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Nonresident tuition: The board approved a recommendation to set one tuition rate for both nonresident and temporary nonresident students for the 2025–26 school year at $1,896.84. The board packet and staff explanation said families who move into the district will be reimbursed for the unused portion of tuition and that full-time district employees who transfer their child into Bullitt County Public Schools will have tuition waived. The recommendation was presented by Mr. Smallwood and the motion was made by Marci Hodges and seconded by Miss Neil; vote recorded 4-0.

Curriculum handbook: The 2025–26 curriculum guide/handbook was presented for board approval as a working document (and maintained electronically). Staff cited district policy (referenced in the meeting as O 08/2013) requiring annual board approval of curriculum guides. The motion passed 4-0 (mover reported in meeting as Mr. Archfield; second Miss Veil).

Early graduations: The board approved two students’ early-graduation requests after staff verified both students met Bullitt County Public Schools graduation requirements. The motion to approve was made by Miss Veil and seconded by Marci Hodges; vote 4-0.

Consent items: The board approved consent items (motion by Miss Veil, second by Mr. Harshfield) and recorded the vote 4-0.

Calendar amendment: The board approved the calendar amendment described elsewhere in this packet (motion by Miss Neil, second by Marci Hodges); vote 4-0. See the separate article on NTI and the calendar amendment for context and the list of closure dates being made up.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned following a unanimous motion to adjourn (motion and second recorded near the end of the meeting; vote 4-0).

Ending: The votes approved routine policy and operational items; several administrative approvals were unanimous, and the calendar amendment was the single substantive policy change recorded for implementation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meeting - 2/24/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its February meeting the Bullitt County Board of Education approved a slate of routine and policy items, including a nonresident tuition rate of $1,896.84, the 2025-26 curriculum handbook, two early graduation requests, consent items and the calendar amendment.","taxTitle","Bullitt County, School Boards, Kentucky","taxId",14464,"location","Kentucky","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6276541,"Superintendent explains NTI limits and board approves calendar amendment to end student year May 29",1356,1201000,2557000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2659253-9660dfc62d930a2fc8fa1b10a5d16104&start=1201&end=2557","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2659253-9660dfc62d930a2fc8fa1b10a5d16104/thumbnail_1201000.jpg","/articles/6276541/Kentucky/Superintendent-explains-NTI-limits-and-board-approves-calendar-amendment-to-end-student-year-May-29","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6276541-ad8e4d8057beefaa995b1ebe255150d7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771069455&Signature=RzV8p5-61WrT~GrvXo2J0pR3rWHQ0HfdalQTn1r9n7BvxdFHG5BWwclBCuf2q~ALzUo6NJ~FrwL-OvQBmven~Dzg5Ypp~-LL-jh7RvEZ7BoNzo0hEO~sKRapKAuZi2d2XeIW6RBUALsDA-mwhVCBZ7yPDmpXswZ-5SuYvNBBVfs1HSBEFuh5OFmUCX13Q8qsNm6JovRuyW56vEI3XkGpRFDYmokTepb3UgzNIuWUUUHSAPRtVg9b3yCIutKfyG5hcYwiArQ4o8zDC2IXSx7DOjDz0DzAb8wHTlt1cHuFslLSfZ5ThrfjOFsDapjHeZUYSFYrS12Ex~s2iQ57R5YIcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its February meeting, Bullitt County Superintendent Dr. Michael Bacon outlined why the district uses nontraditional instruction (NTI) selectively and asked the board to approve a calendar amendment intended to limit extension of the school year.

Dr. Bacon said legislative changes since the pandemic removed some of the district’s flexibility to close or place only part of the district on NTI; he told the board the district must meet state instructional requirements and is funded on average daily attendance. “We are required by law to get 10 62 instructional hours and 170 days of instruction,” Dr. Bacon said, and he provided an example of how attendance affects state funding: using round numbers, a district enrollment of 12,000 with typical attendance near 93% would mean funding for about 11,160 students — a difference Dr. Bacon said can equate to roughly $3,600,000 in state funding the district does not receive.

Dr. Bacon explained that the district has used NTI for seven of the 16 days it has missed this year and that nine other closures must be made up to meet the Kentucky Department of Education requirement of 170 instructional days. He listed the nine closures the district planned to make up: October 31; November 1; January 6, 7 and 8; and February 5, 6, 7 and 19. District staff told the board that shifting the March 10 scheduled day to a regular in-person day and moving the previously scheduled Bullitt Day to May 30 would allow the last student day to be May 29 instead of an anticipated June 10 if NTI availability were exhausted.

Dr. Bacon said the district used a mix of NTI and traditional makeup days this year to balance instructional continuity and staff workload, and noted that five straight NTI days would be difficult for teachers, students and families. He said the district will gather feedback from students, parents and teachers to improve NTI practice if NTI remains available in future years, but warned that legislation introduced in the state House could eliminate the NTI option going forward.

On the calendar amendment, the board voted 4-0 to approve the change. The motion to approve the calendar amendment was made by Miss Neil and seconded by Marci Hodges; the board recorded the vote as unanimous (4-0). Board documents and staff remarks also noted that moving the school year earlier helps juniors who will take the statewide ACT on March 11 and gives AP students an extra instructional day before fixed national AP and ACT test dates.

Ending: The board approved the calendar amendment to keep March 10 in person and move the previously scheduled day to May 30, with the last day for students now planned as May 29 and teacher closing on June 2, subject to future weather or legislative changes.","Superintendent Dr. Michael Bacon explained constraints on using nontraditional instruction (NTI) and the district’s state-funding pressures, and the board approved a calendar amendment to make March 10 an instructional day and move a previously scheduled day to May 30, allowing the student year to end May 29.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6276546,"Bullitt County board hears construction update; March 1 set as substantial completion for multiple athletic projects",700,422000,1122000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2659253-9660dfc62d930a2fc8fa1b10a5d16104&start=422&end=1122","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2659253-9660dfc62d930a2fc8fa1b10a5d16104/thumbnail_422000.jpg","/articles/6276546/Kentucky/Bullitt-County-board-hears-construction-update-March-1-set-as-substantial-completion-for-multiple-athletic-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6276546-29509df814b00eb83c5118ca9e3ef688/orig.mp4?Expires=1771069455&Signature=RKKNVcpAYGzMLmktnGORg2Lywhv4UgP-7NBXY3qL5vidhG5pyjFdnH-yQGO5buTTGByL~fnPU0AysKovn3m787ZqyoSvATWmuyUUrz8yVcxgD~BG3JFGJXSXwfN8sPHiGdIDxbu0XFo1~O0mSALl7kGT5A0iPnc6jSiPyCrZnUQkhrXUGc3rzPjFppQOkBVTpHQxMC5z1k4CYLgXPoLKcPeM6r9dyrqIr~4ggS2tfp8BD4jE4nHVRCn9jbOT2oAvX4red-qIu-Svy6f7j9aa5ss2fMQ~kOdFkNCncOOSw8TttbMbKGpsxbD-Z6RASL3M4Gymu4jqboGTe4~zlG52Qg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its February meeting, the Bullitt County Board of Education received a construction update from Kate Noble Ward of Studio Kramer Architects, who said Calhoun Construction and the Motes Group received 14-calendar-day extensions that set a new substantial completion date of March 1 for key turf and field work.

Ward told the board the extensions were granted after a site visit and weather review and that the extension for Calhoun avoided liquidated damages. “We felt it was valid to extend Calhoun's contract by another 14 calendar days with a new substantial completion date of March 1,” Ward said.

The update covered multiple sites. Ward said Bullitt Central’s field work is sufficiently advanced that both baseball and softball teams can use the field; backstop netting was finished, and lighting and AV testing is planned in the coming weeks. At Bullitt East she reported all turf is down for the baseball field and that access points and flat work remain under final punchout. The Motes Group’s turf work and the bleacher co-op installations were also extended to March 1.

Ward described a package of change orders and contract transfers the board will see on the agenda, including insulation changes (noted as a shift from an initially described 1 inch to a 3.5-inch envelope that Ward said was structurally preferable), crediting of some site items (a $13,000 credit she described for miscellaneous Bullitt East site and building changes), and an approximately $47,000 credit after changing a retaining wall to a proprietary Allen Block product. She said a batting-tunnel concrete pad was enlarged to meet equipment and that a trench drain was added where the bleacher slope conflicted with the building to prevent water collection.

Ward also reported a light pole at Bullitt Central had to be moved because it conflicted with a Salt River utility line. She said the North Bullitt Physical Science Center items are mostly contract-to-material transfers: steel moved from contractor scope into a material direct-purchase order (DPO) and additional HVAC-related equipment similarly moved into a material DPO to better control procurement.

On schedule and next steps, Ward said the district will rebid two upcoming physical science center packages as two separate bid packages to maximize competition, and she recommended a construction start in warm, dry weather—she said June would be a likely start to preserve summer work windows and to have locker rooms/restrooms available for the next football season. She said some interior work could extend past the season, but exterior amenities could be prioritized for athletics.

Board members asked about consistency across bidders and materials; Ward said designs and basis-of-design documents will remain consistent so that, even if different contractors win packages, the finished work will match the district’s standards. Superintendent Michael Bacon (identified in the meeting as Doctor Bacon) and district staff reviewed and agreed to the time extensions before execution, Ward said.

No formal change-order approvals were recorded during Ward’s presentation; the presentation served to explain the recommended extensions and the package of change-order items the board will consider on the agenda.

The board did not take additional action during the update; Ward closed by asking if there were questions on athletic fields or schedules.

Ending: The construction update left the board with a March 1 milestone for multiple athletic sites and a plan to rebid two science-center projects in spring for summer starts. Pending formal approval of the change orders on the agenda, Ward said the district should have locker-room and field amenities ready for scheduled spring athletic events and the upcoming football season.","Studio Kramer architect Kate Noble Ward told the Bullitt County Board of Education at its February meeting that contract extensions and change orders put multiple athletic fields and associated work on track for a March 1 substantial completion, with several contract transfers and credits reducing net cost impacts.","actionData","errors"]

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