Board Chair Farrah Pruitt called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

All agreed.

The order of the agenda was changed to accommodate a request by Board Member Teresa Gilbert. Gilbert wanted to discuss specific items before leaving the meeting earlier than its adjournment.  She left at 6:30 p.m. 

Contract to receive bids from KISTA Bus Sales for the sale of 4 buses. (1 little bus and 3 big buses)  

This item has been previously brought up for approval to apply for a grant but would like permission to lay a concrete slab and a wall to allow for a dry erase board.  Pictures of ideas have been attached.  

We would like to update the sound system in the LCHS Gym.  We will use Title IX money ($15,000) and District Athletic Funds ($19,387.17) to cover the cost.  It will do an overhaul to the foundation of the sound system and also allow for additional upgrades in the future should we like to do that.  

Several special education teachers plan to apply for $650 mini grants from the Council for Exceptional Children. Grant requests include projects such as playground equipment, field trips, and instructional materials.

The district needs substitutes to fill in for certified staff when they are absent from the classroom. Emergency substitutes meet the requirements to be a substitute teacher, but they do not have a degree in education. An emergency substitute teaching license is required annually. Approval is requested for up to 20 additional emergency substitutes for the current school year.

Request to utilize the cross-country course with obstacles placed off the course in the long grass area for a JROTC Raider Course.

Volleyball coach Eric Williamson would like to add sleeves in the High School floor so that they can have two courts.

Approve the 2025-2026 Technology Plan

Approve the 2025-2026 Technology Plan as presented

Technology items that are no longer usable by our district due to age or are in disrepair must be declared surplus for proper disposal or recycling.

This would be an agreement between Lincoln Trail District Health Department and LaRue County Schools to provide a NaloxBox to LaRue County High School.  This is an "Opioid Rescue Kit" that is mounted on the wall and contains four doses of Naloxone (Narcan), a medication designed to reverse an opioid overdose.  Each box is equipped with a rescue-breathing mask, medical gloves, and step-by-step instructions.  

This will be a new position for our virtual school.  This person will be in charge of the instructional duties and the overall management of the virtual learning.  

We need approval for Ashley Reding as the LC School Board Representative and Ryan Bivens, Sandy Kidd, and Ryan Jeffries as community leaders for our Local Planning Committee to develop our District Facility Plan.  

702 KAR 3:246 requires local districts to provide school councils both a tentative allocation by March 1st and 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 2025-2026.  Attached are SBDM Tentative Allocations for school year 2025-2026, presented at a 24:1 student/staff ratio.

Approve the SBDM Tentative Allocations for the school year 2025-2026 as presented

Request for Proposal (RFP): Food Service SUV

Bid Closing

March 7, 2025, at 3:30 PM EST
Electronic Bids will not be accepted.

Bid Opening

LaRue County Board of Education
Working Session
208 College St.
Hodgenville, KY 42748
March 11, 2025, at 6:00 PM EST

Bid Award
LaRue County High School
Board Meeting
925 S. Lincoln Blvd..
Hodgenville, KY 42748
March 17, 2025, at 6:00 PM EST

• Heat Exchangers and air flow repair at the Middle School Cafeteria - WL Miller

• Daycare - Adryanne Warren
• NTI - Adryanne Warren
• DEI Discussion - Teresa Gilbert
• ICE - Janet Cruse
• Seek Reductions - Jessica Castenir
• Mental Health Offerings - Marsha Duncan

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

Order #710 - 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.