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.

Mr. Bartley will share how he is addressing student needs along with support requests.

The October 2016 financial report is attached for your review and approval.

Approve the October 2016 financial report as presented

Order #2016-238 - Motion Passed:  Approve the October 2016 financial report as presented passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. BeLinda Henson.

The minutes from the October 24, 2016 meeting are presented for your approval. Ms. Michelle New was absent from this meeting and must abstain from voting.

Approve October 24, 2016 meeting minutes

Order #2016-239 - Motion Passed:  Approve October 24, 2016 meeting minutes passed with a motion by Ms. BeLinda Henson and a second by Mr. William Cofield.

As per Board Policy 09.15, all school fees must be approved in advance by the Board.  Elkhorn Elementary is requesting approval of an archery fee of $35.00 for t-shirts and equipment and an estimated cost of $7.00 per tournament.

Approve Elkhorn Elementary archery fee

Order #2016-240 - Motion Passed:  Approve Elkhorn Elementary archery fee passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. BeLinda Henson.

Attached is the revised BG-1 (Project Application) for the District Flooring Project.  The amended application reflects a revised estimate of construction costs ($363,491.00) and architectural fees ($38,166.56).

Approve the revised BG-1 for the District Flooring Project as presented

Order #2016-241 - Motion Passed:  Approve the revised BG-1 for the District Flooring Project as presented passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. BeLinda Henson.

Mark Trier, JRA Architects, will share preliminary schematic drawings for the Collins Lane construction project.

The Consent Agenda is presented for your approval.

Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented

Order #2016-242 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented passed with a motion by Ms. Michelle New and a second by Mr. William Cofield.

The minutes for the October 16, 2016 meeting are attached for your approval.

Due to several new students at Bridgeport Elementary we are unable to create a schedule that allows us to fulfill Individual Education Plans (IEPs).  At this time, I'm requesting an additional .5 special education teacher to be able to offer enough resource and co-teach classes to comply with implementation of IEPs.

Thank you for your time and consideration, as always, for helping support the instruction of all our students in Franklin County.

The funding for this position will be obtained from IDEA Basic, Part B.

KRS 61.810(1)(k) Meetings which federal or state law specifically require to be conducted in privacy.

KRS 156.577(4)(d) Any preliminary discussions relating to the evaluation of the superintendent by the board or between the board and the superintendent prior to the summative evaluation shall be conducted in closed session.

Order #2016-243 - Motion Passed:   passed with a motion by Ms. Michelle New and a second by Mr. William Cofield.

The Board come out of closed session at

Order #2016-244 - Motion Passed:  The Board come out of closed session at 7:26pm passed with a motion by Ms. Michelle New and a second by Mr. William Cofield.

The next meeting of the Franklin County Board of Education will be 6:00pm on Monday, December 5, 2016   at the Franklin County Board of Education.

That the meeting be adjourned at

Order #2016-245 - Motion Passed:  That the meeting be adjourned at 7:26pm passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Ms. Michelle New.