Board Chair Joanna Hinton called the meeting to order at 6 p.m.

All agreed.

LaRue County Schools contracts with Affinity Therapeutic Solutions to provide Occupational Therapy to students with fine motor delays.

LaRue County Schools contracts with On Track Orientation and Mobility Therapy yearly to provide O and M therapy to students with visual impairments. Attached is the contract for 26-27.

LaRue County Schools contracts with Accelerated Pediatric Therapy for physical therapy for students with gross motor delays.

Due to recent industry-wide changes in cellular carrier protocols, Halo vape detectors no longer support direct-to-text notifications. To maintain real-time alerts, campus principals must now utilize the integrated Halo Management Software suite for all messaging and notifications.

Renewal of Google Workspace to manage Google accounts and Chromebooks, as well as email security.  

Request for Preschool to apply for the FY2027 Heartland Mini Grant for $9600.  There is no matching with this grant.  Grant will be used for family/community engagement events throughout the year.  

Curneal Hignite Insurance submitted the 2027 Insurance Renewal Comparison, which includes the following policies: Property, General Liability, School Leaders, Law Enforcement, Crime, Auto, Workers Compensation, and Cyber.

Each year, Curneal Hignite Insurance markets the District’s insurance program to carriers interested in providing coverage for Kentucky school districts, including Workers Compensation. Attached is a schedule outlining the recommended insurance program for FY2027.

Highlights:

• Recommended changing carriers for Property, General Liability, School Leaders, Law Enforcement, Crime, and Auto coverage from Liberty to Obsidian.
• The attached comparison chart outlines all coverage changes.
• Recommended changing Workers Compensation coverage from KEMI to Summit. This option would increase costs by $16,972, compared to a $31,116 increase if the District remained with KEMI.
• Recommended maintaining the current Cyber Insurance coverage, which will increase by $48.

Approve the Audit Contract for the FY2025-2026 audit with Montgomery & Company PLLC as presented.

• Discuss Monthly Superintendent Report - Joanna Hinton, Ashley Reding
• Discuss idea of Quarterly report - Joanna Hinton, Ashley Reding
• Discuss Communications protocol - Joanna Hinton, Ashley Reding
• Discuss Financial One Pager - Joanna Hinton, Ashley Reding

The motion to adjourn to Closed Session per KRS 61.810(k) for discussion of Superintendent Evaluation

Order #1004 - Motion Passed:  The motion to adjourn to Closed Session per KRS 61.810(k) for discussion of Superintendent Evaluation passed with a motion by Ashley Reding and a second by Teresa Gilbert.

Reconvene in open session

Order #1005 - Motion Passed:  Reconvene in open session passed with a motion by Teresa Gilbert and a second by Ashley Reding.

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

Order #1006 - 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 Janet Cruse.