Board Chair Price Smith called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

All agreed.

Open and consider bids received for Crack Repair, Sealcoat and Stipe, LaRue County High School.

• RNR Sealing – received 3/19/24 at 10:55 a.m.
• Powell’s Asphalt – received 3/19/24 at 11:53 a.m.

Open and consider bids received for Auditorium Upgrades

• JCA Media LLC – received 3/8/24 at 2:44 p.m.
• CESMG, Tom Ballard – received3/19/24 at 11:30 a.m.

The University of Louisville (UofL) has requested to partner with LaRue County Schools (LCS) to provide a College Readiness Coach beginning April 16, 2024 through July 31, 2025. The addition of this part-time position will be at the expense of UofL and will not require any funding from LCS.

The Memorandum of Understanding has been reviewed and approved by Tom Claycomb, board attorney, and is attached for your review.

Project Round up grants are generally awarded to non-profit, civic or community-based organizations that demonstrate a commitment to enhance the quality of life in Hardin, LaRue and surrounding counties. Grant funding will not exceed $10,000 annually to any group or organization. The special education department at LaRue County Schools would like to apply for a grant through Project Round Up to fund more inclusive playground equipment at Hodgenville Elementary School. This will allow our students with disabilities to play with their non-disabled peers in a meaningful way. Specifically, we would like to purchase playground equipment which meets our students' sensory regulation needs. 

LaRue County Schools and Elizabethtown Independent Schools would like to enter into an agreement to send students to work as interns at Baptist Health Hardin through the Project SEARCH program. The attached MOA would apply to the 24-25 school year and would be re-evaluated annually. 

Technology Plan is reviewed and updated annually.

The Comprehensive District Improvement Plan requires three diagnostics to be completed and approved annually by May 1. This is "phase 4" of the CDIP requirements. A separate file is attached for each diagnostic. 

1. English Learner Plan:  No changes were needed for 23-24. 

2. Continuation of Learning Plan:  This is our NTI plan for 24-25 school year. No changes.

3. Professional Development Plan:  The PD plan is updated annually to reflect current needs. 

The four-year agreement between the LaRue County BOE and Claycomb Law Office is attached for your review.

The monthly retainer amount is $300, and the hourly rate is $200 (an increase from $150).

Magnolia Bank's original contract was a two-year contract for the LaRue County Board of Education's bank depository which expired on June 30, 2023.  The contract has the option to renew if mutually agreed upon by both parties for an additional two, one-year terms.  Magnolia Bank's current contract is for +37 Basis Points difference in the 91-day T-bill interest rate with a guaranteed interest rate of .61%.

Magnolia Bank has agreed to renew the current agreement for another two, one-year terms with no changes. 

Please see the attached letters for both one-year terms.

702 KAR 3:246 requires local districts to provide school councils a final allocation by May 1st 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.

Approval for each School Based Decision Making Council to carry unexpended FY2024 Budget amounts forward to FY2025 SBDM Budgets.  Maximum amount to carry forward will be 20% of the original FY2024 Budget. 

• Student Transportation
• Stadium Lighting
• Lift Station behind baseball field
• Pine tree removal
• Middle School Gym Update

Adjourn to Closed Session per KRS 61.810(1)(F) for discussions or hearings which might lead to the appointment, discipline, or dismissal of an individual employee, member, or student without restricting that employee's, member's, or student's right to a public hearing if requested.

The motion to adjourn to Closed Session per KRS 61.810(1)(F) for personnel matters

Order #483 - Motion Passed:  The motion to adjourn to Closed Session per KRS 61.810(1)(F) for personnel matters passed with a motion by Joanna Hinton and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

The motion to Reconvene in Open Session

Order #484 - Motion Passed:  The motion to Reconvene in Open Session passed with a motion by Farrah Pruitt and a second by Ashley Reding.

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

Order #485 - Motion Passed:  The adjournment of this meeting of the LaRue County Board of Education passed with a motion by Ashley Reding and a second by Joanna Hinton.