The mission of the Franklin County Public Schools is to educate students in a community-involved learning environment that ensures all students will achieve their greatest individual potential in order to succeed in a global society.



Please silence all cell phones.

Beth Nickel will present a report on Peaks Mill Elementary.

Each local board of education is required to approve a tentative budget on or before May 30 annually.  The purpose of this law is to assure that the local Board of Education has an opportunity to review all proposed revenues and expenditures before the next school year begins. 

This is the 2nd formal step in developing the 2011-2012 annual working budget.  We completed the 1st step at the January Board meeting when we presented a draft budget for your review. No formal action is required by the Board for the draft budget.  The tentative budget involves a more detailed presentation of the proposed 2011-2012 budget and involves formal action by the Board to adopt the budget with such changes as deemed appropriate by the Board.  The final step will occur in the fall, after the close of the current fiscal year.  This will be the working budget for 2011-2012 and will include additional information related to the certification of the value of taxable property and second month average daily attendance.

Dr. Robert Wagoner is with us tonight to discuss in detail the calculation of revenue and expenses for the tentative budget.

Approval of the 2011-2012 Tentative Budget as presented

Order #197 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the 2011-2012 Tentative Budget as presented passed with a motion by Ms. BeLinda Henson and a second by Mr. William Cofield.

At the February 7, 2011 meeting, the FCPS Board approved a request to apply for 2 KDE engineering grants.  The district submitted an application the Biomedical Sciences Career Pathway.  An application for the other grant presented to the Board on February 7 was not submitted to KDE.  FCPS was awarded the Biomedical Sciences grant for $50,000, and attached is a copy of the application.

In order to support teachers in designing effective instruction based on new English/Language Arts and Math core academic standards district staff request the Board create instructional coaches for the 2011-2012 school year.  A job description for instructional coaches has already been approved.   A complete description of the proposal is attached.

Approval of the instructional job coaches for 2011-2012

Order #198 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the instructional job coaches for 2011-2012 passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown.

Board meeting schedules (dates and locations)  for 2011-2012 are attached for your review. 

No action will be taken until the June 6th meeting.

The minutes from the District Facilities Plan Public Hearing are attached for the board's review and approval.

Approval of the Public Hearing on District Facilities Plan minutes

Order #199 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the Public Hearing on District Facilities Plan minutes passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Mr. Doug Crowe.

The following items are presented in the Consent Agenda for your approval.

Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented

Order #200 - Motion Passed:  Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented passed with a motion by Mr. Doug Crowe and a second by Mr. William Cofield.

Orders of the Treasurer

Date: 05/16/11

Warrant #: 051611

Fund: General Fund/Federal Programs

At a mid-month 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.

Date: 05/16/11

Warrant #: SFS051611

Fund: School Food Service

At a mid-month 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.

Request for five TSA students to attend the TSA National Competition in Dallas Texas from June 21-25, 2011.  These students received 1st place at the Kentucky TSA Competition  in March and will represent Kentucky at the  National level.   Mr. Harrell will be accompanying the students and his expenses will be paid for out of Perkins funds.  The students will fundraise for their expenses.
 
 

Elise Holcomb King, FCCLA teacher and sponsor, requests to chaperone one student, Alex Ballou, at the KY FCCLA Leadership Conference in Hardinsburg, KY.  Alex is a regional officer and this is a training for all officers.  The trip is an overnight trip, June 6-8, 2011.  The student's parent will take her and bring her back. 

Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach will be fully implemented into the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade core math courses during the 2011 - 2012 school year.  3rd, 4th, and 5th grade math teachers will be trained in the instructional strategies in July 2011.  The contract is required for the training to be conducted.  All fees for this training will be paid from the 2011 Title 1 PD funds.

We are asking approval to increase Debra Rigsby's contract by 15 days to allow her to work on the Summer School Program.

The board awarded the bid for Commissioning of the CTC project to Facility Commissioning Group of Lexington.  The Owner/Commissioning Agent agreement is attached for board approval.

We have had an ongoing issue at Hearn with water getting into the building.  This is not the result of poor design or construction, but rather the result of a rock bed being located below the foundation on the southeast corner of the building.  Alliance has cut a relief hole in the foundation which has kept the water out of the building.  However, a trench and drain line needs to be created in order to completely correct this problem.  Attached is the design for the work to be done.  We will need to apply for the use of Capital Outlay funds for this project and the form is also attached.

Approval to use Capital Outlay Funds for the Hearn Drainage Project

ELV would like to request board approval for a Summer Reading Program.  ELV will use ELV staff who have been trained to provide small group instruction to students who are fragile readers and students who are working below grade level.  Staff will be paid from our Adventure Club funds.  Parents will need to provide transportation. 

The Franklin County High School Beta Club requests permission for 6 members to attend the National Beta Convention in Nashville, TN,  June 21-24, 2011.  Students will be competing in talent and campaign skits. Josh Young is running for National Vice President.
Students and their parents will be responsible for the cost of their transportation to and from Nashville. At the convention, students will be chaperoned by Susan Smith, FCHS Co-Beta sponsor, parent and certified substitute teacher and Adam Hyatt, school sponsor.

Franklin County was awarded the Perkins Reserve Grant in the amount of $82,000.  The grant was written to provide a Gateway to Technology teacher for Elkhorn Middle School.  (Information on Gateway to Technology is attached.)  The grant will pay for salary and benefits for this full-time position for 2011-2012.  The person hired for this position will be trained at the end of June in some of the Gateway to Technology modules.

The next meeting of the Franklin County Board of Education will be 7pm on Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Board of Education. 

That the meeting be adjourned at

Order #201 - Motion Passed:  That the meeting be adjourned at 8:30 passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Mr. Doug Crowe.