Kenton County
September 11, 2023 7:00 PM
Kenton County Board of Education Regular Meeting w/ Addendum*
I. CALL TO ORDER
I.A. Roll Call
I.B. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
II. RECOGNITION
II.A. Team Kenton Awards
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III. MONTHLY REPORTS
III.A. Construction
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III.B. Energy Management
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III.C. Human Resource
III.C.1. Employee Days Without Pay
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III.C.2. Personnel Actions
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III.D. Professional Travel
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III.E. Purchasing
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III.F. School-Related Student Trips - Overnight
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III.G. Student Nutrition
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IV. PUBLIC INPUT
V. CONSENT AGENDA
V.A. Bid Requests
V.A.1. 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 a EScrap vendor on the KCSD Discount Bid.
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V.A.2. Consider/Approve the disposition of District Vehicles as surplus for sale in accordance with the attached spreadsheet, using the Public Surplus Auction Website and approval to award to the highest bidders.
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V.A.3. *Consider/Approve awarding of the Snow Removal & Salting Bid to A&A Lawncare, Brightview Landscapes, and HD Clemons Snow Removal as indicated on the Snow Removal & Salting bid tabulation, for the period of October 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024, with three mutually agreed upon annual renewals available; reject the proposed bids for ice melt and rock salt due to budget constraints and enter into competitive negotiations to secure these items.
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V.B. Board Meeting Minutes
V.B.1. Approval of the August 7, 2023 Regular Session Minutes
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V.B.2. Approval of the August 21, 2023 Special Session Minutes
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V.C. Community Use of Facility Agreements
V.C.1. Consider/Approve the Community Use Facility contract with Girl Scouts of America for use of Beechgrove Elementary on various dates during the 2023-24 school year during non-school hours.
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V.C.2. Consider/Approve the Community Use Facility contract with Girl Scouts of America for use of the Summit View Academy cafeteria on various dates during the 2023-24 school year during non-school hours.
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V.C.3. Consider/Approve the Community Use Facility contract with Kings Hammer Soccer Club for use of the Dixie Heights High School, Scott High School, and Simon Kenton High School stadiums for soccer practices and competitions during the 2023-24 school year during non-school hours.
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V.C.4. Consider/Approve the Community Use Facility contract with the Midland NKY Baseball Club for use of the Summit View Academy baseball field during non-school hours on various dates during the 2023-24 school year.
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V.D. Construction Change Orders
V.D.1. Consider/Approve Change Order No. 3 with Avenue Fabricating, Inc. 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 converting the District Amazon Business Account to an Amazon Business Prime Account per the attached Terms & Conditions.
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V.E.2. Consider/Approve the contract between Amplify Boost and Ryland Heights, Caywood, Kenton, White's Tower, and Beechgrove Elementary Schools for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.3. Consider/Approve the contract with Amplify mCLASS Intervention for White's Tower for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.4. Consider/Approve the contract with The Bi-Okoto African Dance Company with Piner Elementary School for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.5. Consider/Approve the purchase of a Character Strong online subscription for Turkey Foot Middle School for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.6. Consider/Approve the COBRA Administrative Services & Privacy/Security of Protected Health Information Agreements.
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V.E.7. Consider/Approve the purchase of Committee for Children, Second Steps, for Caywood Elementary School through the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.8. Consider/Approve the contract with Dramatic Publishing and Dixie Heights High School for the Dixie Drama Department to perform the production of Radium Girls in November of 2023.
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V.E.9. Consider/Approve the purchase of Emotional ABC's, a social learning (SEL) curriculum for Caywood Elementary School for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.10. Consider/Approve the amendment to the fee schedule for EverDriven Technologies, LLC Alternative Transportation Services to increase the amount for wheelchair student transport from $25.00 per trip to $35.00 per trip.
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V.E.11. Consider/Approve the contract with Explore Learning Gizmos for Woodland, Turkey Foot, Summit View, and Twenhofel Middle Schools for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.12. Consider/Approve the 2024-2026 Family Resource and Youth Service Center (FRYSC) Assurance Certificate with the Cabinet for Family and Health Services.
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V.E.13. Consider/Approve the contract with Forward Focus Psychological Associates to provide psychological services up to 15 hours per week or as needed when required to comply with state and federal guidelines in regard to evaluating students with disabilities.
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V.E.14. Consider/Approve the agreement with FP Mailing Solutions for Simon Kenton to utilize their postage machine.
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V.E.15. Consider/Approve the contract with Frog Street for the district preschool program for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.16. Consider/Approve the contract with Gopher and White's Tower for the K-2 and 3-5 Spark PE Curriculum for the 2023-25 school years.
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V.E.17. Consider/Approve the contract with Julie Stava to provide psychological services up to 22.5 hours per week or as needed when required to comply with state and federal guidelines in regard to evaluating students with disabilities.
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V.E.18. Consider/Approve the contract with Lexia and Ryland Heights Elementary for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.19. Consider/Approve the Memorandum of Agreement between Georgetown College and the Kenton County School District (KCSD) for Georgetown College education students to perform clinical experiences in KCSD schools through the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.20. Consider/Approve the Certificate of Head Start Full Utilization Certification and the Local Head Start Memorandum of Agreement to ensure full utilization of Head Start programming and coordination between Kenton County School District and Head Start for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.21. Consider/Approve the agreement with Northern Kentucky Convention Center for the 2023 Simon Kenton Homecoming Dance.
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V.E.22. Consider/Approve the contract with Pediatric Therapy Specialist, Inc. to provide physical therapy services to students per their IEPs at Kenton, Twenhofel, and Summit View Academy.
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V.E.23. Consider/Approve the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) terms of service for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.24. Consider/Approve the contract with Rosetta Stone Foundations K-12, an English language software, for fifty licenses to supplement instruction for English Learner newcomers in grades 3-12 districtwide for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.25. Consider/Approve the contracts with Silverlake Family Place, Five Seasons Sports Club, and Northern Kentucky University and Kenton County School District to rent pool lanes and diving wells from October 6 - October 31, 2023.
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V.E.26. Consider/Approve the contract with Smartpass, Inc. and Dixie Heights High School to use the digital hall pass interface.
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V.E.27. Consider/Approve the agreement with SMARTS for a 12-month subscription for use by special education students and staff within the Kenton County School District.
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V.E.28. Consider/Approve the contract between Student Optimized Services and Woodland Middle School and Dixie High School for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.E.29. Consider/Approve the agreement between XtraMath and Caywood, Beechgrove, Hinsdale, Taylor Mill and White's Tower Elementary Schools for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.F. External Booster/Support Organizations
V.F.1. Consider/Approve the External Support/Booster Organizations for 2023-24 school year for the following groups: White's Tower Elementary PTA, Kenton Elementary PTA, Taylor Mill Elementary PTA, Beechgrove Elementary PTA, and Caywood Elementary PTA.
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V.G. Fund-Raising Requests - Schoolwide Activities
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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 all trained principals, counselors, the director of Special Education, and the Assistant Director of Special Education for the role of Admission Release Committee (ARC) chairpersons for the 2023/2024 school year.
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V.L.2. Consider/Approve the proposed change to the District's boundary for 6401 Walnut Dr., Independence, KY 41051.
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V.L.3. Consider/Approve the creation of the job description for "Van Driver".
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V.L.4. Consider/Approve the creation of a one-year only non-CDL licensed Van Driver position for the purpose of transporting students with special needs for the 2023-24 school year.
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V.L.5. Consider/Approve the 2023-2024 Ignite Institute Curriculum Guide.
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V.L.6. Consider/Approve the 2023-2024 Ignite Institute Student Handbook to be used with students from the Kenton County School District who are attending Ignite.
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V.L.7. Consider/Approve the 2023-2024 School Bus Rental Rates.
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V.L.8. Consider/Approve the Federal Funding District Assurances Document for 2023-24.
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V.L.9. Receive the revision to board procedure 09.435 AP.22 - Administrative Hearing/Expulsion Checklist.
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V.L.10. Receive the new board procedure 09.435 AP.24 - Administrative Hearing Form.
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VI. DISCUSSION AND ACTION
VI.A. Consider/Approve the initial BG-1 for the construction of a multi-purpose Central Office facility to house District Staff as well as the Board of Education Board Room, a Professional Learning Center, the Virtual Learning Center, and document storage; also to include the demolition of the KCAIT building on the Turkeyfoot Campus.
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VI.B. Consider/Approve the schematic design and design development plan for the Central Office and Virtual Learning Center Facility from Emboss Architecture.
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VI.C. Consider/Approve acceptance of a Business Expansion Incentive package valued at $304,507 with the City of Covington associated with constructing a central office building within Covington's city limits.
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VI.D. Consider/Approve Change Order No. 18 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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VI.E. Consider/Approve the 2024 Working Budget
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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. MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PER KRS 61.810(1) (b) (Land Acquisition), (c) (Litigation), and/or (f) (Personnel/Pupil Personnel)
X. MOTION TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
XI. MOTION TO ADJOURN