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Pulaski County Schools

Somerset KY

AGENDA SUMMARY
PULASKI COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING: January 20, 2009

 

I.  Action Items

  1. Oath of Office: Board Attorney Larry Bryson administered the Constitutional and Statutory Oaths of Office to newly elected member, Samantha Stevens and to incumbent member Phillip Wilson. Newly elected member, Olivia Minton was duly sworn and administered the oaths of office by Kentucky Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable Daniel J. Venters on December 5, 2008.
     
  2. Organization of the Board
    1. Elect Chairperson: Phillip Wilson elected as Chairperson
    2. Elect Vice Chairperson: Bill White elected as Vice-Chair.
    3. Set Date/Time of Regular Monthly Meetings - 2009-January 2010: Board meetings set for the first Tuesday following the second Monday of each month at 5:00 in the Central Office Boardroom.
       

II. Recognition

  1. PRISM Recipients: Recognized Middle School level recipient, Donna Collins from Northern Middle and High School level recipient, Boyd Randolph from Southwestern High School.
     
  2. Board Appreciation: Gifts of gratitude and words of appreciation were presented by school principals and central office employees.  Northern Middle School students representing Principal Angela Murphy’s Advisory Council presented individual gifts that were designed and molded from clay by each student along with an explanation of what each gift represented.
     

III. Communications and Reports

  1. Certified/Classified Personnel Actions: Reported to Board
  2. Superintendent’s Report: Superintendent Eaton welcomed Southern Elementary Principal, Keith Patrick back to the district from active duty in Afghanistan. Legislation—state assessment and current year budget short falls are at the top of the list for general session. Eaton congratulated Mr. Norris (principal) and Shopville Elementary as they have been notified by a KDE achievement gap team of an on-site visit to see how they have met criteria to overcome achievement gap issues. Superintendent Eaton commented on range maps of data analysis from the Center for Educational Research in Appalachia of primary, middle, high schools, and overall scores from CATS assessment of what our accountability index is according to the number of free/reduced lunches. Assistant Superintendent Steve Butcher reported on the progress of the Southwestern High School addition and cafeteria expansion with pre-bid for January 28th and bid opening for February 12th. The new Woodstock Elementary School is scheduled February 2

IV. Action Items with Discussion

  1. Board Meeting Minutes
    1. Special Session, December 16, 2008: Approved
  2. Treasurer’s Report/Authorize Payment of Bills: Approved
  3. Draft Budget 2009-2010: Reviewed and discussed.
  4. BG-4, Final Approval and Pay Application, Nancy Elementary Partial Roof Replacement: Approved
  5. BG-4, Final Approval and Pay Application, Northern Middle School Classroom Addition: Approved
  6. BG-4, Final Approval and Pay Application, Shopville Elementary Partial Roof Replacement: Approved
  7. Naming and School Colors for New Elementary School – Presentation by Principal Julie Cottrell: Approved the name of the new elementary school formerly known as Woodstock Elementary School to be Northern Elementary and the school colors to be maroon and white.
  8. KSBA Conference Expenses: Approved
  9. School District Nutrition and Physical Activity Report: Approved

V. Action Items Approved by Consent

  1. Section 504 Procedures: Approved
  2. Early Graduation Request: Approved
  3. Addendum to Approved Vendors List, School Photography Vendors: Added Graham Photography, Bowling Green to the approved vendors list for school photographs
  4. School Wide Fund Raising Activity Requests
    1. Nancy Elementary (2): Approved t-shirt sales for archery team and school wide winter carnival
    2. Oak Hill Elementary (2): Approved Beta Club dance and Scholastic Book Fair
    3. Shopville Elementary: Approved sell of restaurant coupon cards
  5. Out of State Trip Requests
    1. Northern Middle, 3/29-4/2: Approved band/chorus trip to New York City
    2. Southwestern High, 2/5-10: Approved SWHS cheerleader trip to national competition in Florida
  6. Bids, Video Equipment: Approved

VI.  EXECUTIVE SESSION KRS 61.810 (1)(c) Pending Litigation

VII.  Adjourn