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

The adoption of agenda

Order #681 - Motion Passed:  The adoption of agenda passed with a motion by Joanna Hinton and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

Amy Litton

   2024 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Kentucky Science Teacher Association

Savannah Boone

   Selected for the 2024 Kentucky Woman in Educational Leadership Program

Price Smith

   Board of Education - 18 years of service

Dawn Conner

   Board of Education - 11 years of service

It was noted that Price Smith and Dawn Conner attest to having served 19 years and 12 years respectively. 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT ON PERSONNEL ACTIONS

December  2024

CERTIFIED NEW HIRES

Courtney Murray - ALES - Part Time Intervention Teacher

CERTIFIED RESIGNATIONS

Haley McGaw - ALES - Teacher

CLASSIFIED NEW HIRES

Lacee Bivens - ALES - P.T. Instructional Assistant

Jacob Kessinger - LCHS - Custodian

Adrian Rankin - ALES - P.T. Instructional Assistant

CLASSIFIED RETIREMENT

CLASSIFIED RESIGNATIONS

Velkis Calarco - LCHS - Instructional Assistant

LWOP

COACH NEW HIRES

COACH RESIGNATIONS

Briana Bingham - LCHS - Assistant Softball Coach

Sonny Judd - LCHS - Head Football Coach

TEACHER TRANSFERS 24-25 (FOY)

CLASSIFIED TRANSFER 24-25 (FOY)

Heather Hack - ALES - PT I.A. to FT I.A. - POCS

FMLA

Lee Vickery

SUBSTITUTE NEW HIRES

Stefan Cowley - BUS - Sub Bus Monitor

Greg Woodcock - DIST - Sub Teacher

SUBSTITUTE RESIGNATIONS

Jorge Venegas

• Audience Comments
• Board Comments / Updates

• LCMS Proficiency Report - Alex Patterson  
  
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• Attendance Report - Penny Cecil
• Communications Report - Caleb Phelps
• Strategic Planning Report - Amanda Reed
• Superintendent's Activities & Comments
• SBDM Reports     LCHS   LCMS   HES   ALES

Approval of Consent Agenda

Order #682 - Motion Passed:  Approval of Consent Agenda passed with a motion by Ashley Reding and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

Change Order 04 – Credit of Unused Allowance of (-$34,824.00)

Approve change order #4 for the CHAMP Project as presented.

Order #683 - Motion Passed:  Approve change order #4 for the CHAMP Project as presented. passed with a motion by Farrah Pruitt and a second by Ashley Reding.

Approve Oheil Site Solutions' Pay Application #8 in the amount of $109,691.57.  Oheil Construction and RTA and consultants have reviewed it and found the pay app fair and reasonable.

Approve Oheil Site Solutions' Pay Application #8 in the amount of $109,691.57

Order #684 - Motion Passed:  Approve Oheil Site Solutions' Pay Application #8 in the amount of $109,691.57 passed with a motion by Ashley Reding and a second by Joanna Hinton.

Lakeshore Learning accepts grant requests through the platform Donors Choose. In order to provide storage for sensory friendly toys on the HES playground, a Lakeshore toy storage cabinet will be requested for donation using the Donors Choose Platform.

Approve the Donors Choose application for a Lakeshore storage cabinet.

Order #685 - Motion Passed:  Approve the Donors Choose application for a Lakeshore storage cabinet. passed with a motion by Dawn Conner and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

For many years, the Crusade for Children grant has been used to fund significant projects in our district that support learners with disabilities. This year, the following projects will be requested in the grant application:

-Musical instruments for the playground at Hodgenville Elementary School for sensory play

-The continuation of our district subscription to Learning Ally, which is an online audiobook platform that give students at all schools access to 80,000+ audiobooks.

Approve the submission of the 25-26 Crusade for Children Grant application.

Order #686 - Motion Passed:  Approve the submission of the 25-26 Crusade for Children Grant application. passed with a motion by Joanna Hinton and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

This is a federal grant awarded to the Kentucky Department of Education that is now being offering as subgrants to local school districts under a competitive grant application process. If awarded, our LaRue County Schools would receive $1,300,000 over the next 4 years to support public schools and participating early childhood partners to improve oral language, increase readiness for school, strengthen transitions between levels, and improve reading and writing instruction and student literacy outcomes with 16% towards early childhood, 42% towards elementary, and 42% towards middle/high. Activities include purchasing high-quality core instructional programs for reading/ELA and curriculum-based professional learning. Remaining funds may be used for a variety of other literacy supports such as reading intervention materials, reading assessments, transition readiness, or family literacy engagement. 

Approve to apply for the FY25 Kentucky Comprehensive Literacy Grant

Order #687 - Motion Passed:  Approve to apply for the FY25 Kentucky Comprehensive Literacy Grant passed with a motion by Farrah Pruitt and a second by Ashley Reding.

Approve the 2024-2025 Comprehensive District Improvement Plan as submitted

Order #688 - Motion Passed:  Approve the 2024-2025 Comprehensive District Improvement Plan as submitted passed with a motion by Ashley Reding and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

This is a quote for routing software for the bus garage. This would give us access for 2 users.  Here is some of the potential for this program:    

It will help with the communication between the schools with new students and/or added stops.

School office staff will have access to check bus numbers and routes.  We currently use a google form for this.  

It will help with bus manifestations.  There is an option that students could "scan" themselves into each bus every day.  

It requires the bus drivers to check in and check out and gives everyone specific times they are driving.  

I would be interested to see if the report this prints off could replace timesheets for Amy.  From what I saw at Nelson County, it should be possible too.  She would still have to manually enter them in, which is what she is doing now.

It will help with trip management and scheduling. 

We could use it for the bus maintenance schedule.  After we got a good routine with this system we could not renew the other system (about $700 savings). 

It will help streamline the T-Code process.  This is big. 

It will help with sub bus drivers with step-by-step directions.  

We have most of our routes planned for this year, but I do think it will help the routes be more efficient.  I would like to see it immediately used on the special education routes.  We have some timing issues there.

Approve the agreement with Lynx Transportation Solutions

Order #689 - Motion Passed:  Approve the agreement with Lynx Transportation Solutions passed with a motion by Joanna Hinton and a second by Dawn Conner.

Request approval of the 2025-26 School Calendar as presented.

School Start Times:

School                            Start Time                       End Time

ALES                               7:45 am                          2:55 pm

HES                                 7:45 am                          2:55 pm

LCMS                               8:00 am                          3:10 pm

LCHS                               8:00 am                          3:10 pm

Approve the 2025-26 School Calendar as presented

Order #690 - Motion Passed:  Approve the 2025-26 School Calendar as presented passed with a motion by Farrah Pruitt and a second by Ashley Reding.

Contract between Good Night Communications, Caleb Phelps Creative Director, and LaRue County Board of Education for services relating to strategic communications. 

The contract term is for a 12-month period beginning  January 20, 2025 and ending December 20, 2025 at a total annual cost of $ 44,292 ($3,691.00 monthly).

Approve the contract with Good Night Communications and LaRue County Board of Education from January 2025 to December 2025 for the annual cost of $44,292.

Order #691 - Motion Passed:  Approve the contract with Good Night Communications and LaRue County Board of Education from January 2025 to December 2025 for the annual cost of $44,292. passed with a motion by Dawn Conner and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

Board Meeting Dates and Locations:

January 2025

Working Session - Jan. 9, 2025, Board of Education upstairs conference room

Regular Meeting - Jan. 21, ALES library

Approve the meeting date and location for the January 21, 2025 regular meeting

Order #692 - Motion Passed:  Approve the meeting date and location for the January 21, 2025 regular meeting passed with a motion by Ashley Reding and a second by Farrah Pruitt.

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

Order #693 - Motion Passed:  The adjournment of this meeting of the LaRue County Board of Education passed with a motion by Dawn Conner and a second by Ashley Reding.