Woodford County School District special meeting, Oct 22, 2026
47 min · 0 public speakers
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What happened
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Woodford County board reviews Monday agenda, hears bank investment presentation 0:00
- The Woodford County school board reviewed the agenda for a Monday meeting, including donations, fundraisers, travel requests and consent agenda items. 0:00
- A district staff member described a proposed Raptor agreement for staff compliance training that would cost about $5,000 for the year and $8,000 annually, compared with about $12,000 a year for the current system. 15:33
- Board members also discussed a proposed policy that would raise the out-of-district tuition rate from $500 to $1,000, and heard a presentation from bank representatives on investing district funds in treasuries and agencies. 24:46
- Adam Brickler announced that the motion to adjourn passed. 46:37
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Item by item (12)
- Opening and agenda overview 0:00
- Adam Brickler said 2 board members were in person and 1 was joining soon, then turned the meeting over for the agenda review. 0:00
- A district staff member outlined the Monday agenda, including recognitions, a middle school presentation, a curriculum and instruction update, a scorecard check-in on strategic goals and public comment. 0:10
- Donations 0:10
- A district staff member listed donations, including $750 from the Woodford County Heritage Committee for the 5th grade trip and $1,000 from the Woodford County Conservation District to FFA. 1:38
- One board member suggested the district consider recognizing community partners who have donated. 3:17
- A staff member said anyone can nominate someone for recognition, and that some donors prefer not to have a public recognition. 4:03
- School fundraiser requests 4:03
- A district staff member listed fundraiser requests, including several from WCHS and WCMS groups. 4:03
- KT Gould asked whether the middle school soccer dine-out fundraiser was for the girls or boys team, saying a split could affect accounting. 6:52
- Staff members said the form listed middle school girls soccer and also boys, and that it appeared the teams were splitting it half and half. 8:10
- Travel requests 8:41
- A district staff member said there were 3 travel requests, including the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents annual conference in December in Louisville. 8:41
- The staff member said the choir director's request to attend a national conference would be funded through title dollars rather than the general fund. 8:41
- Sherri Springate and KT Gould congratulated the superintendent on the position on the association's board. 10:13
- Personnel and camera requirements 11:04
- A district staff member said personnel matters were listed in the manner the board attorney requested, as a notification to the board. 11:04
- Adam Brickler said board members must be on camera and audio only when voting. 12:05
- Sherri Springate asked staff to check the guidance on being on camera, and a staff member agreed. 12:20
- Surplus, grants and cooperative agreements 12:40
- A district staff member listed a technology surplus request, 3 hardship requests, several grant requests and a KEDC mobile lab MOU. 12:40
- Sherri Springate asked whether the item was one of the benefits of belonging to educational co-ops. 13:34
- A staff member said KEDC offers monthly cadre meetings for roles across the district. 13:48
- Staff compliance training agreement 14:46
- A district staff member said the current compliance system costs about $12,000 a year, while the Raptor agreement would cost about $5,000 for the year and $8,000 annually, with an upfront implementation cost. 15:33
- The staff member said staff could test out of training videos, and that other districts saw compliance training drop from 18 to 20 hours to 2 to 4 hours. 15:33
- One board member said required trainings should be built into staff contracts, and another board member said calendar planning should continue for all staff. 19:04
- Minutes, bills and financial report 21:47
- A district staff member said the regular agenda included September minutes, payment of bills and the August financial report, and that questions were asked about the year-to-date food service account. 21:47
- KT Gould asked staff to check whether the middle school had changed its rule on students getting extras, saying it could affect the food service budget. 23:18
- A staff member said participation was up this year and agreed to follow up. 24:46
- Tuition and enrollment policy 24:46
- A district staff member said the policy would raise the tuition rate from $500 to $1,000 for out-of-district students, would not charge employees' children and would apply the same criteria to all out-of-district requests. 25:17
- Staff members said tuition can be paid by any individual but cannot be paid from a school account. 26:34
- KT Gould asked whether the policy should cap out-of-county students, and a staff member said the district does not have to give a reason to deny and is modeling enrollment over the next 4 years. 27:55
- School calendar options 27:25
- Public funds investment presentation 32:14
- Informational reports 45:38
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