Author: McKay, Carla

Nelson County Regular 
November 14, 2017 5:00 PM
Central Office

Attendance Taken at 5:06 PM: 

Present Board Members:   
Mrs. Diane Berry 
Mrs. Diane Breeding 
Mr. Damon Jackey 
Mrs. Rebekah McGuire-Dye 
Mr. David Norman 
Mrs. Rebekah McGuire-Dye 

I. Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson, Diane Breeding at 5:06 PM.

II. Changes to the Agenda  
The Board will not go into an Executive Session as listed on the agenda.

III. Student & Stakeholder Engagement  

III.A. Student Performance  
Phlebotomist students from the Nelson County Area Technology Center drew blood from several board members and gave a presentation on how blood is broke down for lab testing. 

III.B. Good News  
Bloomfield Elementary School has 6 students who qualified for All State Choir. The following students performed on November 3rd, in Lexington; Emily Sanders, Alex Smith, Carsen Keeling, Anna Simpson, Landon Sweazy, Jullian Ramirez, and Tommy Zabenco

Bloomfield Middle School 7th Grade Girls Basketball Team finished Runner-Up in their conference tournament. Awesome Season for our Blazer Basketball Team.

Boston middle school archery team brought home the best scores in the history of the program this month during the Bethlehem Archery Tournament. Jay-T Mattingly placed 3rd overall in the middle school boys and the team took 4th place overall in the middle school division. Middle School girls' basketball brought home the division runner-up trophy this season. We are very proud of our student athletes.

Fourth grade students at Cox’s Creek are working on a reading and science PBL unit connected to Book "Wonder." Fifth grade students are working on a social studies PBL comparing colonial times and modern America. 

Students and teachers at the Early Learning Center are working hard to become HEROES. They collected $1,140.91 through “Pennies for Patients” to fight Leukemia. 

Foster Heights students are currently engaging in student-led conferences. Students are analyzing their performance data and identifying strengths and growth areas.

Nelson County High School Senior Joselin Cruz, has been chosen for the second year in a row to serve on the Kentucky Department of Education Commissioner's Student Council. Joselin will continue her work with students across the state and the commissioner to bring ideas to KDE to further improve our schools and student achievement across Kentucky.

The Kentucky Science center visited New Haven for a full day of explosions and hands on activities. Students watched as Ion Jones showed how elements interact with each other to make compounds. The students then took part in various hands on science experiments. New Haven hosted local city officials as they enjoyed lunch with our students and talked about their jobs at New Haven. 

The TNHS Student Organization Council was granted a $1,000 grant from the Rolling Fork Iron Horse Committee for their strong involvement in the Iron Horse Festival. The students of the TNHS SOC plan to reinvest this money into the New Haven community through an Angel Tree for The New Haven School.

IV. Operations Consent Agenda  

Motion Passed:  Motion to approve consent items as presented passed with a motion by Mrs. Diane Berry and a second by Mrs. Rebekah McGuire-Dye. The motion was unanimous.

IV.A. Information: Personnel Actions  

New Hires:		
Sarah Cecil		 	IAI		      CC						
Kari Holbert		School Nurse	FF
Megan Williams		ESS		      FF
Jeannie Hardin		Childcare	      NCELC
Morgan Welch		FRYSC ASST	      FF
Arron Carr			FRYSC ASST	      OKH
			
Transfers:		

Reinstatements:  None

One Year Certification:	   

Classified Subs: 

Certified Substitute: 

Student Workers: None 

Non-Renewals: 	
		
Resignation:		
Kim Miller		Teacher	NCHS
James Dragoo	Driver	Trans
Linda McCloskay	Sub		Dis
Ronda Bertrand	FRYSC ASST	FH
			
Retirements:	
Charlene Thompson IAII         NCELC

Reprimands/Terminations:  
Stan Ritter	Driver		Trans

IV.B. Treasurer's Report  

IV.C. Bills and Claims  

IV.D. MUNIS Report  

IV.E. Leaves of Absence  
Intermittent Leave: 	 

Medical Leave:  
Custodian     NH
Driver        Trans
Teacher       BMS
Teacher       Hor
	
Maternity Leave:	
Teacher       NH
Teacher       BMS
CCR           CO

Educational Leave: None 

IV.F. Minutes from Previous Meeting  
October Board Meeting 10/17/17
November Work Session 11/2/17

IV.G. Overnight/Out-of-State Trips  
NCHS Baseball	          Destin/Ft. Walton Beach	3/31/18-4/6/18
NCHS Girls Basketball	    Connor High School	      12/27-29/17
NCHS KY YMCA Youth Assembly Louisville, KY		12/3-5/17	
NH   2^nd/3^rd ELA	          Derby Dinner Playhouse 	12/14/17			

IV.H. Fundraiser Requests 
CCES		Great American Fundraiser	2/8/18-2/23/18
CCES		Hometown Cards 			11/27/17-1/8/18
FH		T-shirt Sales 			10/16/17-10/20/17
NCELC		T-shirt Sales 			11/15/17-11/29/17 

IV.I. Board Training Approval
2017 Winter Symposium, December 1-2
Marriott Louisville East, Louisville KY
Board Member | Registration | Hotel | Travel
Diane Berry | $233.00 | $276.25 | $32.09
Damon Jackey | $233.00 | $138.13 | $31.16
Rebekah McGuire-Dye | $233.00 | N/A | $36.37
Tom Brown | $233.00 | N/A | N/A

V. Efficient Resource Management   

V.A. Audit Report  
Jason Strange with Stiles, Carter & Associates presented the 2016-2017 Audit Report. There were no findings.

Motion Passed: Motion to approve the Audit Report as presented passed with a motion by Mr. Damon Jackey and a second by Mr. David Norman.  The motion was unanimous.

V.B. Post-Audit AFR 2017  
Tim Hockensmith presented the Post-Audit annual financial report for 2017.

Motion Passed:   Motion to approve the Post-Audit AFR for 2016-2017 as presented passed with a motion by Mrs. Diane Berry and a second by Mr. David Norman.  The motion was unanimous.

VI. College and Career Readiness  

VI.A. Governor's Scholar Program  
The Governor’s Scholars Program is a five week, residential program for outstanding Kentucky students completing their junior year in high school. The program provides academic and personal growth in a challenging, non-traditional environment that balances a strong liberal arts program with a full co-curricular and residential life experience. Kim Brown presented guidelines for eligibility, scoring criteria and the timeline for the 2017-2018 GSP program. 

VI.B. District Assessments  
At the November Work Session, each Principal presented 2016-2017 KPREP results for their school. Kim Brown and Ann Marie Williams gave an overview of the District KPREP results. They discussed areas of focus and action plans for Novice Reduction and GAP Closure.

VI.C. Comprehensive District Improvement Plan  
Kim Brown and Ann Marie Williams presented the first reading the 2017-2018 Comprehensive District Improvement Plan. They will present a second reading at the regular December board meeting for Board approval.

VII. Student and Shareholder Engagement  

VII.A. Superintendent Search Process  
Owens Saylor from KASA gave an update on the timeline for the Superintendent search process. There will be a public forum held on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the NCHS auditorium.  

VII.B. Guest Comments  
David Norman, Board Member for the 1^st District, announced his resignation after recently learning that he is ineligible to serve as a Board member due to his job at the Nelson County Road Department. Mr. Norman thanked the citizens in the 1^st district for their confidence to represent the New Haven community. 

X. Adjourn Regular Session  

Motion Passed:  Motion to adjourn the Regular Session of the Nelson County Board of Education passed with a motion by Mr. Damon Jackey and a second by Mrs. Rebekah McGuire-Dye.  The motion was unanimous.

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Chairperson

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Superintendent