Kenton County
June 05, 2023 7:00 PM
Kenton County Board of Education Regular Meeting
I. CALL TO ORDER
I.A. Roll Call
I.B. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
II. RECOGNITION
II.A. Governor's Scholars Program
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II.B. Governor's School for the Arts and for Entrepreneurs
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II.C. Team Kenton Awards
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III. MONTHLY REPORTS
III.A. Attendance
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III.B. Construction
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III.C. Energy Management
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III.D. Human Resource
III.D.1. Employee Days Without Pay
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III.D.2. Personnel Actions
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III.E. Professional Travel
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III.F. Purchasing
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III.G. School-Related Student Trips - Overnight
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III.H. Student Nutrition
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IV. PUBLIC INPUT
V. CONSENT AGENDA
V.A. Bid Requests
V.A.1. Consider/Approve awarding the Bus Fluids Bid to Apollo Oil, Clarke Power Services, and Valor Oil as indicated on the attached tabulation for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, with three (3) possible pricing negotiations in October 2023, January 2024, and April 2024.
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V.A.2. Consider/Approve awarding the Bus Parts Store Discount Bid to the vendors as indicated on the attached tabulation from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
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V.A.3. Consider/Approve awarding the Bus Tires Bid to Best One Tire & Service of Mid America and Bob Sumerel Tire Company as indicated on the attached tabulation from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
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V.A.4. Consider/Approve awarding the Pest Control Services RFP to Pestmaster as listed on the Pest Control Services Bid Tabulation for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 with three optional mutually agreed upon annual renewals.
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V.A.5. Consider/Approve awarding the Walk-in Box/Freezer Installation RFP to Advanced Mechanical of Northern Kentucky as listed on the Walk-in Box/Freezer Installation Tabulation for the period of June 6, 2023 until completion of installation.
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V.A.6. Consider/Approve the disposition of district technology equipment as surplus in accordance with the attached spreadsheets. The items have been deemed unusable and will be disposed and/or recycled through an EScrap vendor on the KCSD Discount Bid.
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V.B. Board Meeting Minutes
V.B.1. Approval of the May 1, 2023 Special Session Minutes.
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V.B.2. Approval of the May 1, 2023 Regular Session Minutes.
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V.C. Community Use of Facility Agreements
V.C.1. Consider/Approve the Community Use Facility contract with At the Yard Baseball Club for use of the Simon Kenton High School baseball field on various dates from June through September 2023.
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V.C.2. Consider/Approve the Community Use Facility contract with the City of Edgewood for use of the parking lots at Caywood Elementary and Turkeyfoot Middle School on July 4, 2023.
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V.C.3. Consider/Approve the Community Use Facility contract with Crush Volleyball Club for use of the Dixie Heights High School gymnasium on July 8th and 9th, 2023.
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V.C.4. Consider/Approve the Community Use Facility contract with the Scott High School Activities Boosters for the use of the Scott High School stadium and outdoor spaces on various dates in June-August 2023.
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V.C.5. Consider/Approve the Community Use Facility contract with Simon Kenton Wrestling Boosters for use of the Simon Kenton High School gymnasiums on June 16th and 17th, 2023.
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V.D. Construction Change Orders
V.D.1. Consider/Approve Change Order No. 7 with Graybach Construction for the White's Tower Addition and Renovation Project - BG 21-145.
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V.D.2. Consider/Approve Change Order No. 8 with Graybach Construction for the White's Tower Addition and Renovation Project - BG 21-145.
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V.D.3. Consider/Approve Change Order No. 15 with Morel Construction for the Scott High School Phase V, Taylor Mill Site circulation, and Woodland Middle School Addition and Renovation Project - BG 21-083.
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V.E. Contracts, Agreements, and Memorandums
V.E.1. Consider/Approve the renewal of Boom Learning with Ft. Wright Elementary, Beechgrove Elementary, and Central Office for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.2. Consider/Approve the purchase of BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. online subscription for Hinsdale Elementary, Taylor Mill Elementary, Summit View Academy, Ft. Wright Elementary, Caywood Elementary, White's Tower Elementary, River Ridge Elementary, and Ryland Heights Elementary for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.3. Consider/Approve the contract with Carnegie Learning and Dixie Heights High School for use of the Level 1, 2 and 3 German Bookshelf renewal license.
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V.E.4. Consider/Approve the contract with Concord Theatricals for the Dixie Heights Drama Department to produce and perform the production of Middletown in October of 2023.
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V.E.5. Consider/Approve the contract with The Core Project and Scott High School for Core Student Leadership Training, Staff Development, and student-centered assembly, including travel expenses for The Core Project trainer for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.6. Consider/Approve the contract with The Core Project and Simon Kenton High School for Tier 1 SEL and Staff Development for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.7. Consider/Approve the renewal of Delta Math for Dixie Heights, Scott, and Simon Kenton High Schools for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.8. Consider/Approve the renewal contract with EdPuzzle for Simon Kenton and Dixie Heights High Schools for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.9. Consider/Approve the renewal contract with Explore Learning Gizmos for Turkey Foot Middle School and Woodland Middle School for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.10. Consider/Approve the renewal of Explore Learning Reflex and Frax Foundations for Kenton Elementary school to support fact fluency.
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V.E.11. Consider/Approve the annual subscription to Frontline Education software for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.12. Consider/Approve the three-year contract with IXL for Caywood Elementary, Dixie Heights High School, Ft. Wright Elementary, Hinsdale Elementary, Taylor Mill Elementary, White's Tower Elementary, Summit View Academy, Woodland Middle School, Twenhofel Middle School and Piner Elementary.
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V.E.13. Consider/Approve the contract with Kara Gurley to provide consultation services and training to teachers working with students with significant behavioral needs.
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V.E.14. Consider/Approve the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with American College of Surgeons STOP THE BLEED program and the Kenton County Board of Education with automatic renewals for successive one-year term.
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V.E.15. Consider/Approve the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Northern Kentucky University to provide Dual Credit courses to qualifying KCSD students for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.16. Consider/Approve the continuing Memorandum of Agreement between the University of Kentucky (UK) and the Kenton County School District (KCSD) for UK students in the College of Social Work to gain non-clinical experience opportunities in KCSD schools.
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V.E.17. Consider/Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Brook, The Ridge, Fernside, SUN Behavioral Health and Cancer Family Care with Kenton County School District (KCSD) to continue ancillary mental health services to students during the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.18. Consider/Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between The Children's Home of Northern Kentucky (CHNK) and the Kenton County School District to offer an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at the Virtual Learning Center for KCSD students during the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.19. Consider/Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between The Children's Home of Northern Kentucky (CHNK) and the Kenton County School District for KCSD students who receive Partial Hospitalization Services (PHP) during the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.20. Consider/Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ellie Mental Health, Meaningful, Emotional, Behavioral Services (MEBs), Cultivate, NorthKey, and the Children's Home of Northern Kentucky (CHNK) to provide school based therapy and associated mental health services along with Creative Therapeutic Connections to provide school based therapy for KCSD student in all our schools during the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.21. Consider/Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Northern Kentucky University (NKU) and the Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services (NKCES) for the NKU Young Scholars Academy.
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V.E.22. Consider/Approve the contract with Music Theatre International (MTI) for the Dixie Heights Drama Department to produce and perform the production of 9 TO 5, The Musical in March of 2024.
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V.E.23. Consider/Approve the contract with Music Theatre International (MTI) and Hinsdale's Drama Club to perform Shrek The Musical Jr. in April/May 2024.
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V.E.24. Consider/Approve the contract with Music Theater International and Hal Leonard Corporation for a performance license for a production of Mean Girls Jr. by the Turkey Foot Middle School Drama Club in March 2024.
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V.E.25. Consider/Approve the renewal subscription of NoRedInk with Dixie Heights High School and a new subscription with Scott High School for use in English classes as an online tool for writing improvements.
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V.E.26. Consider/Approve the contract between Pear Deck with Beechgrove Elementary, Ft. Wright Elementary, Caywood Elementary, Kenton Elementary, Piner Elementary, Hinsdale Elementary, River Ridge Elementary, Ryland Heights Elementary, Taylor Mill Elementary, White's Tower Elementary, and Summit View Academy for a three-year subscription.
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V.E.27. Consider/Approve the renewal contract between PlanbookEDU with Beechgrove and Hinsdale Elementary Schools for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.28. Consider/Approve year three of a five year agreement between PowerSchool and Kenton County School District for use of Schoology as the learning management system and Performance Matters as the data collection and analytics tool. KCSD will also be adding licenses for Preschool students in Performance Matter to be comprehensive of our system P-12 structure.
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V.E.29. Consider/Approve the purchase of Read Live for Kenton Elementary online reading intervention resource for 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.30. Consider/Approve the renewal of SAVVAS Envisions math with Piner Elementary for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.31. Consider/Approve the contract with Say Cheese Photo Booth and Dixie Heights High School Student Council for use of The Halo photo package for Homecoming 2023.
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V.E.32. Consider/Approve participation in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) at all seventeen schools in the district.
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V.E.33. Consider/Approve the subscription to Simple Solutions for Ft. Wright Elementary for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.34. Consider/Approve the contract with Solution Tree and Dixie Heights High School for a virtual professional development, title PLCS at Work for 3 two hour sessions on 6/28, 7/31, and 9/27.
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V.E.35. Consider/Approve the renewal subscription for SpecialEd Simplified, a software program for students receiving special education services.
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V.E.36. Consider/Approve the contract with Stukent Mimic Social Simulation for Simon Kenton High School to purchase 100 student licenses for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.37. Consider/Approve the renewal of Super Teacher Worksheets for Summit View Academy, Caywood Elementary, River Ridge Elementary, Ft. Wright Elementary, Taylor Mill Elementary, and Ryland Heights Elementary for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.38. Consider/Approve the public performance site license between Swank Motion Pictures and Summit View Academy, Ft. Wright Elementary, Simon Kenton High School, Kenton Elementary, Dixie Heights High School, and Caywood Elementary for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.39. Consider/Approve the renewal contract for Teach Town Inc. for use by special education students and staff within the Kenton County School District.
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V.E.40. Consider/Approve the renewal contract of Teacher Made with Simon Kenton High School for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.41. Consider/Approve the contract with TestOut Inc. for Simon Kenton High School to purchase 1 site license of the Office Pro product for the 2023-24 school year which will provide up to 100 students access.
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V.E.42. Consider/Approve the contract with V!ROC and Dixie Heights High School Cheer for an onsite Choreography Cheer Camp.
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V.E.43. Consider/Approve the renewal subscription for Zearn Math with Ft. Wright Elementary and Kenton Elementary for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.F. Credit Applications
V.F.1. Consider/Approve the agreement with The Kroger Co. and the KCSD Student Nutrition Department for the charge account application as indicated on the attached application.
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V.G. External Booster/Support Organizations
V.G.1. Consider/Approve External Support/Booster Organizations for 2023-2024 school year for the following groups: Simon Kenton Girls Volleyball Boosters, Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers Soccer Boosters, Simon Kenton Girls Basketball Booster Club, Simon Kenton Softball Boosters, and Simon Kenton Sideliners.
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V.H. Leave of Absence Requests
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V.I. Payment of Monthly Bills
V.I.1. Accounts Payable
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V.I.2. Purchase Card
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V.I.3. Student Nutrition
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V.J. School-Related Student Trips - Approval of Fees, Destination and/or Common Carrier
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V.K. Treasurer's Report
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V.L. Various
V.L.1. Consider/Approve the BG-4 (Buildings and Grounds Capital Construction Contract Closeout Form) for the Beechgrove Elementary School Addition and Renovation Project BG 21-140.
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V.L.2. Consider/Approve the BG-5 (Buildings and Grounds Capital Construction Project Closeout Form) for the Ft. Wright Addition and Renovation Project 16-007.
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V.L.3. Consider/Approve the BG-5 (Buildings and Grounds Capital Construction Project Closeout Form) for the Scott High School Phase IV Addition and Renovation Project 18-038.
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V.L.4. Consider/Approve the Alteration of Site for Ft. Wright Elementary School's PTSA to purchase and install playground equipment.
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V.L.5. Consider/Approve the Alteration of Site request for a new electronic sign at the Summit View Academy Entrance.
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V.L.6. Consider/Approve the Alteration of Site for the existing storm water retention ponds at Summit View Elementary.
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V.L.7. Receive the Annual Data Security and Breach Notification Best Practice Guidelines for use with the District Technology and Confidential Information.
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V.L.8. Consider/Approve the addition of the position "Assistant Director of Districtwide Programs" and create a stipend for assuming the roles and responsibilities of Principal and Director of Districtwide Programs simultaneously.
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V.L.9. Consider/Approve the creation of a new job description for "Assistant Director of Districtwide Programs".
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V.L.10. Consider/Approve the 2023 Community Based Accountability System (CBAS) Annual Review.
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V.L.11. Consider/Approve reimbursement from ESSER II and District Activity funds to the Student Nutrition Department for meals served to YSA students at NKU for the 2021-22 school year and to cover an adult meal cost adjustment for the 2022-23 school year.
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V.L.12. Consider/Approve Retroactively 2023-2024 Family Resource and Youth Service Center (FRYSC) Waivers with the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Cabinet for Family and Health Services due to the state on April 21, 2023.
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V.L.13. Consider/Approve the June 30, 2023 General Fund Restricted & Committed Balances
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V.L.14. Consider/Approve the revision to the current job descriptions impacted by changes to policy involving Job Performance Assessments (JPA).
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V.L.15. Consider/Approve the 2023-24 KCSD Code of Conduct and Expected Behavior.
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V.L.16. Receive the 2024 KCSD Organization Chart.
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V.L.17. Consider/Approve the changes made to the Kenton County Report Cards for grade Kindergarten, first, and second.
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V.L.18. Receive the Annual Policy Update and Revision Drafts.
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V.L.19. Receive the Annual Procedures Update and Revision Drafts.
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V.L.20. Consider/Approve 2023-24 School Activity Fund Budget.
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V.L.21. Consider/Approve changing the funding source for the Microsoft Licensing renewal with SHI for the 2023-24 school year from KETS to Computer Maintenance (GF).
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V.L.22. Consider/Approve Special Education Summer Extended Year (ESY) program to run from July 10, 2023 to July 28, 2023 at Ft. Wright Elementary.
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V.L.23. Consider/Approve Student Nutrition to pay indirect costs to the general fund at the non-restricted rate, 15.08% for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.L.24. Receive 2023 Summer Feeding dates, times and locations.
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V.L.25. Consider/Approve the additional teacher position at Dixie Heights High School to be funded through the Dixie Heights Instructional Budget.
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V.L.26. Consider/Approve the additional certified teacher position for the first 16 days of school (August 10-31, 2023) at Scott High School.
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V.L.27. Consider/Approve the additional positions of teacher and instructional assistant for Kindergarten at White's Tower Elementary for 2023-24 school year.
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V.L.28. Consider/Approve the renewal of the Treasurer's Performance Bond for Fiscal Year 2024.
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VI. DISCUSSION AND ACTION
VI.A. Consider/Approve Change Order No. 16 with Morel Constructions for the Scott High School Phase V, Taylor Mill Site Circulation, and Woodland Middle School Addition and Renovation Project - BG 21-083.
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VI.B. Consider/Approve the bid award with Morel Construction for the new Transportation and Operations Support Center (BG 23-173) and the associated Kentucky Department of Education AIA (American Institute of Architects) contract.
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VI.C. Consider/Approve the Revised BG-1 Construction Application for Transportation and Operations Support Campus (BG 23-173).
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VI.D. Consider/Approve expanding Kenton County Technology Work Initiative (KCTWI) Phase I technology summer internship program from a six-week program to an eight-week program beginning in June 2023.
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VI.E. Consider/Approve an additional School Nurse position to service the needs of a medically fragile student.
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VI.F. Consider/Approve the additional position of an Occupational Therapist to meet the needs of students.
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VI.G. Consider/Approve the addition of two "Student Intern" positions for the 2023-24 school year for students wishing to explore a career as an educator.
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VI.H. Consider/Approve the creation of a Student Paid Internship for KCSD students in their senior year to participate in an English Learner Instructional Assistant Program.
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VII. MOTION MAKING AGENDA AND ATTACHMENTS PART OF THE OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING RECORDS
VIII. OTHER BUSINESS
VIII.A. Board Members
VIII.B. Staff and Teachers
IX. RECESS BOARD MEETING TO HAVE FINANCE CORPORATION MEETING
X. KENTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RESOLUTION
X.A. Consider/Approve the Resolution of The Board of Education of the Kenton County School District at Fort Wright, Kentucky, authorizing and approving an offer of assistance from the school facilities construction commission; authorizing and approving the execution of a contract, lease and option with the Kenton County School District Finance corporation and any further necessary instruments; approving the execution of continuing disclosure procedures and the execution of tax compliance procedures; approving certain architects/engineers' plans for the construction of a certain school building project; and approving the plan of financing the cost of said project.
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XI. MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PER KRS 61.810 (1) (b)(Land Acquisition), (c)(Litigation), (f)(Personnel/Pupil Personnel), (k)(Meeting Conducted in Private), and/or KRS 156.557 (6)(c)(Superintendent Evaluation).
XII. MOTION TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
XIII. MOTION TO ADJOURN