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Miss Cooper of the food-service department presented the summer-feeding recommendation and said the program would operate again this summer; she will provide details on last year’s participation numbers to board members on request. The board approved the program by voice vote after a motion from Mr. Johar and a second from Miss Yount.

The board also approved the district’s use of the Community Eligibility Provision, which provides free breakfast and lunch to every enrolled student regardless of household income in eligible districts. The presenter said Muhlenberg County is eligible because of its percentage of students qualifying for Medicaid, SNAP or foster care; because the district qualifies as a “severe need” county it will receive an additional 6% reimbursement on top of the normal federal reimbursement. The presenter said CEP participation is federally funded and “at no cost to the district.”

The board approved CEP for the 2025–26 school year by voice vote (motion and second recorded). Staff will implement CEP enrollment and meal-service logistics for the coming school year.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 2025 board meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Muhlenberg County Board approved continuation of the summer feeding program for 2025 and the district’s participation in the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2025–26 school year to provide free meals to all students.","taxTitle","Muhlenberg County, School Boards, Kentucky","taxId",58074,"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},6579686,"Board approves change orders for Muhlenberg middle-school field house; water-line replacement and dugout work included",118,3287000,3405000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3050896-f07d4da3e8697b5e06e9abb343370a9e&start=3287&end=3405","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3050896-f07d4da3e8697b5e06e9abb343370a9e/thumbnail_3287000.jpg","/articles/6579686/Kentucky/Board-approves-change-orders-for-Muhlenberg-middle-school-field-house-water-line-replacement-and-dugout-work-included","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6579686-ee3f8af3e5264e56623f3ff3a4ec2039/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136163&Signature=Qz-9Zo3-tPKAcFPG0aX0kmj6yfE1oGfg~bnEa-lSmQbyJPdgZIvMDg-PpSQEpv4qnRzwGlw4JHeN8fB9Y5sghubq6N6w8pfPO4Awo5PqY4kIo8u1gVCpAaYjHxxw-Vxyz0hXSX2TirAFqXQJM8Yc5UYNDyWpxTi5UJ~0vDvhvo4PdtZUjauJj7XM3n15f5JorpbqUOp1wg45O0X5Nk5CvVRJPvPDWpHxmWODDbizHBbSCZm2BZUZZeqT~rGexHP63QRXx7OPto24b9Bs~ompGz51G1BlFJg6wCTM7qb1cj7I1LRll1fQQ82b9KSF-2DNIoENWipyJnQACxeZJxDT1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Muhlenberg County Board of Education approved a series of change orders for the Muhlenberg County Middle School field-house project and related athletic-facility repairs after staff reported unforeseen site conditions and storm damage.

Facilities staff described additional sinkholes, drainage problems and brittle underground water lines that were discovered during construction. The board approved change order No. 1 to address sinkholes and drainage work and approved change order No. 2 to remove and replace a brittle 3-inch PVC water line back to the existing middle school. Staff said replacing the full run is preferable to repeatedly repairing failures in old pipe.

Change order No. 3 covers replacement and related work for a press box and dugouts that were demolished by wind; staff said the originally supplied paperwork contained a clerical error with extra zeros and the board authorized approval while paperwork is corrected for signature.

Board members discussed interim safety measures for the baseball facility; staff said a temporary fence is installed and that a new dugout will be designed, though not in place for the current baseball season. The board approved the change orders by voice vote.

Facilities staff also described a broader set of renovation projects around the district—which are being value-engineered in some cases—after bids for some school projects came in significantly over initial target budgets. Staff said architects and contractors are working to reduce costs by altering finishes and some nonessential space so projects can align closer to budget targets.

Motions to approve the three field-house change orders passed on voice votes during the meeting and staff said they will return corrected paperwork for signature.","The Muhlenberg County Board approved multiple change orders to address unforeseen site conditions at the middle-school field house project and to replace aging utilities and damaged structures, including replacement of an old PVC water line and temporary fixes to dugouts and a press box.",{"_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},6579691,"Muhlenberg County board considers FY26 tentative budget, highlights $5M-plus maintenance needs",427,3589000,4016000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3050896-f07d4da3e8697b5e06e9abb343370a9e&start=3589&end=4016","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3050896-f07d4da3e8697b5e06e9abb343370a9e/thumbnail_3589000.jpg","/articles/6579691/Kentucky/Muhlenberg-County-board-considers-FY26-tentative-budget-highlights-5M-plus-maintenance-needs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6579691-ccaec68aca8dbaa28dd56e0a10345025/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136163&Signature=dxeNmXbysRqT2HZb5T6kjCM~pDUY4OD6vFDipCHX1IZAjlOAW-cCqSO-XUmM1OPmaE2Ewpu-J7l54b9lK5WrEDATtQSXTF440jbersic6mn5MIcCHrKURGyCQBwdPE49bae08r-Gyu6NC8nO5WietZ2N5itpDUIzZMR1rEZ6pXqWrQ6Lod7MCSU5GYarTeBqntZdkqFOdQL8Erj9W9EAB-b~oFBVKspl-UwiicDNVL11qqDXMgvEJqfvNWOhQtibF8zLoW~gWPRSN6BmrGQu-WEGyJiP94uKNoEzHxQlDRGBqvPV3~AOaGrUP45y94WDU2pBkf4bhUdpHMGnDNavTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Muhlenberg County school district staff presented the second iteration of the fiscal year 2026 tentative budget and told the school board the district is prioritizing major maintenance and safety projects that could total more than $5 million over the next three to five years.

The district’s tentative revenue summary included a drop in SEEK funding of about $1.1 million (state support for education), a roughly $180,000 reduction in food-service revenue and an estimated property-tax revenue increase of about $165,000 attributable to assessment growth rather than a tax-rate increase. The presenter noted daycare revenue is not populated in the software-generated report and will appear in the working budget.

Staff identified a list of near-term maintenance and renovation needs across the district, including:

- Metal-roof coating and repairs at the high school and resurfacing the football turf (budgeted at a minimum of $780,000; staff earmarked $900,000),
- Multiple HVAC and heat-pump replacements at several schools (estimates quoted for groups of units range from tens of thousands to more than $200,000),
- Blacktop and exterior door repairs (examples: $440,000 for blacktop work; $11,000 per exterior door unit where replacements are required),
- Bus garage HVAC and duct work (estimated near $500,000), and
- A full replacement of a brittle 3-inch PVC water line serving the middle school as part of related field-house work.

District staff said part of the decline in federal COVID-era special funds has reduced the fund-2 balance the district used in recent years to supplement payroll and other costs. The tentative budget shows roughly $39 million in the general fund with employee salaries as the largest category.

The board moved to consider the fiscal year 2026 tentative budget by a formal motion and vote; the motion passed on a voice vote to advance the tentative budget for the next steps in the adoption process.

Staff said the next steps include refining the salary schedule and preparing a working budget that will include daycare revenues and any updates to projected revenues and expenditures. At the meeting, board members asked staff to research vendor origins for synthetic turf and to continue prioritizing student safety in maintenance choices.","District finance staff presented a tentative FY26 budget showing revenue shifts and a prioritized list of building and equipment repairs estimated at about $5 million, including roofing, turf replacement and HVAC projects.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6579697,"Parents tell Muhlenberg County board NTI days harm instruction, call for in-person makeup days",621,553000,1174000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3050896-f07d4da3e8697b5e06e9abb343370a9e&start=553&end=1174","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3050896-f07d4da3e8697b5e06e9abb343370a9e/thumbnail_553000.jpg","/articles/6579697/Kentucky/Parents-tell-Muhlenberg-County-board-NTI-days-harm-instruction-call-for-in-person-makeup-days","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6579697-4b72637546583129e0cd23d054f5e6ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136163&Signature=Jc6fYNPSEt~U81B5qtBoft2JTPUkhEswg5EVqhUQ8lcSF9GtnPX8EpPqJ6E2K~DT-sqw4B6SV8LU06qefPjm-Ar2vNgnViJvlJN-Q9ykkGeT073WDQMqbY4SXMF-K6z4EEjA7BOabrrr6EDJ365I6b4ILp8P3qtxWT1zNzRvLr99yh-360OmGEFf3e8vriBf46TNSB2bem~6zfO-oARoWtfPCCiX3FJ-Pv7f8jVsSzTtnTGqnNIzWcaIa4XpftxrZY46LLhxwz2ysh0~n4bF8D9lrK819jR9WMakOG-id10aT8XRlBpffyv0X7RksuK7QZwJVrIlYn9Bl4q~3ZIIYA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Two parents urged the Muhlenberg County Board of Education on Monday to reduce the district’s use of non-traditional instruction, or NTI, days and to instead make up missed instructional time with traditional in-person days.

Amy Nelson of Greenville and Charity Milton, both parents of elementary-school students, used the meeting’s public-comment period to describe how repeated NTI days have affected learning and family routines.

Nelson said the district has used 13 NTI days this school year and argued that “a school day cannot be reduced to a couple of worksheets.” She said elementary students “require the guidance of a responsible adult when they are away from their teachers” and that students who receive special services such as speech and occupational therapy lose access to those supports during NTI days.

“Parents and other caregivers cannot provide the environment and the level of instruction equivalent to a school day,” Nelson said, adding that students who are already struggling “fall even further behind.”

Charity Milton said her two sons attend Greenville Elementary and told the board that NTI work can amount to minutes of seat time. Milton said she timed her older child during three recent NTI days and found the student’s NTI packets took “on an average of 8 to 10 minutes,” which she said is not equivalent to a six-hour instructional day.

Both speakers acknowledged that public safety can require remote instruction at times, but they argued the district is over-using the NTI option. Milton said families who work outside the home do not have daytime access to teachers and that supervising and helping with NTI assignments after a workday is “unreasonable and unfair” to parents and employers.

Board members did not take action on the speakers’ requests during the public-comment period. The comments were recorded during the meeting’s public-comment segment and were not attached to any immediate policy change or vote.

The parents offered specific concerns about equity and instructional quality, calling on the board to prioritize keeping missed days as in-person makeup days rather than relying on NTI. They asked the district to review whether NTI assignments are checked for accuracy and thoroughness or simply recorded as completion marks.","Two Greenville parents urged the Muhlenberg County Board of Education to stop heavy reliance on non-traditional instruction (NTI) days, saying NTI shortchanges students—especially those with special needs—and burdens working families.","actionData","errors"]

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