Nelson County Work Session
August 02, 2018 5:00 PM
Central Office

Attendance Taken at 4:54 PM: 

Present Board Members:   
Mrs. Diane Berry 
Mr. Jeff Dickerson 
Mr. Damon Jackey 
 
Absent Board Members:   
Mrs. Diane Breeding 
Mrs. Rebekah McGuire-Dye 

I. Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM by Chairperson, Damon Jackey. 

II. Changes to the Agenda  
There were no changes to the agenda.

III. Dedicated to Our Community  

III.A. Superintendent Report  
Superintendent, Wes Bradley, gave the following update: 
1.	There are nearly 4,700 students enrolled in the district to date.
2.	We continue to have conversations around culture, school safety and transformative learning.
3.	The district has deployed approximately 1,000 Chromebooks as we prepare for our 1:1 rollout.
4.	Next week our Central Office leadership team will visit each school to connect for 45 minutes and continue the conversation of Nelson County Pride.

Mr. Bradley introduced Laura Arnold as she and Amber Gootee discussed collaborative efforts with the Nelson County Community Support Foundation and AT&T. The district received a grant in the amount of $10,000 that will provide scholarships to students participating in dual credit courses, as well as transportation for 3-4 students who are participating in the work based learning program.

III.B. Pre-Audit AFR  
Amy Owens presented the Annual Financial Report which includes the end of year fund balance and our ongoing budget. She discussed how we will use fiscal year 2018 as a starting point to bring our spending in line with our PRIDE vision.

III.C. Master Schedules  
Jessica Sekulski presented master schedules for the New Haven School and
OKH Middle School. All school master schedules meet or exceed the state required 
minimum (1,062) instructional hours within our 174 student school days. All 
schedules have been approved by their corresponding SBDM Council. Ms. Sekulski 
will ask the Board to approve these two master schedules at the regular August 
board meeting.

IV. Innovate & Grow  

IV.A. 1:1 Rollout  
To meet our mission of inspired students thriving within a global economy, we must commit to future ready learning experiences for all students. Chase Goff shared the District’s 1:1 Rollout Launch plan. There will be two types of users; day users and all-time users. All-time users may take their chromebook home if all requirements have been completed by parents and student. Chase shared the distribution schedule and next steps for students, leaders and families. 

V. Student and Shareholder Engagement  

V.A. Guest Comments  
Jim Brooks, Nelson County Gazette; Mr. Brooks expressed his desire for more communication between the district’s communication team and the Nelson County Gazette. 
 
VI. Adjourn Regular Session  

Motion Passed:  Motion to adjourn the Regular Session of the Nelson County Board of Education passed with a motion by Mr. Jeff Dickerson and a second by Mrs. Diane Berry.  The motion was unanimous.

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Chairperson

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Superintendent