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I.
Call to Order
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.
II.
Introductions
Introduction of Mr. Buddy Sampson- principal of Franklin County High School
III.
Public Comments
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.
IV.
New Business
IV.A.
Approve 2012-2013 Membership Dues
Dues for the following organizations are due for 2012-2013:
AdvancED - $7800.00
Infinite Campus - $37,569.74
KSBA - $5608.37
KSBA Policy/Emeeting - $4890.00
KSBA Special Education - $1200.00
NABSE dues (Mr. Cofield) - $75.00
NHC dues (Mr. Cofield) - $75.00
NSBA - $4525.00
Approval to pay the attached 2012-13 membership dues
Order #119 - Motion Passed: Approval to pay the attached 2012-13 membership dues passed with a motion by Mr. Doug Crowe and a second by Mr. William Cofield.
IV.B.
Approve Additions and Revisions to Job Descriptions
Approval of the attached new and revised job descriptions
Order #120 - Motion Passed: Approval of the attached new and revised job descriptions passed with a motion by Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown and a second by Mr. William Cofield.
IV.C.
Approve Creation and Abolishing Staffing Positions
Due to changes in SBDM allocations and other movement among staff, various positions have been added and abolished.
Approval to create and abolish the staff positions as stated
Order #121 - Motion Passed: Approval to create and abolish the staff positions as stated passed with a motion by Ms. BeLinda Henson and a second by Mr. William Cofield.
IV.D.
Approve Revised Classified & Athletic Salary Schedules
Includes:
Classified Schedule:
2 corrections on rate Instructional Aide step 4 from 14.75 to 15.13 hr
HVAC Specialist step 6 from 21.15 to 21.29 hr
Added Schedule for the Following New Positions:
SLPA Asst
Student Infro Data Spec
Asst Director of Maintenance
Athletic Extra Duties Schedule:
Changed amt of Stipend for Spec Ed Dept Head
Added 504 Coordinator
Approval of the revised classified and athletic salary schedules
Order #122 - Motion Passed: Approval of the revised classified and athletic salary schedules passed with a motion by Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown and a second by Mr. William Cofield.
V.
Reports to the Board
V.A.
Approve Monthly Financial Report
The Monthly Financial Report is presented for your review and approval.
Approval of the Monthly Financial Report
Order #123 - Motion Passed: Approval of the Monthly Financial Report passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown.
V.B.
Superintendent's Personnel Actions
Personnel Actions taken since the last meeting of the Board and Staff Assignments for 2012-2013 are presented for your information.
V.C.
Reports from School Councils
Reports from the schools' SBDM Councils are presented for your information:
BPE, CLE, EES, ELV, WRE
EMS
FCHS, WHHS
V.D.
Attendance Report
VI.
Consent Agenda
The Consent Agenda is presented for your approval.
Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented
Order #124 - Motion Passed: Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown.
VI.A.
Approve Minutes
The 6-4-12 and 6-18-12 minutes are presented for your approval.
VI.B.
Approve Payment of Bills
Orders of the Treasurer
Date: 07/02-12
Warrant #: 070212
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.
Date: 07/12/12
Warrant #: SFS070212
Fund: School Food Service
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.
VI.C.
Approve Fundraising Activities
VI.C.1.
WHHS - Soccer Kiddie Camp
The Western Hills Boys Soccer Team would like to request permission to hold a Summer Soccer Camp for July 10 - 12. All expenses will be paid by the WHHS Boys Soccer Boosters.
VI.D.
Approve Travel
VI.D.1.
FCHS - Cheerleaders Overnight to UK
Coach Culbertson would like to take the Flyer Cheerleaders to UK for Cheer Camp July 15-18. Students will be housed in the dorms and will need to be transported via FCBOE buses. All Camp fees are paid by family contributions and fund raisers.
VI.D.2.
FCHS - Golf Overnight to Greenup Co.
Friday, August 3, 2012 @ Grayson Lake State Park competing in the Greenup Co. Invitational on Saturday, August 4, 2012. We will be staying at the Guest House Inn & Suites (606) 474-0000, 501 CW Stevens Boulevard, Grayson, KY 41143. 5 players and Head Coach James Myers. Each of the 5 student-athletes parents will be going. Individual parents are paying for their kid's rooms.
All fees paid by boosters. FCBOE transportation required.
VI.D.3.
FCHS - Soccer Overnight to Morehead
Coach Tandy requests board approval for the girls to attend the MSU soccer camp July 10-14. The girls will be housed in dorms and eat in the cafe. All fees will be paid through fundraisers and family contributions. Coach Tandy requests FCBOE transportation.
VI.D.4.
EMS - Basketball Overnight to Lexington
The Lady Elks Basketball program would like to ask for approval to attend an overnight team basketball camp at Transylvania University. The camp dates are July 16th through July 18th. The team would be leaving the morning of July 16th and returning on July 18th. The team will be staying overnight for two nights. A female assistant coach will be staying with the team who was a board approved coach from last season. The head coach, John Caudill, a teacher at Elkhorn Middle School will be the sponsor of this trip. We also request transportation to drop-off at the camp on the morning of Monday, July 16th and a pickup on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 18th. The bus requests will be submitted to the Transportation Department.
VI.E.
Approve Contracts
VI.E.1.
CO - AIMSweb Contract
School administrators and teachers utilize the AIMSweb software to monitor students weekly progress in reading and mathematics. The software's graphical representation of individual student's progress towards pre-established goals assist individual teachers and school data teams in making effective data-driven decisions.
VI.E.2.
CO - 2013 NWEA MAP Contract
Renew NWEA MAP contract for reading, math, and language skills assessments used as benchmarking assessments in grades K-10. These assessments provide data to assist administrators and teachers to make inform instructional decisions in regards to individual students and to assist with the indentification of students for participation in Response to Interventions (RTI).
VI.E.3.
CO - Personal Service Contract
District leaders would like to hire Jenny McCarty to deliver a professional development session for program reviews on July 10. McCarty planned and delivered the program review session in June with Maurice Chappell while she was still under contract for the 2011-12 school year. Jenny would be paid her daily rate for 1.5 days to prepare materials and deliver the training. The cost would be approximately $350.00.
VI.E.4.
CO - Vision Impaired
Contract with Shari Boblitt to assist with providing visual impairment services.
VI.E.5.
CO - Accipio Language Services
It is the responsibility of the school district to provide an interpreter at Admission and Release Committee (ARC) meetings when parents do not speak English.
VI.E.6.
CO - Psychological Services
According to State and Federal guidelines, parents have the option of requesting an independent evaluation at no cost to them if they disagree with our evaluation. This contract will allow us to meet State and Federal guidelines. The funding for this service will come from IDEA Part B Basic.
VI.E.7.
CO - Juvenile Justice Agreement
VI.E.8.
CO - Hands on Therapy
VI.E.9.
CO - VIPS
VI.E.10.
CO - Insight Psychological Consultants
According to State and Federal guidelines, parents have the option of requesting an independent evaluation at no cost to them if they disagree with our evaluation. This contract will allow us to meet State and Federal guidelines. The funding for this service will come from IDEA Part B Basic.
VI.E.11.
CO - Health Department School Nurses
Request approval of Health Department contract for the school nurses.
VI.E.12.
CO - Central Ky Psychological Services
According to State and Federal guidelines, parents have the option of requesting an independent evaluation at no cost to them if they disagree with our evaluation. This contract will allow us to meet State and Federal guidelines. Then funding for this service will come from IDEA Part B Basic.
VI.E.13.
WHHS - Athletic Trainer
VI.E.14.
HES/CLE - Ameri-Corp Agreement
VI.F.
Approve Positions
VI.F.1.
FCHS - Men's Golf Assistant Coach
Coach Myers and the Flyer Men's Golf Boosters request approval to establish a booster paid assistant boy's golf position for 2012-2013. The $500 stipend will be paid by the booster club.
VI.F.2.
WHHS - Boys Soccer Camp Director
The Western Hills Boys Soccer Team would like to request a position for a Summer Soccer Camp Director for July 10 - 12. Boys Soccer Boosters will be paying the Camp Director $500 for their services.
VI.G.
Approve Grants
VI.G.1.
CO - Revised Reading Recovery Grant
In May, the Board approved a 2012-2013 Reading Recovery grant from University of Kentucky totaling $40,000. The amount of the grant has been increased by $10,000 and the total grant amount will be $50,000.
VI.G.2.
CO - Read to Achieve
Read to Achieve is a state-funded grant for elementary schools. This grant funds a teacher to intervene with struggling students in reading. The amount of the grant is $291,000 for the Franklin County District.
VI.G.3.
CO - Community Education Grant
The annual contract between the district and KDE for the Community Education grant needs to be approved, signed by the superintendent, and submitted to KDE. The grant is for $20,000, and is applied to the director's salary and benefits. The remaining portion of the director's salary and benefits is paid from the general fund.
VI.H.
Approve Scott-Klausing Invoices and Pay Apps
Scott-Klausing has presented the following invoices for payment:
CTC Renovation - $ 14,263.00
FCHS Softball - $ 823.00
FCHS Baseball - $ 135.00
FCHS Greenhouse - $ 919.60
Scott-Klausing is asking approval for a $470,925.00 payment to Alliance Corporation for the CTC Renovation Project.
Balance to finish, including retainage is $8,261,138.00
VI.I.
Approve Terracon Invoice
Scott-Klausing is asking approval for the payment to Terracon in the amount of $1563.50 for work completed on the CTC project.
VI.J.
Approve Certified Evaluation Plan 2012-13
Attached are the Certified Evaluation Plan documents that were approved by the Eval Plan Committee. The only change to note is that a formative and summative instrument has been developed for the Director of Special Education. All other documents have remained the same.
VI.K.
Approve Admission and Release Committee Chairs
The Superintendent, in consultation with the Director of Special Education, will recommend to the Board for approval a list of Franklin County School District Representatives Admission and Release Committee (ARC)Chairs by job or position title. The Superintendent, or designee, may designate which specific staff member on that approved list will serve as the Franklin County School District Representative for any Admission and Release Committee meeting as per Franklin County Schools Special Education Procedures.
VI.L.
Approve Bond of Treasurer
VI.M.
Approve Superintendent's X-days
The superintendent will be off July 7-July 14, 2012 on vacation and July 15-20, 2012 will attend new superintendent's training at the Galt House.
VII.
Adjournment
The next meeting of the Franklin County Board of Education will be 6:00pm on Monday, August 6, 2012 at Central Office.
That the meeting be adjourned at
Order #125 - Motion Passed: That the meeting be adjourned at 6:15 passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown.
VIII.
Second Reading/Approve 2014-2015 Policy and Procedure Updates
Updated policies and procedures are attached for your approval.
Approval of the attached 2014-2015 Policy and Procedure Updates
Order #126 - Motion Passed: Approval of the attached 2012-2013 Policy/Procedure Updates passed with a motion by Mr. William Cofield and a second by Mr. Doug Crowe.
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