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What happened at this meeting

Board accepts superintendent's notice of intent to retire effective June 30, 2027 27:18

  • The board walked through each consent agenda item before approving the consent agenda A through M. 4:42
  • A presenter gave an update on an HVAC upgrade at McBreyer Elementary, saying the plan was to be complete by July 31st. 21:10
  • The superintendent announced a formal notification of intent to retire on June 30th, 2027, and the board voted to accept the notice. 27:18
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening, minutes and monthly claims 2:56
    • The meeting was called to order at 6 o'clock and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 2:56
    • A staff member said no one was present to speak. ~3:43
    • The board took up minutes from prior meetings, including a 5/12 special call budget retreat, and payment of monthly claims. 3:45
    • The motion to approve regular business items A and B passed. 4:29
  2. Surplus items and partner agreements 4:42
    • A motion on surplus of benchmark assessment kits was tabled after a staff member said the agenda was set up for one vote at the end. 5:44
    • A staff member said the district would not pay the salary of the individual, who would work for Wilderness Education Project, and that the money would come to the district, which would write the checks. 6:33
    • A staff member said there were no changes to the dual credit agreement with Morehead State and that the district had done one or two classes with Murray State. 7:21
  3. Classified salary schedule extension 7:56
    • A staff member said the certified salary schedule had been extended to 30 years a couple of years ago but the classified side had not, and about 5 or 6 people were affected. 8:12
    • The staff member said the change added an additional 25 cents each year for year 28, 29. 8:36
  4. Interpreting contract, surplus and handbook 8:43
    • A speaker said the Sorensen contract would provide deaf and hard of hearing interpreting services for students. 8:43
    • A staff member said a school was asking to surplus supplies it no longer used. 9:50
    • A staff member said board approval of the acceptable behavior handbook is an annual request. 10:05
  5. Probationary certificate for pupil personnel director 10:12
    • A staff member cited 16 KAR 3:090, saying the superintendent can ask for a 1-year temporary certificate when the candidate pool lacks qualified applicants. 10:31
    • The staff member asked for permission to ask EPSB to grant a candidate a probationary certificate, saying the individual would have to complete certification in 1 year. 12:08
  6. Credit card spending limit 12:28
    • A speaker said expenses had gone up for flights, hotels, training and food. 13:02
    • A staff member said hotels no longer take purchase orders and vendors including Amazon require credit cards, and that the district pays the cards off monthly. 13:15
    • A staff member said the district has a total of 8 cards, and a speaker asked whether more cards had been considered. 14:32
  7. Head Start lease, certification and juvenile justice agreement 15:56
    • A staff member said Gateway Community leases classroom space for Head Start under an annual agreement. 16:05
    • A staff member said an emergency certification was requested because no certified employees applied for a position, citing the teacher shortage. 16:26
    • A speaker said the interagency agreement covers working with DJJ at the Moorehead Youth Development Center facility. 16:58
  8. Consent agenda vote 17:37
    • A speaker said the public needs to know the board is talking through consent agenda items. 17:37
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda passed. 18:21
  9. Treasurer's report 18:26
    • A staff member said the district began May with $5,126,397.75, received $3,190,472.70 and spent $2,427,548.90. 18:32
    • The staff member said June had 4 payrolls. 18:43
  10. First reading of policy updates 19:06
    • A staff member said no vote was needed on the first reading of annual KSBA policy updates and the item would come up for a vote at the next meeting. 19:23
    • The staff member said it was a smaller list than usual. 19:46
  11. Superintendent's report 19:48
    • A staff member said kindergarten registration would be July 9th from 9 AM to 3 PM. 20:04
  12. Superintendent's notice of intent to retire 27:18
    • The superintendent gave formal notification of intent to retire at the conclusion of the current contract on June 30th, 2027. 27:18
    • The superintendent said the 1-year notice would allow time for a search for the district's next leader. 27:49
    • The motion to accept the notice of intent to retire passed. 29:45
  13. Closed session 30:01
    • The motion to go into closed session passed. 30:01

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Video: posted by the district as “June 2026 Regular Board Meeting”