The adoption of agenda

Order #432 - Motion Passed:  The adoption of agenda passed with a motion by Joanna Hinton and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

2023 - 24 KSBA CTE Student Grant

• Faith Grimes
• Alec Silva

ExCEL Nominees

• Ben Schell
• Tara Holbert
• Meredith Richardson
• Madison Johnson

2023-24 FRED Award Nominees 

• Mary Cecil, ALES
• Marie Richardson, HES
• Shawn McCoy, LCMS
• Wendi Edwards, LCHS
• Donna Przybylek, POCS
• Paul Cottrell, Department of Student Transportation
• Micheal Jones, Department of Facilities Maintenance
• Elizabeth Gross, Department of Technology
• Eva Sims, Department of Food and Nutrition
• Ashley Gardner, Central Office
• Kathy Ross, Community Volunteer

CERTIFIED RETIREMENT

Carlene Gibson - ALES - Teacher

CLASSIFIED HIRES

Blesilda Elmore - HES - Food Service Assistant

Mahala Sanders - HES -  Food Service Assistant

CLASSIFIED RESIGNATIONS

Malaha Sanders - HES - Food Service Assistant

SUBSTITUTES

Maggie Cecil

Adam Lindsey

Courtney Murray

Janella Sanders

TRANSFERS

Natalie Davis - HES PT Instructional Assistant - TLC - Instruction Assistant

Toni Edlin - DIST - Instructional Assistant - HES

Shannon Keen - DIST - Full Time Substitute - HES - Teacher

FMLA

Keeahna Greer - ALES

NOTE: Change made after agenda was posted

Natalie Davis - ALES PT Instructional Assistant - TLC - Instruction Assistant

• Audience Comments
• Board Comments / Updates

• Fiscal Agent Report - Chip Sutherland
• LC BOE GOOD NIGHT Communications Presentation for Feb 20, 2024 - Caleb Phelps
• HES Proficiency Report - Patrick Reed
• HES PBL Hayden, Addy and Haley
• HES Power Point Lacy Hatfield
• Attendance Report - Eric Allen
• Strategic Planning Report - Amanda Reed
• Education Recovery Scorecard LaRue - Amanda Reed
• Superintendent's Activities & Comments
• SBDM Reports     LCHS   LCMS   HES   ALES

Approval of Consent Agenda

Order #433 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Consent Agenda passed with a motion by Farrah Pruitt and a second by Ashley Reding.

Requesting acceptance of a $1000 donation from River Brook Realty to support the LaRue County Schools ExCEL Teacher of the Year program.  

The approval to accept a donation from River Brook Realty in the amount of $1,000 Realty to support the LaRue County Schools ExCEL Teacher of the Year program

Order #434 - Motion Passed:  The approval to accept a donation from River Brook Realty in the amount of $1,000 Realty to support the LaRue County Schools ExCEL Teacher of the Year program passed with a motion by Dawn Conner and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

Request to submit the 2024 Preschool Quality Partnership Grant Application in collaboration with Central Kentucky Head Start (LaRue). 

The Governor’s Office of Early Childhood and the Department of Education announced a funding opportunity designed to incentivize cooperative public/private partnerships between public school districts and childcare providers to develop full day, year-round, high-quality programs for at-risk children. The incentive grant program represents an opportunity for school districts and childcare providers to improve the quality of services in their communities.

The award range is up to $300,000 for the eighteen-month grant period. 

The approval of the submission of the 2024 Preschool Partnership Grant

Order #435 - Motion Passed:  The approval of the submission of the 2024 Preschool Partnership Grant passed with a motion by Ashley Reding and a second by Dawn Conner.

The Council for Exceptional Children awards 10, $650 mini grants each year to special education teachers who are members. The following teachers from LaRue County plan to apply: 

• Jaime Price: Classroom sensory corner
• Heather Bewley: Coffee Cart School Based Enterprise
• Madison Johnson: Collaborative Teaching Stations
• Kelsey Cote: Community Based Instruction
• Sabrina Scott: Flexible seating

The approval to accept applications for the CEC Mini Grants

Order #436 - Motion Passed:  The approval to accept applications for the CEC Mini Grants passed with a motion by Farrah Pruitt and a second by Joanna Hinton.

The Reading Diagnostic & Intervention Fund Mini-Grant is a competitive grant opportunity from the Kentucky Department of Education that if awarded provides $40,000 for a school to purchase high-quality K-3 reading intervention materials and associated professional learning for Tier 2 and/or Tier 3 intervention needs. The district files the application on behalf of the school. The grant is for one year only and does not require any matching funds. We can submit an application for each elementary school.

The approval of the request to apply for the Reading Diagnostic & Intervention Fund Mini-Grant as presented

Order #437 - Motion Passed:  The approval of the request to apply for the Reading Diagnostic & Intervention Fund Mini-Grant as presented passed with a motion by Ashley Reding and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

Recommended amendment for spring 2024 is attached. We will convene a committee to do a full overview of all Work Ethic Certification criteria for 2024-2025 school year as we are five years into implementation. To respect the work of this committee, we are recommending only a minimal adjustment for spring 2024 that could only help a student meet the criteria. 

The approval of the amended Work Ethic Certification criteria as presented

Order #438 - Motion Passed:  The approval of the amended Work Ethic Certification criteria as presented passed with a motion by Joanna Hinton and a second by Dawn Conner.

School District Assurance Certification for Family Resource and Youth Service Centers.  This document outlines FRYSC program assurances that LaRue County Schools agrees to comply with.

The approval of the Assurances Certification for FRYSC services in LaRue County Schools from 2024 to 2026.

Order #439 - Motion Passed:  The approval of the Assurances Certification for FRYSC services in LaRue County Schools from 2024 to 2026. passed with a motion by Dawn Conner and a second by Ashley Reding.

Request approval to send out the Request for Proposal for new cafeteria tables for Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Hodgenville Elementary.

We must send out for bid the Request for Proposal for new cafeteria tables for Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Hodgenville Elementary in  order to comply with Federal Regulations regarding items purchased with School Nutrition Funds.

The approval to authorize sending out the Request for Proposal for new cafeteria tables for Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Hodgenville Elementary as presented

Order #440 - Motion Passed:  The approval to authorize sending out the Request for Proposal for new cafeteria tables for Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Hodgenville Elementary as presented passed with a motion by Ashley Reding and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

A Request for Proposal was sent to vendors for the cafeteria tables for POCS and LCMS in order to comply with Federal Regulations regarding items purchased with School Nutrition Funds.

The Board shall open proposal(s) for cafeteria tables, should everything be in order and award the bid to C&T Design and Equipment,

as they were the only company to submit a bid.

The approval to award C&T Designs and Equipment the contract for supplying cafeteria tables for POCS and LCMS

Order #441 - Motion Passed:  The approval to award C&T Designs and Equipment the contract for supplying cafeteria tables for POCS and LCMS passed with a motion by Joanna Hinton and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

Request approval to advertise to accept sealed bids for auditorium upgrades at the LaRue County High School. Upgrades include labor and equipment to install audio, house lighting and projection.

The approval to advertise to accept sealed bids for auditorium upgrades at the LaRue County High School. Upgrades include labor and equipment to install audio, house lighting and projection

Order #442 - Motion Passed:  The approval to advertise to accept sealed bids for auditorium upgrades at the LaRue County High School. Upgrades include labor and equipment to install audio, house lighting and projection passed with a motion by Dawn Conner and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

It is requested that the Board considers advertising for Invitation to Bid Crack Repair, Sealcoat and Stripe LCHS Parking lots.

The approval to advertise for Invitation to Bid Crack Repair, Sealcoat and Stripe for LCHS Parking lots

Order #443 - Motion Passed:  The approval to advertise for Invitation to Bid Crack Repair, Sealcoat and Stripe for LCHS Parking lots passed with a motion by Farrah Pruitt and a second by Ashley Reding.

Proposal for Contract.

Project Scope: Trane proposes a BAS R’newal which includes the labor and materials to upgrade existing Building Control Unit (BCU) with new Trane WEB based System Controller (SC+) at Abraham Lincoln Elementary.  By leveraging existing equipment, BAS R’newal provides a proactive migration plan to improve the functionality and reliability of an aging system that is no longer supported/manufactured today and is more cost effective than a comprehensive system replacement. 

Total project cost: $31,340.00

Work to be completed by July 31, 2024.

The approval of the TRANE proposal for Contract to install a BAS R’newal at Abraham Lincoln Elementary at a cost of $31,340.00

Order #444 - Motion Passed:  The approval of the TRANE proposal for Contract to install a BAS R’newal at Abraham Lincoln Elementary at a cost of $31,340.00 passed with a motion by Dawn Conner and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

Montgomery & Company, PLLC  has submitted a proposal to perform the District’s financial audit for FY2024.  Montgomery & Company, PLLC are respected by the Finance Department at KDE as they were responsible for over nine school district’s audits in FY23. Montgomery & Company, PLLC completes audits for districts that are very similar to size to LaRue as well as processes and procedures. 

There were three audit submissions:

Montgomery & Company, PLLC: $23,000

Patrick & Associates: $25,000

Carr, Riggs & Ingram LLC: $32,500

The approval of the recommendation that the LaRue County School District utilize Montgomery & Company PLLC for the FY24 audit at the cost of $23,000.

Order #445 - Motion Passed:  The approval of the recommendation that the LaRue County School District utilize Montgomery & Company PLLC for the FY24 audit at the cost of $23,000. passed with a motion by Joanna Hinton and a second by Ashley Reding.

702 KAR 3:246 requires local districts to provide school councils both a tentative allocation by March 1^st and a final allocation by May 1^st for school staffing for the next fiscal year.  The District’s board staffing policy is contained in board policy & procedures 02.4331; the policy is not to change for school year 2024-2025.  Attached are SBDM Allocations for school year 2024-2025, presented at a 24:1 student/staff ratio.

The approval of the Tentative SBDM Allocations for 2024-2025 School Year

Order #446 - Motion Passed:  The approval of the Tentative SBDM Allocations for 2024-2025 School Year passed with a motion by Ashley Reding and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

As the owner of property, ALES sewer lift station, the LaRue County School District Finance Corporation must authorize the temporary access to the City of Hodgenville to cross the property for purposes of running a sewer line to a nearby residence.

The approval to recess as the LaRue County Board of Education and convene as the LaRue Cunty School District Finance Corporation

Order #447 - Motion Passed:   passed with a motion by Price Smith and a second by Dawn Conner.

The approval to grant Joanna Hinton, as Chair of the LaRue School District Finance Corporation, to execute a sanitary easement for the benefit of the property located at 2163 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, KY, with the property owner to pay for preparation and recordation of the easement

Order #448 - Motion Passed:  The approval to grant Joanna Hinton, as Chair of the LaRue School District Finance Corporation, to execute a sanitary easement for the benefit of the property located at 2163 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, KY, with the property owner to pay for preparation and recordation of the easement passed with a motion by Price Smith and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

The approval of the adjournment of the LaRue County School District Financial Corporation and reconvene as the LaRue County School District Board of Education

Order #449 - Motion Passed:  The approval of the adjournment of the LaRue County School District Financial Corporation and reconvene as the LaRue County School District Board of Education passed with a motion by Price Smith and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

Order #450 - Motion Passed:  The approval of the adjournment of the LaRue County School District Financial Corporation and reconvene as the LaRue County School District Board of Education passed with a motion by Price Smith and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

The adjournment of this meeting of the LaRue County Board of Education

Order #451 - Motion Passed:  The adjournment of this meeting of the LaRue County Board of Education passed with a motion by Farrah Pruitt and a second by Dawn Conner.