Board Chair Farrah Pruitt called the meeting to order at 6 p.m.

All agreed.

Open bid

One bid received from Singleton Pest Solution.

The LaRue County School District enters into a Memorandum of Agreement yearly with Central Kentucky Head Start to provide special education services to any students with disabilities. Attached is the Memorandum of Agreement for the 25-26 school year. 

Renew the agreement between LaRue County Schools Foodservice and
LaRue County Head Start.

We started catering meals for Head Start in the 2017-2018 School Year; they have always paid us in a timely manner. Nicole Burchell, Nutrition Coordinator for Head Start has asked me to cater meals for them again for the 2025-2026 School Year.

We have a candidate for our JROTC position who will be a new teacher.  The military process for onboarding new JROTC teachers and applying for a Kentucky JROTC teaching license takes additional time and requires military documentation. Emergency licensure is needed to start the year and should be temporary.

This contract is for Curriculum-Based Professional Learning provided by EPIC which is the professional learning branch of GRREC. This professional learning is required for the KyCL25 literacy grant our district has received and will paid 100% by KyCL25 grant funds.

The Comprehensive District Improvement Plan Implementation and Impact Report is attached. The plan itself was approved in December (everything except the far right column). This is a report on our progress with the plan. Progress notes are included in the far right column. You will see “I” for Implemented, “PI” for Partially Implemented, or “NI” for Not Implemented.

Each school has completed an implementation and impact report on their school plan as well. School plans and reports have been approved by SBDM councils. Both the school and district reports will be posted on our website once approved.

We will review needs and revise the plan again in the fall.

Each fiscal year, the Board of Education is asked to submit the District Funding Assurances to KDE. The assurances affirm that the district and all schools are abiding by requirements for planning and implementation of both state and federal programs. All programs are covered under this single document. The assurances have been reviewed by all program coordinators and principals.

FY26 Funds may not be released to the district until the assurances are submitted.

Updates are required this year in the Certified Evaluation Plan due to legislative action in the 2025 session. The CEP committee has approved the recommended revisions. Drafts were shared with certified staff for feedback. The final version of our CEP will be forwarded to KDE for approval.

The revised CEP is attached for your approval.

In addition, a strikethrough version of the revised CEP is attached so you can see all of the edits clearly, as well as a one-page summary of the changes.

ECTC Platforms

• Blackboard (Anthology)
• Outlook (kctcs.edu domain)
• Starfish (EAB)

Parent Square

Google Suite (District Accounts)

Infinite Campus (IC)

District Assigned Email

SportsYOU 

Approve Oheil Site Solutions' Final Pay Application #10 in the amount of $17,200.  Oheil Construction and RTA and consultants have reviewed it and found the pay app fair and reasonable. Pay application #10 is the final payment to Oheil Site Solutions.  Clarification: The correct amount is $17,200.

RossTarrant Architects has submitted DPO change order #1 for the LaRue County CHAMP project (see attached). This is a deductive change order. 

Sportsfield Specialties DPO:  -$18,844.

Consideration/Approval of the BG4 for the LaRue County CHAMP project, BG#24-031

Summary of the CHAMP Project:

It was noted that a summary would be provided to board members in time for the regular meeting on July 21.

Update Procedure 09.33 AP.22 (form) that accompanies Policy 09.33 as it relates to Fundraising Activities.  The form includes all the original requirements with added requests.

This is the first reading.

Update Procedure 09.36 AP.21 (form) that accompanies Policy 09.36 as it relates to school related trips.  The only update is the form 09.36 AP.21 to include language that requires Purchase Orders to be submitted with the field trip request form.  Changes (highlighted in  yellow).

This is the first reading.

Approve the FY2026 Extra Duty Schedule as presented

Approve the FY2026 Extra Duty Schedule as presented

According to policy 09.15 all student fees and dues shall be adopted by the Board, including any student activity fees or membership dues, and remain in place until modified or removed by a Board resolution.

See FY2026 Student Fee Schedule.

Capital Funds Request for FY2025.

The approval of Escrowing funds from Fund Balance at June 30 to the following accounts:

10-8747B  COMMITTED-OTHER-BUS : $415,000 (new balance $550,000)

10-8747C  COMMITTED-OTHER-CURRICULUM : $390,000 (new balance $500,000)

10-8747LT COMMITTED-OTHER-LAPTOPS: $609,642.40 (new balance $709,642.40)

10-8747FP COMMITTED-OTHER-FUTURE PROJECTS: $1,250,000 (new balance $1,300,000)

Total amount to escrow: $395,000.  Ending balance (before all closing entries) is currently calculating at  $400,000. 

Approve the District Facility Plan (DFP) as presented.

Approve a hearing officer for the public hearing of the district facility plan which will be held on August 18, 2025 at 5:30 pm in the LCHS Library.  

Recommend approving Adryanne Warren to be the public hearing officer for the public hearing of the district facility plan.  

Update Policy 09.12 Admissions and Attendance.

This is the first reading.

Updated 2025-2026 Employee Handbook. Discussion included the possibility of needing additional revisions after approval of the Handbook at the July 21 regular meeting.  If so, it will come back to the Board for approval again in August. 

Annual KSBA updates for review.

Updates may be approved together with one motion.

• Facilities Questions - Teresa Gilbert
• Childcare Update - Adryanne Warren
• Attendance Reports - Janet Cruse

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

Order #818 - 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 Janet Cruse.