Rowan County Board of Education Regular Meeting
July 15, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
Rowan County Board of Education
Present Board Members:
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Absent Board Members
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
1. Open meeting
1.a. Call meeting to order
Chairman Bill Redwine called the meeting to order.
1.b. Pledge of Allegiance
Chairman Bill Redwine led the board and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
1.c. Recognize visitors and guests
Superintendent Moore noted that no one had requested to be recognized.
Bill Redwine noted that Jennifer Anderson was absent but probably got delayed at
work.
2. Approve regular business items
Chairman Bill Redwine requested that the personnel items be separated out from
the regular business items.
Superintendent Moore noted that Larry Tapp had a severe stroke back in January,
and he has made a lot of progress but is still going through rehab and feels
like he needs more time to recover. He said he hopes he is a able to come back
next year, and a leave of absence will give him a year to evaluate what he needs
to do. He noted that Misty Litton will be covering Larry Tapp’s duties as
assistant principal at the high school while Larry is out, and Eric Morris will
be covering for Misty Litton’s class.
Jennifer Anderson entered the meeting at 5:36 p.m.
2.a. Approve regular June 17, 2014, board meeting minutes
2.b. Approve payment of monthly claims
2.c. Award bread bid to Heiner's Bakery
Motion Passed: Motion to approve regular business items 2. a. - c. passed with
a motion by Mr. Rick Whelan and a second by Mr. Danny Mabry.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Absent
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2.d. Approve a one-year leave of absence for Larry Tapp for 2014 - 2015
Motion Passed:
Motion to approve a one-year leave of absence for Larry Tapp
for 2014 – 2015 passed with a motion by Mr. Rick Whelan and a second by
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2.e. Approve a family medical leave of absence for Tessa Thomas to begin around
August 7, 2014, for maternity leave
Motion Passed:
Motion to approve a family medical leave of absence for Tessa
Thomas to begin around August 7, 2014, for maternity leave passed with a motion
by Mr. Rick Whelan and a second by Mr. Danny Mabry.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
3. Personnel report
Employment
Anderson, Jimmy
Bradley, Allen Kyle
Brown, Patty
Collier, Mary Alice
Crum, Mary Anne
Cyrus, Clay
employed to be the equipment coordinator for the Rowan
County Vikings football team effective with the
beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school year
employed for the math position at Rowan County Senior
High School effective with the beginning of the 2014 –
2015 school year
employed as a curriculum specialist with the Rowan
County Schools for fifty days for the 2014 – 2015 school
year effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015
school year
employed as a curriculum specialist with the Rowan
County Schools for 129 days for the 2014 – 2015 school
year effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015
school year
employed as a nurse with the Rowan County Schools
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed as co-head coach for the Rowan County boys’ and
girls’ swim teams at Rowan County Senior High School
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
Cyrus, Stephen
Ford, Kelly
Griffin, Deborah
Grinstead,
Abbagail Faith
Harrod, Kelly Hicks
Hildebrandt, Michelle
Holbrook, Allison
Howes, Debbie
Jenkins, Aleica
Johnson, Chad
Johnson, Charlene
Jones, Jackie
Kiser, Jenna
Knipp, Shelli
Lambert, Patricia
Litton, Misty
May, Nick
employed as co-head coach for the Rowan County boys’ and
girls’ swim teams at Rowan County Senior High School
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed to be the field painter for the Rowan County
Vikings football team effective with the beginning of
the 2014 – 2015 school year
employed as a health clerk with the Rowan County Schools
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed for the elementary teacher position at Tilden
Hogge Elementary effective with the beginning of the
2014 – 2015 school year
employed for the elementary position at McBrayer
Elementary effective with the beginning of the 2014 –
2015 school year
employed as the second assistant coach for the Rowan
County Vikings girls’ soccer team effective with the
beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school year
employed for the family and consumer science position at
Rowan County Senior High School effective with the
beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school year
employed as a curriculum specialist with the Rowan
County Schools for fifty days for the 2014 – 2015 school
year effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015
school year
employed as a nurse with the Rowan County Schools
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed as third assistant coach for the Rowan County
Vikings football team at Rowan County Senior High School
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed as a nurse with the Rowan County Schools
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed as a nurse with the Rowan County Schools
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed for the math position at Rowan County Senior
High School effective with the beginning of the 2014 –
2015 school year
employed as a nurse with the Rowan County Schools
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed as a health clerk with the Rowan County Schools
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed as an interim assistant principal at Rowan
County Senior High School for 205 days the 2014 – 2015
school year effective with the beginning of the 2014 –
2015 school year
employed as fourth assistant coach for the Rowan County
Vikings football team at Rowan County Senior High School
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
Moran, Marq
Petitt, Liz
Prater, Keith
Roe, Chelsey
Short, Michael
Smith, Renee
Thornsberry, Mike
employed as an assistant coach for the Rowan County
Vikings football team at Rowan County Senior High School
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed as a curriculum specialist with the Rowan
County Schools for 129 days for the 2014 – 2015 school
year effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015
school year
employed as the head freshman coach for the Rowan County
Vikings football team at Rowan County Senior High School
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed as a nurse with the Rowan County Schools
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
employed for the math position at Rowan County Senior
High School effective with the beginning of the 2014 –
2015 school year
employed for the district health coordinator position
with the Rowan County Schools for 190 days per school
year with pay scale being based on eleven years of
experience effective with the beginning of the 2014 –
2015 school year
employed for the district-wide computer maintenance
technician position with the Rowan County Schools
effective with the beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school
year
Contract Change
Sergent, Denine
twenty extended contract days to work with middle school
scheduling and additional DAC duties to work with
Allison Mathews and Patty Brown effective with the
beginning of the 2014 – 2015 school year
Resignations
Adkins, Scotty
Hammond, Emily
resign as a custodian at Rowan County Middle School
effective July 23, 2014
resign as the assistant girls’ soccer coach at Rowan
County Senior High School effective June 22, 2014
Retirements
Wallace, Denise
retire as a secretary at Morehead Youth Development
Center effective August 1, 2014
4. Treasurer's report
Superintendent Moore gave the treasurer’s report reflecting a balance in the
general fund of $1,574,887.84. He noted that there were four payrolls this
month, and this was the reason the expenditures were so large.
5. Report from Harshaw Trane
Jon Lehr from Harshaw Trane gave an intelligent services update on McBrayer
Elementary, Rowan County Senior High School, and Tilden Hogge Elementary. He
reported that the performance contract update for March 2011 to April 2014
showed a savings of $423,877 which is an excess savings of $93,127 over the
guaranteed savings amount of $330,750. He noted the goals for moving forward as
being to continue to drive sustainability through Intelligent Services, to
implement identified savings opportunities at Tilden Hogge and McBrayer
Elementary, and to focus on improving energy intensity at the high school. He
noted that this is year three of a twenty-year agreement. Superintendent Moore
said the savings is money that can be put back in the classroom.
6. Report on Unbridled Learning
Allison Mathews gave a report on Unbridled Learning which focused on college and
career ready for all.
7. Report on Rowan Unite
Dana Quesinberry reported on Rowan UNITE and addressed community readiness
assessment findings. She noted that community readiness is the degree to
which a community is ready and willing to act on an issue. She then spoke about
heroine, naloxone, E-cigarettes, powdered alcohol, suboxone, and drug
paraphernalia ordinances. She said Rowan UNITE recently had a community
readiness assessment performed to determine the level of readiness in the
community to address substance abuse and noted that the assessment will allow
the coalition to match strategies with the stage of readiness to have more
impact. There are nine stages of readiness which is Stage 1 — no awareness,
Stage 2 - denial/resistance, Stage 3 — vague awareness, Stage 4 — preplanning,
Stage 5 — preparation, Stage 6 — initiation, Stage 7 – stabilization, Stage 8 —
confirmation/expansion, and Stage 9 — high level of community ownership. The
overall community readiness score was 5.56 which placed the community at
Stage 5 – preparation level.
Dana Quesinberry noted that the Rowan Unite grant officially ends on
September 29, 2014, unless the five-year grant is received. She said she will
know by September 1, 2014, if the grant has been renewed and will plan for the
best and worst case scenario. She said if the grant is not funded, community
support will have to be encouraged. She said there will still be coalition
members, but there will not be money to pay staff.
8. Approve the Annual Financial Report
Motion Passed: Motion to approve Annual Financial Report passed with a motion
by Mr. Danny Mabry and a second by Mr. Rick Whelan.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
9. Approve Section 504 chairpersons and admissions and release committee
chairpersons for 2014 - 2015
Admission and Release Committee Chairpersons
The following is a list by position title:
Assistant director of special education
Assistant preschool director
Assistant principal
Assistant superintendent
Counselor
Director of special education
District special education consultant
Preschool director
Principal
Superintendent
504 Team Chairpersons
The following is a list by position title:
Assistant principal
Assistant Section 504 coordinator
Assistant superintendent
Counselor
Director of pupil personnel
District consultant
Preschool director
Principal
Section 504 coordinator
Superintendent
Motion Passed: Motion to approve Section 504 chairpersons and admissions and
release committee chairpersons for 2014 - 2015 passed with a motion by
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson and a second by Mr. Rick Whelan.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
10. Approve shortened school day request for three students
Motion Passed: Motion to approve shortened school day request for three
students passed with a motion by Mr. Danny Mabry and a second by Mr. Rick
Whelan.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
11. Approve the annual KSBA policies and procedures update
The following KSBA policies and procedures were presented for board approval:
01.61 AP.11, 03.19 AP.1, 07.1 AP.1, 07.11 AP.1, 07.111 AP.1, 08.133 AP.1, 09.11
AP.23, 09.14 AP.11, 09.14 AP.111, 09.14 AP.2, 09.224 AP.1, 09.2241 AP.1, 09.4281
AP.1, 01.0, 01.42, 01.53, 01.61, 01.83, 03.19, 04.32, 04.91, 05.1, 07.11,
07.111, 07.12, 08.113, 08.1132, 08.133, 08.3, 08.32, 08.4, 09.11, 09.12, 09.121,
09.1223, 09.14, 09.15, 09.224, 09.2241, 09.31, 09.4232, 09.43, and 09.438.
Motion Passed: Motion to approve the annual KSBA policies and procedures update
passed with a motion by Mr. Rick Whelan and a second by Mrs. Jennifer Anderson.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
12. Approve billing contract for the 2014 - 2015 school year pending Gateway
District Health Department approval
Superintendent Moore said he has met with Gateway District Health Department
staff members several times regarding nurses, and a contract has finally been
put together. He said registered nurses have to be in placed in the schools to
provide services in order to meet Gateway’s requirements for billing. He said
with the money that is budgeted, the commitment from the county health board,
and if the board can get services through Medicaid, the board can break even.
He noted that this is a one-year commitment on everyone’s part that will have to
be reevaluated. He said some districts are using LPN’s and not billing; but
with registered nurses, the district will be able to do billing.
Motion Passed: Motion to approve billing contract for the 2014 - 2015 school
year pending Gateway District Health Department approval passed with a motion by
Mr. Danny Mabry and a second by Mr. Rick Whelan.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
13. Approve Rowan County entering into an eight-county school district agreement
(Augusta Independent, Bath, Bracken, Fleming, Mason, Menifee, Robertson, and
Rowan) to employ Terry Anderson as an energy manager with Rowan County's portion
being around $11,148.04 based upon square footage of buildings by district
Superintendent Moore said with the things Terry Anderson has found as energy
manager, it has offset the cost for entering into the eight-county school
district agreement; and it is a win-win for the district.
Motion Passed: Motion to approve Rowan County entering into an eight-county
school district agreement (Augusta Independent, Bath, Bracken, Fleming, Mason,
Menifee, Robertson, and Rowan) to employ Terry Anderson as an energy manager
with Rowan County's portion being around $11,148.04 based upon square footage of
buildings by district passed with a motion by Mr. Rick Whelan and a second by
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
14. Renew agreement with Chenoweth Law Office to employ as board attorney for
the 2014 - 2015 school year
Motion Passed: Motion to renew agreement with Chenoweth Law Office to employ as
board attorney for the 2014 - 2015 school year passed with a motion by Mr. Rick
Whelan and a second by Mr. Danny Mabry.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
15. Approve the Pepsi contract for the 2014 - 2015 school year with renewal
options
Motion Passed: Motion to approve the Pepsi contract for the 2014 - 2015 school
year with renewal options passed with a motion by Mr. Danny Mabry and a second
by Mrs. Jennifer Anderson.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
16. Superintendent's report
Superintendent Moore reported the following:
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Breakfast for all staff will be on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at 8 a.m. at the
Morehead Conference Center.
Students will start back to school on Thursday, August 7, 2014. The schools
are in great shape, and the cleaning staff members have done an outstanding
job. The exterior of the preschool center is being painted also.
The first day for preschool students will be Wednesday, August 20, 2014.
The Readifest will be held on Friday, August 1, 2014, from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
at the Rowan County Senior High School gym.
Rowan County Schools received $7,565 from the Community Early Childhood
Councils (CECCs) to promote school readiness for children.
17. Other business
Superintendent Moore said he didn’t have any items for other business.
Bill Redwine said for the past several months he has said he was not going to
seek re-election as a board member, but he has changed his mind. He said as of
last Tuesday, July 8, 2014, he filed for re-election; and the reason he did so
was because there is some unfinished business and some projects he wants to be
involved in. He said the district has tremendous leadership, and he wants to
pledge 110 percent support to the kids and the district as it continues to move
forward. He said it is official that he is a candidate for re-election.
Danny Mabry said he is also a candidate for re-election.
18. Closed session to discuss pending litigation per statute KRS 61.810 (1)(c)
Motion Passed: Motion to go into closed session to discuss pending litigation
per statute KRS 61.810 (1)(c) passed with a motion by Mr. Rick Whelan and a
second by Mrs. Jennifer Anderson.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
The board went into closed session at 6:41 p.m. and reconvened at 8 p.m. with no
action being taken.
19. Adjourn
Motion Passed: Motion that the meeting adjourn passed with a motion by Mr. Rick
Whelan and a second by Mrs. Jennifer Anderson.
Mrs. Jennifer Anderson
Mr. Danny Mabry
Mr. William Redwine
Mrs. Brenda Stamm
Mr. Rick Whelan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
The meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
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Chairperson
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Superintendent