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Henderson County School District board meeting, Sep 21, 2026

1 h 07 min · 1 public speaker

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Henderson County school board approves 2026⁠-⁠27 working budget with 14.49% general fund contingency 54:02

  • The board heard recognitions of Henderson County High School student ambassadors, the district's All In for Ag Education Week and its childcare staff. 7:44
  • The board unanimously approved a change order for the East Heights Elementary project and the budget. 35:58
  • A district staff member presented the 2026⁠-⁠27 working budget, which includes a 1% general wage increase, a one-time $500 supplemental pay per eligible employee and an allocation for 9 school buses. 54:02
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 6:21
    • The meeting was called to order and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 6:21
    • The chair asked for a motion to accept the agenda as presented. 9:47
    • The vote to approve the agenda was unanimous. 10:36
  2. Student and staff recognitions 7:44
    • Senior student ambassadors from Henderson County High School introduced themselves and described their pathways and college plans. 7:44
    • The district coordinator for All In for Ag Education Week and the director of student nutrition described agriculture activities in schools and local foods served through the Farm to School program. 11:25
    • A staff member who oversees childcare said the district has 8 licensed childcare centers, up from 6, after adding centers at two schools as part of a preschool expansion. 25:42
  3. Public participation 30:58
    • The board would not take action on the request but would take the comments under consideration, according to the response given. 32:04
  4. Approval of minutes 32:50
    • The board considered minutes from its September 14th public hearing and special meeting. 32:50
    • The vote to approve the minutes was unanimous. 33:21
  5. Construction update and change order 33:21
    • A construction update said work at South Middle is focused on the auditorium and East Heights is ahead of schedule in Phase 4. 33:32
    • The superintendent recommended approval of Change Order 14⁠-⁠6 in the amount of $900 to IES Kentucky LLC for the East Heights Elementary project. 35:59
    • The vote to approve the change order was unanimous. 36:12
  6. Strategic plan update 36:26
    • The update focused on elevating family, community and alumni voice, and noted applications for the high school's outstanding alumni program are due by September 30th. 37:21
    • Tracey Williams described seeing a shirt that read once a Colonel, always a Colonel. 39:52
    • The district showed a video interview with a graduate about the impact of Henderson County Schools. 40:10
  7. Student overnight trip 47:38
    • The superintendent asked the board to approve one student overnight trip going over 250 miles, for Future Business Leaders of America to Washington, D.C. 47:50
    • The vote to approve the trip was unanimous. 48:22
  8. High school change order and closeout documents 48:25
    • The superintendent requested approval of change order number 4, a decrease of $17,500 for unused allowance credit on the high school culinary renovation and parking lot asphalt project. 48:50
    • A staff member asked the board to approve BG-4 contract closeout documents for the new Jefferson Elementary School project. 49:24
    • Both the change order and the closeout documents were approved by unanimous votes. 49:19
  9. School calendar committee appointments 50:16
    • A staff member asked the board to approve the listed nominations and appoint the nominees to serve on the 27⁠-⁠28 calendar committee. 50:38
    • The motion passed. ~52:41
  10. Consent agenda 52:41
    • The consent agenda included 6 items, including school fee addendums, fundraisers, grant applications and salary schedule amendments. 52:41
    • The vote to approve the consent agenda was unanimous. 53:50
  11. Working budget for 2026-27 53:50
    • A district staff member said general fund expenditures are budgeted at $117.4 million and the general fund contingency has increased to 14.49%. 54:36
    • The staff member said the SEEK base per pupil guarantee is $4,626 per student, a $40 per pupil increase, and that transportation funding leaves an unfunded gap of just over $1 million. 57:06
    • Thomas Alves moved to approve the budget as presented. 1:03:31
    • The vote to approve the budget was unanimous. 1:04:00
  12. Treasurer's report and paid warrants 1:04:00
    • A staff member reported August 2026 receipts of $6,613,382 and expenditures of $9,122,553, a net decrease of $2,933,155. 1:04:20
    • The staff member reported payments between August 18th, 2026 and September 21st, 2026 totaled $6,878,615.82. 1:05:21
    • The vote to approve the treasurer's report was unanimous. 1:05:14
  13. Personnel actions and adjournment 1:05:58
    • The chair asked that the record reflect the board received and reviewed personnel actions since the last meeting, then called for a motion to adjourn. 1:05:58

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