Minutes of the regular board meeting held April 9, 2014, at Central Officeat 7:00 pm.
Members present were Ed Ward, Roy Gray, Jamie Collinsworth, Mike Ishmael and Heather Crump.
The meeting was called to order by Mr. Collinsworth.
A moment of silence was held.
Pledge was led by Mr. Ishmael.
Mr. Collinsworthwelcomed guests.
ORDER #156 – APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion was made by Ishmael and second by Ward to approve minutes of the March 12, 2014 regular meeting and March 18, 2014 called meeting as presented. Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
Superintendent Price recognized the Fleming County Road Department, Fleming County Maintenance Facility District 9 and the Public Works Department in recognition of their outstanding support of the Fleming County School District and presented each of them with a plaque.
Willy Campbell recognized Jimmy Hall for his dedication and awareness to his students.
Superintendent Price discussed classroom formative assessment initiatives with the board.
Amy Utterback discussed purchasing playground equipment for Ewing Elementary School with PTO funds and provided the board with handouts.
Theupdated personnel report was distributed by Superintendent Price.
The attendance report was given by Karen Kirby. HillsboroElementary School was recognized as the school with the highest attendance percentage. Ewing Elementary School was recognized as the school with the greatest improvement in attendance for the period. Karen also presented a power point outlining attendance data and funding for the district.
Lesia Eldridgepresented an Unbridled Learning Report on PGES and Certified Evaluations.
Superintendent Price presented an athletic fund report to the board.
Jim Hamm presented the KDE Assistance Specialist Report.
Mendy High, Johna Bacon and Candy Dales presented a FRYSC report.
No board action was taken for reports/monthly updates.
ORDER # 157– FINANCIALS
The March 2014 Monthly Financial Report was presented by Bodie Stevens.
The payment of claims was enclosed for review.
Motion was made by Gray and second by Ishmael to approve the financial report and payment of claimsas presented. Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
ORDER #158 – CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
- Fund Raiser Requests
- FCHS FMD “kandy kitchen” sales;
- SMS/FCHS FMD Little Caesar pizza kit sales;
- FES egg-o-gram and penny war;
- SMS baseball boosters concession sales;
- SMS baseball boosters t-shirt/hat sales;
- SMS baseball boosters candy bar sales;
- SMS cheerleading spirit card sales;
- FCHS cheerleading clinic;
- Trip Requests
- State Skills USA Competition in Louisville, Kentucky on April 16-19, 2014
(requested by Terry Plybon & Bobby Pease);
- FCHS Girls’ Basketball trip to Coastal Carolina University on June 14-21, 2014
(requested by Kristy Orem);
- FCHS FMD trip to Cincinnati Zoo and Kings Island on June 3-4, 2014
(requested by Kim Roman);
- FCCLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas on July 5-11, 2014
(requested by Karlyn Vice & Ashley Fritz);
Motion was made by Ishmael and second by Wardto approve the consent agenda items as presented. Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
Greg Dunaway gave the construction report.
ORDER #159 – INCLEMENT WEATHER MAKE-UP DAYS
Superintendent Price discussed new provisions passed by Congress for making up inclement weather days.
Motion was made by Gray and second by Ward to approve having staff report June 9, 10 and 11 for make-up work days to meet contractual obligations. June 12 will be closing day for staff. The “Let’s Talk” Conference may be used as a make-up day for certified employees if they choose. Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
ORDER #160 – TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
Motion was made by Ward and second by Ishmael to approve the Transportation Employee Handbook as presented. Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
ORDER #161 – APPROVE AUDIT CONTRACT
Motion was made by Ishmael and second by Crump to approve audit contract with Kelley, Galloway & Company, PSC for school year 2013-2014 as presented. Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
ORDER #162 – 2014-2015 DISTRICT CALENDAR
Superintendent Price discussed the three calendar options for 2014-2015 school year. He explained the voting results from parents and staff and noted that the board had the ultimate decision on which calendar option to approve.
Motion was made by Ward and second by Gray to approve 2014-2015 District Calendar, option 3, as presented. Ewing Elementary School, Fleming County High School, Ward Elementary School and Hillsboro Elementary School will be used as polling places on Election Day. Voting yes – Ward, Gray & Collinsworth. Voting no – Crump & Ishmael. Motion was approved on a vote of 3 yes; 2 no.
ORDER #163 – FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR POSITION
Motion was made by Ishmael and second by Crump to approve the Food Service Director Position job description as presented. Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
Superintendent Price updated the board on the Community Use of School Facilities Policy. A copy of the current policy was enclosed for their review. It will be discussed again at the next regular meeting.
ORDER #164 – SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION
Board Attorney, Tom MacDonald discussed results of the Superintendent Evaluation with the board.
Motion was made by Ward and second by Ishmael to approve the Superintendent Evaluation as presented. Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
ORDER #165 – GO INTO CLOSED SESSION/PERSONNEL PER KRS 61.810(1)(F)
Motion was made by Gray and second by Ishmael to approve going into closed session to discuss personnel per KRS 61.810(1)(f). Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
ORDER #166 – GO OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
Motion was made by Ward and second by Gray to approve going out of closed session. Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
ORDER #167 – TRIP REQUESTS
Motion was made by Ishmael and second by Gray to approve the following trip requests as presented:
a) State Poultry Judging CDE at Murray, Kentucky on April 15-16, 2014
(requested by Chris Fitzpatrick)
b) TSA State Competition in Louisville, Kentucky on April 21-23, 2014
(requested by Laura Mitchell & David Lucas)
Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
ORDER #168 – FUND RAISER REQUESTS
Motion was made by Gray and second by Ward to approve the following fund raiser requests as presented:
a) FCHS band boosters pancake breakfast;
b)FBLA rose bush and shrub sales;
c)FBLA DormCo gift card sales;
d)SMS soccer boosters car accessory sales;
e)SMS soccer boosters t-shirt sales;
Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
ORDER #169 – PROFESSIONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Motion was made by Ishmael and second by Gray to approve extending a professional leave of absence for Rob Bowers through the 2014-2015 school year, contingent upon the receipt of his letter of resignation effective June 30, 2015. Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.
ORDER #170 – ADJOURN
Motion was made by Gray and second by Ishmael to adjourn. Motion was approved on a vote of 5 yes; 0 no.