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School board approves Monday noon working sessions before regular meetings 47:05

  • The board approved the unaudited financial report, the 2026⁠-⁠27 certified evaluation plan and the second and final reading of KSBA recommended policies. 6:02
  • A district staff member gave an instructional update on a local accountability dashboard that went live July 1st. 6:43
  • The board also approved the special education procedures manual and the faculty, coaches and substitute handbooks. ~25:44
  • The board discussed adding a working lunch meeting and approved a motion to set a working session for Mondays at 12, the day before the regular meeting. 29:18

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Item by item (14)
  1. Building system project update 0:00
    • A staff member said the project was tracking to be done on the 31st and cleaned up. 0:15
    • The staff member said the new control system would let users log in, see set points and room temperatures, and allow the service team to troubleshoot remotely. 1:03
    • Asked about the open house on the 5th, the staff member said all units would be running by the 31st, with control work continuing behind the scenes without interrupting operations. 2:09
  2. Treasurer's monthly report 3:12
    • A staff member reported the district started the month with $5,889,321.55, brought in $1,770,282.76, spent $3,649,596.03 and ended with $4,010,008.28. 3:17
    • The staff member said 4 payrolls in June increased expenditures for the month. 3:45
  3. Unaudited financial report 3:54
    • A staff member said the figures are temporary and will change before the board approves the final audit. 4:03
    • The staff member said the report is uploaded to the state once the board approves it. 4:40
    • A speaker said a line-by-line review showed variations of several hundred thousand dollars in different line items, and the staff member said most of those questions had been answered. 4:51
    • The motion to approve the unaudited financial report passed. 6:02
  4. Instructional update 6:35
    • A staff member said the district finalized instructional visions for math, literacy and science and planned to roll out structures to teachers this fall. 7:33
    • The staff member said all district staff would be trained on Leader in Me 7 Habits on August 4th. 11:23
    • Megan Boone asked whether there were plans to share the local accountability dashboard with the community and business leaders, and the staff member said that had not been decided and the dashboard would be updated quarterly. 12:41
  5. Certified evaluation plan 15:38
    • A staff member said the committee had no recommended changes to the certified evaluation plan this year. 15:46
    • The motion to approve the 26⁠-⁠27 certified evaluation passed. 16:01
  6. KSBA policies second reading 16:38
    • A staff member said the policies and procedures were recommended by KSBA based on this year's legislative session and had a first reading last month. 16:50
    • The motion passed. ~17:44
  7. Federal funding assurances 17:50
    • A staff member said the annual assurances signify the district will abide by federal laws when disseminating federal funds. 18:01
    • One board member said they do not mind giving the money, but the rules had better be followed. 18:21
    • The motion to approve the fiscal year 27 district funding assurance plan passed. 18:27
  8. Committee chairperson designations 19:03
    • A staff member said the positions would be designated as representatives for admission and committee meetings for students with disabilities. 19:10
    • A staff member said a second item noted the district representatives for 504 committee meetings for the school year. 20:20
    • A motion to approve the 26⁠-⁠27 Section 504 chairpersons passed. 20:42
  9. Special education procedures manual 21:15
    • A staff member said the procedures were updated with legal counsel to align with legislation, with the main changes on class sizes and caseload sizes for special education. 21:24
    • The staff member said a teacher with students with autism can have a maximum of 8 students on a caseload, compared with 20 previously at high school, and that no staffing adjustment had been needed so far. 21:58
    • The staff member said graphics would be shared on social media to inform parents after approval. 24:50
    • The motion to approve the special education procedures manual passed. 25:20
  10. Faculty, coaches and substitute handbooks 25:49
    • A staff member said the district contracts with Kentucky School Board Association to keep the handbooks updated with new laws. 26:05
    • Megan Boone asked about the qualified volunteer language, and a staff member said volunteers should have a background check approved by the district. 26:53
    • The motion to approve the faculty, coaches and substitute handbook passed. 28:48
  11. Working lunch meeting schedule 29:18
    • A speaker proposed a monthly working lunch meeting so the board could discuss items and ask leadership questions before regular meetings. 29:18
    • One board member said every month is too much, suggested once a quarter or topic-focused sessions, and said Mondays would work better than the meeting day. 32:02
    • A staff member said no statute requires recording meetings but recommended treating a working meeting like a regular meeting. 34:48
    • The motion to set a working session for Mondays at 12, the day before the regular meeting, passed. 47:05
  12. Superintendent's report 48:37
    • A staff member said Kindergarten Academy runs July 28th through the 31st, new teacher orientation is July 28th, 6th and 9th grade transition days are August the 10th and the first day of school is August 11th. 48:51
    • The staff member said teachers would gather August 3rd at the conference center and board members are invited. 49:46
  13. Board consultant introduction 50:57
    • A staff member introduced a consultant hired by the board to work with the board on developing goals. 51:06
    • A speaker said the consultant is there to help the district move forward and asked teachers not to be nervous. 52:29
  14. Adjournment 53:26
    • The chair called for a motion to adjourn, and the motion was seconded. 53:26

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