2  - AESA Conference

3  - AESA Conference

4  - AESA Conference

5  - AESA Conference

6  - 

7  - Principal meetings, Principal site visit, Board meeting

8  - Principal site visits, CDIP review/development

9  - Principal site visits, Meeting with Bob Wagoner, CDIP review/development

10 - Principal site visits, CDIP meeting, FCHS PASS visit, BORN Learning Academy - ELV

11 - Directors' meeting, Principal site visits

12 - 

13 - 

14 - Principal meetings, Board meeting

15 - Principal meetings

16 - P-16 Council, OVEC Board of Directors

17 - Principal site visits, Principal meeting, Middle school advisory

18 - Directors' Meeting, Meeting with Five Oaks Communication, CIA meeting

19 - 

20 - 

21 -  Principal Meetings, Packing Items

22 -  Moving/Unpacking Items

23 -  Principal Meeting, Moving/Unpacking Items

24 -  Moving/Unpacking Items

25 - Holiday

26 - 

27 - 

28 - Moving/Unpacking Items

29 - Meeting with assistant superintendent, K-12 Curriculum Director, Middle/High Director

30 - Meeting with principal, Director of Special Education, Director of Student Services, board meeting preparation

31 - Prepared board meeting agenda

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

All schools, except FCHS, SBDM Council Minutes are presented for your review.

The attendance report for the fourth 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. William Cofield and a second by Ms. Michelle New.

Edgar Johnstone – Transportation – Medical Leave – 12/2/15 to 2/3/16

Orders of the Treasurer

Date:   

Warrant #:         Fund: General Fund/Federal Programs

Warrant #: M      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.

Due to several additional evaluations at Hearn Elementary due by May 2016, I am recommending we increase Jill Barrows, part-time school psychologist at Hearn Elem., from 90 days to 100 days to assist with the evaluation process.

The funding for this increase in time will be obtained from IDEA Basic.

Susan Stivers is a part-time employee who works 37 days.

In order for us to fulfill all Orientation and Mobility time listed on Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and to complete student evaluations, it is necessary to extend her contract 14 days for the 2015-16 school year.

Funding will be obtained from IDEA Basic, Part B.

BPE Music Department requests Board approval to enter into a contract with Heartland Fundraisers.  Miniature stuffed "Sandy" dogs will be sold for $5/profit to school $2 per sale.  All unsold items can be returned at no charge.  The funds raised will go towards the props and set pieces for the Spring musical performed by BPE students.

Partnership agreement between OVEC Head Start, Anderson County, Frankfort Independent Schools, Franklin County Schools and Bluegrass First Steps (Point of Entry) for Kentucky’s Early Intervention System in Franklin County.

Purpose: This partnership agreement is designed to encourage collaboration between First Steps, local school systems, Early Head Start Programs in Anderson and Franklin County at the community level by supporting communication, cooperation and service coordination.  This is an evolving agreement and will change and grow as needed to meet the needs of local communities as they work toward serving children with disabilities and their families.

The Hearn Elementary School SBDM is requesting the creation of an Assistant Dance Team Coach for the current school year.  This position will be paid one time from ASP in the amount of $200.00

It has come to our attention that when we initially entered into an agreement with the Frankfort Regional Medical Center for them to pay the majority of the salary for our Athletic Trainers, we used their job description.  We are now asking the board to approve a job description of our own.

We request approval of the attached job description for Athletic Trainer.

In the past, Western Hills High School has had a teacher serve as the Director of its Daycare.  Due to a change in staff and to better meet the immediate needs of our center, WHHS would like to request that the Director position be changed to a classified position.

Collins Lane and Hearn FRC would like to request $700 from the general fund to cover to shortage of salary for the FRC aide.  This shortage is a result of the board approving raises for this school year.  The FRC budget that was created before the approved raises did not allocate for a potential raise in salary.

FCHS  Band and Choir All State Competition(Overnight Trip)

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Louisville, Ky

February 3-6, 2016

25 Students will attend

Purpose: Students will be participating in All-State Band/Choir performances and rehearsals during this trip.

Chaperones:

Raye Hurley, Choir Director

Josh Toppass, Band Director

Transportation to be provided by FCPS, paid from Competition

Boosters will pay for accommodations

Name of group:  Western Hills Baseball Team

Description of Issue: Spring Break Trip To Knoxville, TN

 Date of trip: April 7-9, 2016

 Number of students attending:  24     Number of students competing: 24

Chaperones - Baseball coaches                 Is this an overnight trip? Yes

 Lodging accommodations: Spring Hill Suites by Marriott - Knoxville, TN

Hotel with 4 students/athletes in a suite style room

Mode of transportation: Franklin County Public Schools transportation

How will trip be funded?  All expenses will be funded by the Western Hills Homerun Club.

Approve the Western Hills Baseball Team overnight travel to Knoxville, TN.

The Western Hills High School Beta Club requests permission to attend the State Beta Convention on January 24-26, 2016.  We will be transporting approximately 120 Beta club members on school buses and staying overnight (Sunday and Monday), then returning Tuesday morning.  The hotel accommodations will be at the Galt House in Louisville, KY.  Individual students are providing funding for the trip, with scholarships available to students of need.  There will be one chaperone per 15 students with the following teachers attending: Ms. Fraley, Ms. Graves, Ms. Collins, Ms. Jones, Ms. Jenkins, Ms. Stapleton, and Mr. Boss.  The Western Hills Beta club will provide funds for substitutes.

Approve the WHHS BETA Club attendance at the State BETA Convention in Louisville.

Western Hills High School is requesting approval for overnight approval for 12 students chosen to participate in the All State Choir in Louisville on February 3-6, 2016.  Students and chaperones (choir director and parent/teacher) will be staying at the Galt House in Louisville, KY.  Funding for the trip will be provided by the WHHS Choir Boosters, with students responsible for their own meals.  Transportation to and from the Galt House, will be provided by individual parents.

Approve overnight trip to Louisville of All State Choir.

The Western Hills Band will have students participating in two events in January.

Mr. Roush is requesting permission for overnight stay for seven Western Hills High School students who were selected to play with the UL Honor Band.  The dates of the trip are January 16th and 17th.  Students and Mrs. Wallace, WHHS band director, will be staying at the Hyatt Regency and will be transported by FCPS transportation.  Funding for the trip will be provided by the WHHS Band Boosters.

Bondurant Middle School YSC is seeking permission to apply for the Franklin County ASAP Grant to fund the 2016 Red Ribbon Week.  The $500.00 grant will be used to bring awareness and education to all 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students about the dangers of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol pose, specifically targeting students to equip them with the skills and knowledge of how to avoid the use of harmful and illegal substances.

The Poetry Out Loud grant for Western Hills High School is attached for your approval.

WHHS would like to request permission to apply for a $500 ASAP mini-grant.  The money will be used for Red Ribbon week to fund both BMS and WHHS with a guest speaker and prizes for anti-drug abuse week.

Approve request to apply for ASAP grant

The WHAS Crusade for Children Grant is to provide substitutes for speech therapist so they can work directly in low incidence classrooms and with students who are using augmentative and alternatives devices.

I am requesting $500 from the STLP Region 5 Grant to cover printing costs.

Describe the goals of your STLP group. (300 words or less) *

The goal of my STLP group is to connect cultures around the world through folklore.  My students are attempting to collect original folktales from at least 30 countries around the world in order to build global relationships, identify similarities and differences between cultures, and develop real-world literacy skills.  They developed this project after our district decided to build cultural understanding and devote each month to a different culture represented in our student body.  Each participating classroom will create an original folktale and accompanying illustrations.  So far, the project group has 17 classrooms participating from around the world.   

What skills have you been working on with your STLP group? (300 words or less) *

My STLP project group, The Timberwolf Culture Connectors, have been working on the following skills to help them complete their project for State STLP Championships:

1.  Digital Citizenship

2.  Website Design & Creation (Using eSchoolView)

3.  Google Apps

4.  Video Production & Editing

5.  Skype For Education

6.  Web 2.0 Tools For Literacy

What will the grant money be used for and how much do you require? Be specific. (500 words or less) *

The Timberwolf Culture Connectors are requesting $500.00 to be used for printing costs.  They would like to print two copies per folktale submitted.  They are attempting to collect folktales from 30 different countries, so this would equal 60 copies total.  The students will fundraise to raise any additional funds needed to print each folktale and to ship the folktales to each country participating in the project.    

The next meeting of the Franklin County Board of Education will be 6:00 PM on January 25, 2016 at Hearn Elementary School.

That the meeting be adjourned at

Order #182 - Motion Passed:  That the meeting be adjourned at 6:36pm passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. Michelle New.