Nelson County Regular 
February 07, 2019 5:30 PM
Central Office

Attendance Taken at 5:30 PM: 

Present Board Members:   
Mrs. Diane Berry 
Mrs. Diane Breeding 
Mr. Jeff Dickerson 
Mr. Damon Jackey 
Mrs. Rebekah McGuire-Dye 
 
I. Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairperson, Diane Berry.

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

III. Dedicated To Our Community 
 
III.A. Snow Day Calendar Revision  
Jessica Sekulski presented the following recommendation for snow make-up days:

January 24th make up on March 8th (for students and staff)
February 1st make up on May 24th (for students and staff)
Staff work day moved from March 8th to May 28th and from May 24th to May29th
Original PD FLEX days moved from February 18th and March 8th to June 3rd and 4th

Motion Passed:  Motion to approve make up days as presented passed with a motion by Mrs. Diane Breeding and a second by Mr. Jeff Dickerson. The motion was unanimous.  

III.B. Snow Days 2019-2020 Calendar Update  
Jessica Sekulski presented a recommendation to update the 2019-2020 School Calendar that would designate make up days in the following order:
Feb 17, March 16,  May 22, May 26, 27, 28, June 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th. Mrs. Sekulski requests that the Board approve this update at the regular February board meeting.
  
III.C. Farm Credit Donation  
Amy Owens, along with Mr. John Hammond and John Martin from TNHS, presented a donation request from Farm Credit in the amount of $5,000 that would benefit the Land Lab at Thomas Nelson High School. Mr. Hammond is proposing these funds be used to purchase a trailer to transport animals in the Land Lab and requests that this donation be approved at the regular February board meeting.

IV. Put People First  

IV.A. KPC Membership Agreement  
Amy Owens presented a membership agreement with KPC. KPC is requesting each district that is a member of KPC through GRECC sign a membership agreement.  This will be signed annually in the future as long as we are a member of GRECC and there is no additional cost to the Board.  This item will be placed on the February consent agenda for approval. 

IV.B. KETS Offer of Assistance  
Amy Owens reported based on final FY-2018 statewide ADA figures, our first and second offers of assistance in FY2019 total $63,145.  These funds must be matched by the district and will be matched at the present time. This item will be on the February consent agenda for approval.
 
IV.C. Insurance RFQ  
Amy Owens reported it is time for us to begin preparing for our insurance coverage for the 2019-2020 school year.  Sending out a RFQ (request for qualifications) to a few possible agents will allow us to evaluate who will be the strongest provider for Nelson County Schools in the future. Mrs. Owens will begin this process and report back to the Board in March with potential agents. 
 
IV.D. Site Based Allocations/Staffing Policy  
Amy Owens and Chase Goff presented staffing allocations for the 2019-2020 school year and will request Board approval at the February board meeting. 

V. Innovate & Grow 
 
V.A. Comprehensive District Improvement Plan  
Chase Goff reviewed the Comprehensive District Improvement Plan for the 2019-2020 school year. 

V.B. Procedure Updates 
 
V.B.1. 09.121 AP.21 Early Entrance Petition Procedure  
Chase Goff presented a revision to Procedure 09.121 AP.21 (Early Entrance Petition Procedure.) This language revision adds clarity to the early entrance procedure and adds an appeal process for parents. 
  
V.B.2. Gifted Minds Procedure Update  
 	Tiffanie Clark presented an update to the Gifted Minds Procedure manual stating Nelson County Schools shall use benchmarks or short-term objectives for a child’s IEP. 

V.C. NCBOE/Signature Health Contract  
Chase Goff presented a contract relating to our students who are taking the Certified Nursing Assistant’s class at Signature Healthcare.  We have 12 students from the ATC attending from 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. daily for the course. This contract requires Board approval. 

Motion Passed:  Motion to approve the contract between NCS and Signature Health Care as presented passed with a motion by Mr. Damon Jackey and a second by Mr. Jeff Dickerson. The motion was unanimous. 

V.D. Fiber Lease Agreement 
Jesse Morgan presented a fiber lease agreement between NCS and the City of Bardstown for a rate of $5,280.00 per month for 11 sites, this being the total monthly recurring cost at $529.09 per site for 60 months. 

Motion Passed:  Motion to approve the fiber lease agreement as presented between Nelson County Schools and City of Bardstown pending KDE final approval, passed with a motion by Mr. Damon Jackey and a second by Mrs. Diane Breeding. The motion was unanimous. 

V.E. Deep Learning Ch.3  
The Board reviewed and discussed chapter 3 of Deep Learning.

VI. Student and Shareholder Engagement  

VI.A. Guest Comments  
There were no guest comments.

VII. Adjourn Regular Session  

Motion Passed:  Motion to adjourn the Working Session of the Nelson County Board of Education passed with a motion by Mr. Damon Jackey and a second by Mr. Jeff Dickerson.  The motion was unanimous.

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Chairperson

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Superintendent