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Mike Embry, a regional trainer and workforce-board affiliate, told the committee Bloomfield has the physical space and site conditions to host heavy-equipment training. \"Very feasible,\" Embry said, describing the training footprint the district would need as far smaller than his district's offsite training range and within Bloomfield's site constraints. Embry said current heavy-equipment instruction is constrained by a small 30-by-70 workspace and that students would benefit from a larger, purpose-built area.

Miss Arnold (district staff) said surrounding districts have expressed interest in sending students to a shared regional site. \"They said they definitely wanted to continue to be at the table and they were very interested in exploring this,\" she said of neighboring superintendents. The committee heard that nearby districts currently lack heavy-equipment or diesel programs and that shared access could be reimbursable: KDE reimburses CTE travel for partner districts at a rate that covers most travel costs, staff said.

District staff and trainers discussed funding paths. CTE funding from the state is tied to enrollment and program participation, Ward and other staff said: more students in CTE pathways typically yields more state funding. Private-sector partnerships were also presented as a frequent and important source of support for heavy-equipment and diesel programs. Ward noted that the district had previously secured a $10 million state grant for the up center and that making Bloomfield or Oak Kentucky Home available for CTE expansion would make the district more competitive for similar grants.

The LPC agreed to include flexible language in the draft DFP to preserve the district's ability to pursue future CTE expansion at Bloomfield or Old Kentucky Home (OKH) as an option. \"If we wanted to apply for grants to support something like that,\" Ward said, \"it's helpful to have it on the DFP; if you don't put something on the DFP, you won't be allowed to do it. But if you do put it on, you don't have to do it.\"

Committee members asked clarifying questions about logistics and capacity. Embry said typical dedicated training for heavy equipment can fit comfortably in an area several times larger than the current 30-by-70 space the district uses now; district staff identified a rough placeholder of about 10,000 square feet for a permanent heavy-equipment/training footprint. Staff also discussed potential program sequencing: adding CTE capacity would likely require that other campus transitions (for example at Nelson County High School) be phased to preserve interim classroom space.

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The committee did not approve any construction or binding contract; it asked Ward to include a flexible CTE-expansion line in the draft DFP so the district can pursue grants and partnerships. Ward will prepare the draft for LPC review next week.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Nelson County Schools LPC Meeting April 23rd, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Nelson County staff and external trainers told the LPC Bloomfield Middle School and the up center could host heavy-equipment, CDL and diesel programs; committee asked staff to include potential CTE expansion language in the draft DFP to enable grant applications and partnership funding.","taxTitle","Nelson County, School Boards, Kentucky","taxId",57885,"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},6261263,"Nelson County LPC backs east–west 6–12 organizational model, citing bus reductions and lost teacher planning time",5679,281000,5960000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3124409-bee6d0a92638b0ba655ddde8a5377b1e&start=281&end=5960","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3124409-bee6d0a92638b0ba655ddde8a5377b1e/thumbnail_281000.jpg","/articles/6261263/Kentucky/Nelson-County-LPC-backs-eastwest-612-organizational-model-citing-bus-reductions-and-lost-teacher-planning-time","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261263-38261d699a2d644c31d2ffa657ade53b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770873712&Signature=MXpzpK264mkhG6uBVnvQz-frLgpPyWl00VcUlRJ687NmDCBn8GGEbKicxxYpjI6pncv4rHk4UyFRRrYE3T6BlhAURQzswrfUQVUtQVuRWf7dILZ3A7g87PVhpTQ2Z9SimF9tYBoWN9EJqktkrDlC0sdGlhlEFrYVjdygWJXo~rjkQYbzxx13CPp4nif3x8ArG698I6x5LJdKzAu98x40DcMeUJaZNafBkys03DJiU-Vfmx~k283k8gjZJgFOTMxNpEbe8xfXTimZWJ5HEtNqkbygY-bxKudx1XGBbL1puTRKSSCzFpWtK90VMkE8ZkYwZDXVQtSkK3W11hyuGCjobA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nelson County Local Planning Committee voted to direct district planners to prepare a draft District Facility Plan (DFP) that would organize secondary schools in an east\r0\u0000and\r0\u0000west 6\r0\u0000through\r0\u000012 configuration, the committee decided during its April meeting. The motion to move forward with \"option 2\" passed during a roll-call vote; wording to guide consultant Stephen Ward was approved and Ward will draft the DFP for the committee's review next week.

Committee members said transportation data presented at the meeting showed clear operational benefits if the district adopts an east\r0\u0000west model. \"We do know that out the general fund, we're spending about $1.1 million of local revenue dollars\" on transportation, the presentation said, and both staff and committee members pointed to opportunities to reduce buses and driver time by changing routes and eliminating some transfer hubs.

The recommendation follows a multi-part review of four organizational models. Transportation staff and district consultants told the committee that consolidating secondary grade spans would allow more efficient routing and fewer transfer layovers. Alex (transportation staff) described Cox's Creek as a significant hub: about 250 students use the Cox's Creek transfer, 14\r0\u0000to\r0\u000015 buses enter that loop each peak period and 11\r0\u0000to\r0\u000012 of those are transfer buses. \"Those buses start arriving at 7:25 or so and they're not really leaving that campus until 7:45,\" Alex said, creating recurring layover time for students and extra staff supervision demands.

Committee members also emphasized non-monetary effects of current routing. Devin (district staff) said teachers and staff lose valuable planning and collaboration time while supervising students during long dismissal and transfer windows. \"We're supervising transportation for 45 minutes each day, sometimes in the morning and in the afternoon,\" Devin said. Several principals said dismissal patterns eat into teacher collaboration time and after-school supervision resources.

The committee reviewed numeric estimates delivered by district staff: a typical school bus costs roughly $150,000 to purchase and the district estimated that eliminating a bus could save roughly $30,000 per year in staffing, maintenance and fuel (not counting the capital cost of the vehicle). Ward's enrollment and routing projections also showed cohort-size changes under different models: middle-school grade cohorts of about 140\r0\u0000to\r0\u0000180 students under the east\r0\u0000west\r0\u0000model and cohort sizes of roughly 300\r0\u0000to\r0\u0000150 under a single-high/single-middle model.

After discussion and a gallery-walk exercise to surface committee priorities, a member moved that the LPC direct Ward to draft a DFP based on option 2 (east/west 6\r0\u0000through\r0\u000012 at Thomas Nelson and Nelson County High School). The motion was seconded by Mr. Mattingly and the committee approved the motion by roll-call; the transcript records vocal \"yes\" responses and a passing result but does not attribute every individual vote to a named member in the public transcript.

Committee members and staff emphasized that the LPC's action is a direction for the DFP draft, not a final board decision. Stephen Ward, the district's DFP consultant, explained next steps: he will prepare a draft for the LPC to consider at its next meeting; if the LPC approves, Ward will send the draft to the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) for review under state regulation 702 KAR 4:180.

The LPC also asked Ward to include clear phasing language and capacity assumptions in the draft so KDE and the public can review how potential building projects, staffing changes and busing plans would be scheduled and funded.

The committee set a schedule to review Ward's draft next week and to continue public outreach before any final recommendation is forwarded to the Nelson County Board of Education.

Ending

The LPC vote does not itself change school assignments or routes; rather, it sends the committee's preferred organizational approach to the consultant for drafting into a formal DFP. The DFP will return to the LPC and then to the board and KDE for subsequent reviews before any construction or reassignments occur.","Nelson County\u0000s Local Planning Committee voted to direct staff to draft a district facility plan based on an east\r0\nwest 6\r0\nthrough\r0\u00000 model after reviewing transportation data showing layovers at bus hubs, potential route reductions and impacts on teacher planning time.","actionData","errors"]

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LPC hears feasibility case for Bloomfield as regional CTE hub for heavy equipment, CDL and diesel programs

Nelson County LPC backs east–west 6–12 organizational model, citing bus reductions and lost teacher planning time