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Adair County School Board Report, June 25, 2013 In today's Special Regular School Board Meeting:
Click on headline for complete story By Ed Waggener In what Superintendent Alan W. Reed said may have be a record setting meeting, in terms of items on the agenda - 43 - the Adair County School Board made at least one history making decisions today its special regular meeting, held today, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, and did so in a relatively brief 45 minute session. Among the top items was a decision to raise the drop out age to 18. The action on raising the drop out age was unanimous, on a recommendation by Board Chairman Floyd Burton, the board voted 5-0 to raise the minimum drop out age from 16 to 18, effective with the 2015-2016 school year, as allowed by statute. In the motion, Chairman Burton also included a provision to authorize the completion of an application and commitment to meet the criteria for eligibility for a Kentucky Department of Education $10,000 Planning and Implementation grant to support programs and resources to help potential dropouts attain a high school diploma. In making the recommendation, Mr. Burton said, "Decreasing the dropout rate is a commitment that the Adair County Board of Education is making to students, parents, and the community, that high school graduation is essential to ensuring that every student is college and career ready. All board members were present and voted for the measure, including Chairman Burton (Div 4) and Greg Willis (1), Quin Lasley (2), Joseph Payne (3), and Mike Harris (5). The $10,000 grant is limited to the first 15 school districts who adopt the 18 year old drop out age. Stricter rules on sick leave are coming Superintendent Reed announced that teacher and staff attendance will be reported to the media the same way as student attendance has been in the past. "We're going to hold ourselves to the same standards we expect of students," he said. He said that an education program will be part of the effort, too. "Teachers who zero out their sick days are also reducing their retirement income," he said. And as a further incentive, he said teachers will be made aware that the money saved might be used to increase teacher pay. "With $300,000 in savings, we could add 1% to salaries," he said. In the future, he said, absences will undergo greater scrutiny, including increased requirements for health professional's validation of sicknesses. As part of a a new program aimed at reducing the annual sick leave cost by 30 percent, $300,000 of an annual cost of over $1,000,000 he said that a committee working on overall of the rules is recommending also, that substitute teachers will not be paid the rate earned by the teacher they are replacing until they have taught 20 consecutive days for the same teacher, up from 10 days at present. Board retains First & Farmers National Bank as repository The board voted unanimously to continue using First & Farmers National Bank as the repository for district funds. Bids were received from First and Farmers as well as Community Trust Bank. Treasurer Renae Smith said that that while there were areas were Community Trust Bank offered better terms, First and Farmers had the edge overall. She and Superintendent Reed recommended staying with them. The vote was 5-0. The board also approved the bond for the repository by a 5-0 vote. Board approves David Jones as treasurer; Renae Smith as Finance Director The board approved the appointment of David Jones as treasurer and Renae Smith as Finance Director for the 2013-2014 School Year, and voted to approved bonds for each of them. The votes were unanimous. Board gives Superintendent Reed a 2.74 on scale of 3 Following a very brief, one minute Executive Session, Chairman Burton reported that the board's evaluation gave Superintendent Alan Reed a 2.74 score out of a 3. possible perfect score, based on seven categories which follow with his score in each: Community Relationship, 2.8; Relationship with Board, 2.74; Business and Finance, 2,72; Staff and Personnel Relationship, 2.62; Educational Leadership, 2.76; Student Achievement, 2.8; and Personal Qualities, 2.74. The report summary was highly laudatory: "The overall evaluation of 2.74 out of a posssible 3.0 indicates that Mr. Reed's evaluation performance level reflects exceptional performance and a high degree of professionalism and accountability." The review of Mr. Reed's salary was not part of the process. John Adair wins attendance plaque John Adair Intermediate School had the highest attendance for the 2012-2013 school year, with a 95.8% rate. Principal Jane Branham, who is retiring this year, was presented the attendance plaque by Assistant Superintendent Brenda Mann, who stressed the importance of the achievement. "If students aren't in school, we can't teach them," she said. Board drops insurance on JAIS and CWC The board voted to drop insurance on John Adair Intermediate School, which has already been emptied, and Colonel William Casey, for the coming school year, which will save over $11,000 per year in premiums. The buildings and mobile units had been on the books at $20 million replacement costs, but, Mr. Antle noted, their value to the board is now zero. The two represented 20% of the worst school facilities in the Commonwealth; both had made the Kentucky Department of Education's Top 10 list of buildings most in need of replacement, with John Adair Intermediate being the No. 1 worst. The board voted to raise the deductible from $2,500 per occurence to $5,000 per occurence, to save $5,282 per year in premiums. Liability insurance on the facilities will be continued until they are razed later this year. The board approved insurance contracts as presented by Dan Antle of Reed Bros. Insurance. The new insurance program will have a net increase of just over $23,000 because of loss experiences in the District's Workmen's Compensation during the past school year. Board approves BG-4 form for demolition of Colonel Wm. Casey and John Adair Middle School The board unanimously approved the BG-4 form to be sent to the Kentucky Department of Education Building and Grounds for the demolition of Colonel William Casey Elementary School and John Adair Middle School. The application includes plans for removal of the parking lots, but the board has not made a final decision on that. New school is 83% done; Bransum spokesman vows kids will be in classes Sandra Honaker of Branscum Construction Company, the construction manager for Adair County Primary Center, gave the report on the construction progress of the new building. Completion of the building in time for the August 14, 2013 start of school is doable, she said, though some areas may still need finish work. If students are present, she said, areas needing final touches will be barricaded, so that students and construction will be completely segregated. Project manager Terry Loy said that he is confident the academic and administrative areas of the school will be complete. "Kids will be taken in," he said. The cafeteria and the gym may need a few days of work. In a worst case scenario, he said, sack lunches may have to be served until the cafeteria passes inspection. As each wing of the building is done, he said, it will be turned over to district maintenance and move in in that area will begin at that time. Consent Agent approved unanimously A 25 point consent agenda, which included several major issues, was approved as a block with no discussion. One item in the Consent Agenda included a change in the structure of the central office, with the office of Assistant Superintendent of Student Services being dropped, replaced with a Director of Pupil Personel (DPP), which had been listed as item 41 of the Regular Agenda but was moved in an updated draft to the Consent Agenda. There was no discussion in the open meeting about the change, a part of Superintendent Reed's streamlining measures. The Consent Agenda, approved 5-0, included in its final form these items:
Information About Your Adair County Schools The Adair County School Board meets at 7pmCT, each third Thursday, at the Board Conference Room, lower level, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. Adair County Board of Education: Chairman Floyd Burton (Division 4) Members: Greg Willis (Division 1); Quin "Tweeta" Lasley (Division 2), Joseph Payne, (Division 3), Mike Harris (Division 5) . Superintendent Alan W. Reed. School Board Attorney Jeff Hoover. Assistant Superintendent Brenda Mann, Instructional Supervisor Phyllis Curry; Anita Wethington, Special Education Director; Mike Akin, Title 1 Coordinator; Carla Perkins, Technology Coordinator; David Jones, Transportation Director; Ricky Bault, Maintenance Director; Carol Roy, Food Services Director; Renae Smith, Finance Officer. Becky Bailey, Board Secretary. This story was posted on 2013-06-25 15:45:35
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