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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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.

Based on recent findings from Liberty Mutual, we found it necessary to add 09.224 AP.22, Incident Report, to our current procedures. Procedure 09.22 AP.22 will be located in the "Students" chapter of our Policies and Procedures but will also be used for employees as well.  Therefore, it was necessary to include procedures 03.14 AP.11 and 03.24 AP.11 to direct individuals to the form in the correct chapter.

The "Every Student Succeeds Act" requires that board have procedures addressing transportation of children in foster care in place by December 10, 2016. These new procedures, 06.23 AP.1, 09.11 AP.21, 09.12 AP.1, and 09121 AP.1, are also attached for your review. 

The October 24, 2016 board meeting minutes are attached for your review. Ms. Michelle New was absent during this meeting and must abstain from voting. 

Approve October 24, 2016 Board Meeting Minutes as presented

Per approval from KDE's Facilities Branch, our Local Planning Committee (LPC) reconvened November 3, 2016 to consider a finding to the District Facilities Plan (DFP).  The purpose of the finding was to change "Priority 1c. 1" - renovation and addition to Collins Lane Elementary School to "Priority 1b. 1" - new 550-student school to replace the existing Collins Lane Elementary School on the same site.

The LPC approved the change and is now asking the board to approve the LPC's finding.

Approve the LPC finding and attached changes to District Facilities Plan

Order #2016-232 - Motion Passed:  Approve the LPC finding and attached changes to District Facilities Plan passed with a motion by Mr. Doug Crowe and a second by Mr. William Cofield.

On August 15, 2016 the Board approve Ross-Tarrant to advertise for the District Flooring Project.  Once approval for the project was received from KDE, bids were solicited from applicable flooring companies.  Bids were received from CDI Flooring (Louisville, KY) and Parco Constructors Group, LLC (Louisville, KY).  The bid from CDI Flooring was for $363,491.00 as compared to the bid from Parco Constructors Group, LLC for $481,700.00.  We are requesting approval to pursue the bid from CDI Flooring.

Approval to pursue and award the District Flooring Project to CDI Flooring per KDE approval

Order #2016-233 - Motion Passed:  Approval to pursue and award the District Flooring Project to CDI Flooring per KDE approval passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Mr. Doug Crowe.

JRA Architects submitted an RFP for a surveyor to conduct a site-survey which is required for the Collins Lane project.  They received two quotes, one from Justin Drury, PLS for $5,875.00 and another from Element Design for $10,800.00.  We are requesting approval of the quote from Justin Drury, PLS for $5,875.00.

Approve the bid from Justin Drury, PLC to conduct a site-survey for the Collins Lane Project

Order #2016-234 - Motion Passed:  Approve the bid from Justin Drury, PLC to conduct a site-survey for the Collins Lane Project passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Mr. Doug Crowe.

The Monthly Financial Report is presented for your review.

Ms. Jones' activities for the month of October 2016 are presented for your information.

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4  - Principal Meeting; Five Oaks Communication meeting

5  - Collins Lane Project meeting; Meeting with C. Jones

6  - Teacher meetings; Director of Special Education meeting

7  - Finance meeting; RSA meeting; Graduation meeting

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10 - Directors' meeting; Shelby County Visit (3PT/Big Picture); United Way; Board meeting

11 - Five Oaks Communication meeting; High School advisory; Hearn SBDM

12 - Community Manufacturing meeting; Advance Ed meeting

13 - Administrative staff meeting; Graduation meeting; Elementary advisory

14 - School subjects; Finance meeting;

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17 - Site-visit; KDE Digital Learning PD; BCTC meeting

18 - Sister City visit; Five Oaks Communication meeting; School visit

19 - Collins Lane Project meeting; Site-visit

20 - Adaptive Schools Training

21 - Adaptive Schools Training

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24 - Site-visits; Site-visit follow-up; BMS SBDM; Board Meeting

25 - KECSAC meeting; Site-visit follow-up; United Way

26 - Building walkthroughs, P-16 Council; OVEC Board; Five Oaks Communication meeting

27 - Building walkthroughs, Site-visits; Meeting with CIO; Early Childhood committee

28 - Building walkthroughs, Site-visit; Assistant Superintendents' meeting

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31 - Site-visits; Site-visit follow-up; Collins Lane Project meeting

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

Elkhorn Middle

Franklin County

Western Hills

The attendance report for month 2 (September 5, 2016 - September 30, 2016) of the 2016-2017 fiscal year is presented for your review. 

The Consent Agenda is presented for your approval.

Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented

Order #2016-235 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Mr. Doug Crowe.

Lauren Eaves, CLE, Maternity, on or about 10/31/16, 6 weeks

Maggie Drane, EMS, Medical, 10/26/16 to 1/10/17

Heather Clark, ELV, Maternity, on or about 1/3/17, 12 weeks

Tammy Bradley, Medical, 10/26/16 to 12/16/16

Holly Moore, BPE, Maternity, on or about 1/31/16, 8 weeks

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.

FCHS:  Ladies Ensemble requests approval for Overnight Trip to Morehead, KY, MSU, November 14-15, 2016

to participate in the KY-ACDA All State Competition

Chaperone:  Raye Hurley

Students:  17 students are expected to travel

Transportation:  DC Tours, Quote attached, cost of $1300

Accommodations:  Best Western, Morehead, KY

Funding:  All costs for this trip to be paid by FCHS Choral Boosters

FCHS: Girls Basketball requests approval to travel to Myrtle Beach, SC Dec. 17-22, 2016 to participate in competition

Coaches:  Joey Thacker, Lee Meadows, Tim Courtney

Other Chaperone:  Matosha Thacker

Students:  15 student athletes traveling

Transportation:  Above All Charters II, Contract Attached, cost $3950 (paid by Lady Flyer Boosters)

Accommodations:  Breakers Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC (paid by Lady Flyer Boosters)

FCHS:  Lady Flyers request approval to travel Overnight to Murray, Kentucky Dec. 3-4, 2016 for competition (Hoopfest)

Coaches:  Joey Thacker, Lee Meadows, Tim Courtney

Other Chaperone:  Matosha Thacker

Students:  15 student athletes traveling

Transportation:  Above All Charters II, Contract Attached, cost $1375 (paid by Lady Flyer Hoops Boosters)

Accommodations:  Best Western Hotel and Suites, Murray, KY (Paid by Hoopfest)

I would like put a request on the board agenda for approve a contract for the Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance Theatre to perform Rhythms of Our Land Presentation on February 24^th at 1:00.  The cost will be $845 and will be paid by the Westridge PTO.

FCHS Softball requests approval for an Overnight/Out of State Trip to Alabama April 1-8, 2017 to participate in competition

Coach:  Tracy Spickard

Other Coaches:  Ted Marlette, Nicole McCoy, Butch Turner, Morgan Bullock

Chaperones:  Donnie Spickard, Cathy Marlette, Matt McCoy, Jill Sutton, Jennifer Rhodes, Melissa Banta, Jim and Ginene Jordan, Mike and Theresa Talley

Students:  22, list attached

Transportation:  Shockey/DC Tours, Contract Attached

Accommodations:  Phoenix Condominiums, Orange Beach, AL

All costs associated with the trip to be paid by Softball Boosters

Requesting approval to enter into a participation agreement with the Early Care Education Learning Collaborative (ECELC).

Westridge Elementary requests the board approve the contract with Junior Achievement to attend Biztown on March 15, 2017 for 76 kids.  The students will pay for the trip.   Students who need assistance will be provided funding to participate.

Western Hills Class of 2017 would like to request permission to enter into a contract with The Lancaster on St. Clair, Frankfort, KY 40601. The purpose of the contract is to host the Senior Prom at that location. Funds for the contract will be paid from the school activity account.

approve contract with The Lancaster at St. Clair

Peaks Mill Elementary is requesting approval of a contract for Jr. Achievement Biztown.  School funds will be used to pay for the students' costs. 

Peaks Mill Elementary school is requesting approval of a contract for Dome theater in April 2017.  The schools FRYSC will provide funding for the contract.

Bondurant Middle School is requesting board approval to travel out of district to Washington DC on April 25-29 for the annual 8th grade trip.  The trip is open to all 8th grade students and families.  Lodging will be at the Holiday Inn in Chantilly Maryland.  The tour is through Gerber Tours and transportation provided by Free Enterprise out of Indiana.  Tour price will be based upon 135 paying travelers with an estimation of $570 per student and $660 for adults.  All lodging, entrance fees to museums, meals, tips, and hotel security are included in the fee.  Students will have 3 fundraising opportunities throughout the year to reduce the overall cost of the trip.

Attached is an MOA with Georgetown College to implement a principal training program which collaborative efforts in recruitment, screening, selection of students, the design, creation, and delivery of curricula for the program.

FCHS:  Educational Tour for Senior Foreign Language Students to Montreal and Quebec City Feb. 2-6, 2017

Chaperone:  Terry Johnson, teacher

Parent Chaperones:  Melissa Banta, Norma Bentley, Kathryn Greenwell, Nan Harnice

Trip Organized by:  CHA Educational Tours, Contract Attached

Up to 15 Students Traveling - Students are in Advanced Placement French

Trip Costs to be paid in full by Participants

Rationale:

This trip has significant curricular implications as well, as the program review for world languages and global competencies expect a more authentic focus on the culture, opportunity to speak to a native speaker, and a more well-rounded understanding of societal norms and standards.  Montreal is the second largest French speaking city in the world.   It has a very European culture and it will provide our students with an authentic and very real opportunity to use their language and their learning in a culturally authentic way while learning more than they could learn in the classroom.  Quebec City, meanwhile, has the most well-known winter festival in North America, Winter Carnival.  Over a period of two days the students will participate in cultural activities such as food, fairs, exhibitions, and winter sports.  Most importantly, the students will have the opportunity to interact with thousands of native French speakers while using their language skills and their classroom learning in a variety of real life situations.

PME is requesting approval of a contract with storyteller, Mary Hamilton, for an author's visit on November 22, 2016.  The school will provide funding for any costs. 

Due to the recent vacancy of the Assistant Director's position and based on the needs of the current children attending the Learning Center, Mr. Roush requests the vacant position be a child care worker.  This would restructure the Learning Center to One Director and two Child Care Workers. 

Approve changing the Western Hills Learning Center Assistant Director position to a Child Care Worker.

Collins Lane SBDM is requesting the creation of an instructional assistant position will be for 65 days at 6.5 hours.  Funds for the position will be paid from EES funds and the position to start December 1.

With the receipt of the Early Childhood Education grant, one of the action steps was to create a Early Childhood Program Coordinator to work not only with our schools, but to serve the community.  The job description for the position is attached for your review.  Funding for the position will be split between grant funds and general fund. 

The position would be for a total of 200 days at 6.5 hours/day and paid at Level 9 on the classified salary schedule.

FCHS:  Ladies Ensemble requests approval for Overnight Trip to Morehead, Ky, MSU, November 14-15, 2016

to participate in the KY-ACDA All State Competition

Chaperone:  Raye Hurley

Students:  17 students are expected to travel

Transportation:  DC Tours, Quote attached, cost of $1300

Accommodations:  Best Western, Morehead, Ky

Funding:  All costs for this trip to be paid by FCHS Choral Boosters

HOSA is requesting permission for our students to go to State Competition on March 16-18, 2017.  Kathy Meador and Melissa Harrod will be the 2 chaperones plus Jeremy Miller (WHHS Health Teacher) going with 25 HOSA students competing in the competition.  They will be staying at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Louisville, KY on the overnight trip.  They will be using district bus transportation.  Student rooms and registration will be funded from student activity account.  Advisors rooms and registration will be funded from Perkins.  This is Co-curricular student organization. 

FCHS: Girls Basketball requests approval to travel to Myrtle Beach, SC Dec. 17-22, 2016 to participate in competition

Coaches:  Joey Thacker, Lee Meadows, Tim Courtney

Other Chaperone:  Matosha Thacker

Students:  15 student athletes traveling

Transportation:  Above All Charters II, Contract Attached, cost $3950 (paid by Lady Flyer Boosters)

Accommodations:  Breakers Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC (paid by Lady Flyer Boosters)

FCHS:  Lady Flyers request approval to travel Overnight to Murray, Kentucky Dec. 3-4, 2016 for competition (Hoopfest)

Coaches:  Joey Thacker, Lee Meadows, Tim Courtney

Other Chaperone:  Matosha Thacker

Students:  15 student athletes traveling

Transportation:  Above All Charters II, Contract Attached, cost $1375 (paid by Lady Flyer Hoops Boosters)

Accommodations:  Best Western Hotel and Suites, Murray, Ky (Paid by Hoopfest)

FCHS Softball requests approval for an Overnight/Out of State Trip to Alabama April 1-8, 2017 to participate in competition

Coach:  Tracy Spickard

Other Coaches:  Ted Marlette, Nicole McCoy, Butch Turner, Morgan Bullock

Chaperones:  Donnie Spickard, Cathy Marlette, Matt McCoy, Jill Sutton, Jennifer Rhodes, Melissa Banta, Jim and Ginene Jordan, Mike and Theresa Talley

Students:  22, list attached

Transportation:  Shockey/DC Tours, Contract Attached

Accommodations:  Phoenix Condominiums, Orange Beach, AL

All costs associated with the trip to be paid by Softball Boosters

FCHS; FFA requests to travel to Murray State University Nov. 15-16, 2016 for an Equine Judging Competition.

Chaperone:  Kylen Douglas, FCHS Teacher and J.R. Zinner, WHHS Teacher, FallonJackson, FCHS Student Teacher

Students traveling:  20 students from FCHS and WHHS total

FCHS Transportation has been requested, to be paid by district competition funds 040-1022-0511.

Transportation will be provided by FCPS

Food and accommodations are to be paid by FFA Activity fund.

Accommodations in Murray, Ky are TBA.

FCHS requests approval to travel to the Crown Plaza Hotel in Louisville, Ky Nov. 20-22, 2016 to compete in the KYA Convention.  This is an Overnight Trip.

Chaperones:  Sonya Gardner and Anissa Johnson

40 FCHS Students will be participating and competing in a mock student simulation of the Kentucky General Assembly

Transportation:  FCPS transportation, requesting district competition funds to pay for this cost

Accommodations:  Crown Plaza Hotel, paid by students and KYA Activity Fund (fundraisers held)

Bondurant Middle School is requesting board approval to travel out of district to Washington DC on April 25-29 for the annual 8th grade trip.  The trip is open to all 8th grade students and families.  Lodging will be at the Holiday Inn in Chantilly Maryland.  The tour is through Gerber Tours and transportation provided by Free Enterprise out of Indiana.  Tour price will be based upon 135 paying travelers with an estimation of $570 per student and $660 for adults.  All lodging, entrance fees to museums, meals, tips, and hotel security are included in the fee.  Students will have 3 fundraising opportunities throughout the year to reduce the overall cost of the trip.

FCHS:  Educational Tour for Senior Foreign Language Students to Montreal and Quebec City Feb. 2-6, 2017

Chaperone:  Terry Johnson, teacher

Parent Chaperones:  Melissa Banta, Norma Bentley, Kathryn Greenwell, Nan Harnice

Trip Organized by:  CHA Educational Tours, Contract Attached

Up to 15 Students Traveling - Students are in Advanced Placement French

Trip Costs to be paid in full by Participants

Rationale:

This trip has significant curricular implications as well, as the program review for world languages and global competencies expect a more authentic focus on the culture, opportunity to speak to a native speaker, and a more well-rounded understanding of societal norms and standards.  Montreal is the second largest French speaking city in the world.   It has a very European culture and it will provide our students with an authentic and very real opportunity to use their language and their learning in a culturally authentic way while learning more than they could learn in the classroom.  Quebec City, meanwhile, has the most well-known winter festival in North America, Winter Carnival.  Over a period of two days the students will participate in cultural activities such as food, fairs, exhibitions, and winter sports.  Most importantly, the students will have the opportunity to interact with thousands of native French speakers while using their language skills and their classroom learning in a variety of real life situations.

The Western Hills High School Beta Club requests permission to attend the State Beta Convention on January 24-26, 2017.  We will be transporting approximately 120 Beta club members on school buses and staying overnight (Sunday and Monday), then returning Tuesday morning.  Our hotel accommodations will be at the downtown Hilton Hotel in Lexington, KY.  We will be taking one chaperone per 15 members; the following teachers will be attending, with Western Hills Beta paying for our substitutes.

Lorrie Fraley

Tara Graves

Stephanie Wooldridge

Lucy Rini Collins

Robin Jones

Ryan Hale

Chris Boss

Haileigh Olson

Lacey Tackett

Jennifer Stapleton

Camille Allan

We will be participating in State Elections, Quick Recall, Arts/Crafts Competition, Talent Competition, etc. and all supporting activities to elect one of our own as a State Officer.  All members will attend the three General Assemblies.

Thank you for considering our request,

approve overnight trip for State Beta Convention

WHHS KYA Club would like to request permission to attend the annual conference. Students are responsible for paying lodging, registration and half their meals.  Students will compete in speaking events and judicial teams. They will debate bills and participate in a mock government-hence the connection to SS curriculum standards.  

42 students will be attending. Chaperones are Vanessa Smith and Eric Shields.  Students will be lodged at the Crowne Plaza in Louisville. 

Bus transportation to and from will be needed.

Approve overnight field trip for WHHS KYA to attend KYA conference in Louisville, KY.

Westridge requests the approval to conduct a Holiday Boutique fundraiser for PTO.  This money will be used for playground equipment and instructional supplies.  It will be on December 10, 2016 from 9-12.

Bondurant Middle School PTO request permission to hold a Flapjack pancake breakfast on November 19th at Applebee's Restaurant.  Proceeds will be donated to the BMS 8th grade.

The items in the attachment are recommended to be declared as surplus property.

The next meeting of the Franklin County Board of Education will be 6:00pm on November 21, 2016 at the Early Learning Village.

That the meeting be adjourned at

Order #2016-236 - Motion Passed:  That the meeting be adjourned at 6:49pm passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Mr. Doug Crowe.