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Chair Murphy made the motion to authorize negotiation and Board Member Monday moved it; a second was recorded and the board voted in favor. Chair Murphy announced the motion carried 3-0. The board noted Board Member Penny Christian was not present because she was ill.

The board did not provide details of the settlement in open session, citing the closed-session discussion and the confidentiality of the matters described under KRS 61.810 and related statutes.

Ending: The authorization permits the chief legal officer to proceed with negotiations on the terms discussed in closed session; the board will report back with any required public action after negotiations conclude.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle"," FCPS School Board Action Meeting - 6/23/25","oneSentenceSummary","After a closed session on real property, potential litigation and superintendent evaluation, the Fayette County Board of Education on June 23 authorized its chief legal officer to negotiate a settlement offer discussed in closed session; the vote was 3-0.","taxTitle","Fayette County, School Boards, Kentucky","taxId",14469,"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},6186412,"Labor council urges board to place collective bargaining resolution on August agenda",222,3421000,3643000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5075596-2e19168622f67613791a6e054f361ad1&start=3421&end=3643","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5075596-2e19168622f67613791a6e054f361ad1/thumbnail_3421000.jpg","/articles/6186412/Kentucky/Labor-council-urges-board-to-place-collective-bargaining-resolution-on-August-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6186412-4e1544471677179fd03388b54d467a68/orig.mp4?Expires=1775388731&Signature=RYN5-D1kPYm038S-9zJ8vAkips4yqLQUlPNbA9S2eZngyU77Gc0xGYw8-hSt32uiQt8hItuwRrZJffKn4sH6gvfkCCuXblccR1SGJ2shUjouiJmOViqq4HRhYDPWeDOL28JXXJMJrUNcgVGAwQJYLygCVATYIjyvTio4oaOZ2gVBQhrA4~WxrhxvlmDO6jSc9ZI25XLhXj0lT-Iq-PJ3340xdfpxTGg~RdXB6ZeYuUgPzHRTDuTRHVw0hVj7-fA5nUZVrm94tFl3G1gat62Zs30zIO3MjHpX2EQxY1yze0lgo3-bBJlJ3eRmm2ephtBSSSUFcp0Yb7ZDirzzoNoO0A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Amy Beasley, president of the Bluegrass Central Labor Council, used the meeting's public-comment period on June 23 to urge the Fayette County Board of Education to consider a resolution supporting collective bargaining for teachers and staff.

\"On behalf of the Bluegrass Central Labor Council, we stand before you today to express our unwavering support for the right of teachers and the staff to collectively bargain,\" Beasley said. She asked the board to \"put the resolution for collective bargaining agreement on the agenda for the August planning meeting so that it can be voted on at the action meeting.\" She added, \"We are not taking sides with one union or another. We are taking the side of the teachers and the staff to say who will represent them.\"

Chair Murphy closed the public-comment period after Beasley's remarks. The board did not take immediate action on the request during the June 23 meeting; Beasley said she had sent the board a letter with contact information and that her earlier emails and phone calls had gone unanswered.

Ending: Beasley's request was entered into the public record; the board did not schedule the resolution during the June 23 meeting.","Amy Beasley, president of the Bluegrass Central Labor Council, asked the Fayette County Board of Education to place a resolution authorizing collective bargaining rights for school employees on the August planning meeting agenda and to vote on it at the subsequent action meeting.",{"_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},6186417,"Board receives May financial report showing roughly $497 million in general fund revenue, $71 million fund balance reported",149,3021000,3170000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5075596-2e19168622f67613791a6e054f361ad1&start=3021&end=3170","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5075596-2e19168622f67613791a6e054f361ad1/thumbnail_3021000.jpg","/articles/6186417/Kentucky/Board-receives-May-financial-report-showing-roughly-497-million-in-general-fund-revenue-71-million-fund-balance-reported","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6186417-d9f38796e3e4bc8689c14df24449b520/orig.mp4?Expires=1775388731&Signature=QuhALKmix0TWG8Ofz~RtTaygobYDdyaUFfctvuRcolAH~e7j5N7R8ctvbtIYM8h3BqhEX0YNdiRrCN~hxtceapL76OgpyfNJKxNINPXzqKuHQAtKGQBdKtYmjr06Mqqy9HMHNfoyLvvYT-~QgeNu-nSmGvpJiDIjiT~Klg3HpXv6Y6iI1tVf80f3BrnhdjQG-M85BJvmFcn0VUtifr0B0lfH24Xm~mlJK5hpWDTLngtcAmnn0p0Db06zFE89eQWhb1ZRQXCWaWDNrZCp7dhUf3HSjT8aN~GiaGUOrTEwGZXqBDb8ceAWHDvtra9q8dTvro-E-0i0r4zFPGcltUC4Jw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rodney Jackson presented the Fayette County Public Schools monthly financial report for May during the June 23 meeting and asked the board to approve the treasurer's report.

Jackson reported operating revenue of approximately $497,200,000 and total expenditures of about $425,900,000 for the general fund through May. He cited a general fund balance figure in the packet and noted investment income and other fund-level totals. \"We are very sound,\" he said during the presentation and confirmed that the district reached about $5,000,000 in investment income for the period.

Board members asked no substantive questions after the presentation, and a motion to approve the monthly treasurer's report passed unanimously. Chair Murphy called for the motion to approve; Board Member Barbara Green moved and Board Member Monday seconded. The clerk recorded the vote as 4-0 in favor.

Ending: The board accepted the May financial report and proceeded to the informational items and closed-session agenda items that followed.
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Board Member Amy Green moved to approve the professional leave items and Monica Mundy seconded, the board initially voted and then later agreed to reconsider the vote. After additional discussion about whether the packet provided sufficient detail about funding sources and the classroom impact of each trip, the board re-voted and the motion passed by a 3-1 tally.

Board members questioned whether the agenda materials made it easy to see which travel requests were charged to the general fund versus federal grants. \"When I'm looking at the report ... can we know moving forward how that's gonna happen on these reports when we're taking a look at them?\" Board Member Monday said, asking for an extra sentence explaining how each trip would affect students in classrooms.

Superintendent Daniel Liggins explained the district's vetting process for professional learning and confirmed that the listed trips were budgeted in fiscal 2025 and had been reviewed for alignment with school improvement plans and grants. \"All of these are expenditures within the current fiscal year 2025 budget,\" he said.

Board members asked for two changes to future reporting: (1) clearly itemize the funding source totals (general fund versus specific grants) in a way that is visible in the board packet, and (2) add a brief statement in each travel entry tying the trip to district goals or explaining how training will return to classrooms (for example, train-the-trainer language used by family engagement staff). Superintendent Liggins agreed to provide that additional detail going forward.

The board's final action on the professional leave requests followed parliamentary procedure: a motion to reconsider passed, and the main motion was re-approved 3-1. The district's staff said the current agenda already listed funding sources and year-to-date totals in the executive summary, and staff agreed to add the requested explanatory sentence linking travel to classroom impact.

Ending: The professional leave requests were approved; the board asked staff to show fund-level totals and a short classroom-impact sentence for each travel item on future professional leave reports.","After debate about general fund use and reporting detail, the Fayette County Board of Education approved a batch of professional leave requests on June 23 following a motion to reconsider; members requested future reports show how each trip links to student/classroom impact and be itemized by funding source.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6186427,"Fayette County schools report near-complete Mary E. Britton and 'The Hill' CTE hub; multiple projects continue",490,880000,1370000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5075596-2e19168622f67613791a6e054f361ad1&start=880&end=1370","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5075596-2e19168622f67613791a6e054f361ad1/thumbnail_880000.jpg","/articles/6186427/Kentucky/Fayette-County-schools-report-near-complete-Mary-E-Britton-and-The-Hill-CTE-hub-multiple-projects-continue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6186427-caba0d673285ea2b81b1bd4740382fb4/orig.mp4?Expires=1775388731&Signature=Qeq6JT9gA-xW2~ZrujDdpLZfLhYiJpJThwkwHhVJM-I9nqWUkhSoMSpTFHJVxIyoLPkZQy8D11vIPWCxeWYF3o035I0wycwry7MGSiTZkosNNoXeoWkJIRUBSfXtvibP7qY~1RsLsLWb6~dNWslSbNLrKeRhRY8aIzCJCzpLtcqc-ZyQc57tIc~sSbiaUP9sC6~qLZqMU5Jr-bOAAZTAN0rzNF8T7TaHPNUEOhHQBqbMVa13t-dTjEvVT7pRgjQtqCqSz8Cp16sk5d0P5tHLJ6LJf5xb5P~TVAXccXmb1tEpzCDgg90DOeGgbbHWSvfCohnl3agBkPR95x9xep3l1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chief Operating Officer Myron Thompson told the Fayette County Board of Education on June 23 that Mary E. Britton Middle School and the districts Hub for Innovation, called \"The Hill,\" are essentially complete and that work continues on several other facility projects.

Thompson said Mary E. Britton is \"about 98% right now\" and described the new building as a \"state of the art project\" with programs in agriculture, health sciences, orchestra and visual arts and a modern media center. \"We have this project ready to open in the fall,\" he said.

The presentation included photos and renderings of the Hub for Innovation at 100 Midland Avenue. Thompson said that hub is also roughly 98% complete and highlighted career and technical education (CTE) offerings including heavy-equipment and culinary labs, EMT training, a firefighting classroom and a flight simulator. \"This is just a transformative experience there on 100 Midland Avenue for our students and scholars,\" he said.

Thompson reported other ongoing work: preschool classroom and HVAC upgrades at Harrison Elementary (\"roughly 83% complete,\" scheduled to finish in December) and the Arata STEM Academy for Girls (\"42% complete,\" scheduled for next summer). He also said geothermal drilling, storm work, masonry and electrical work are underway at the Arata site, and that the board has approved two future projects: Henry Clay High School and a new elementary school on Greendale.

Superintendent Daniel Liggins (first reference as superintendent Liggins) and board members noted community support at recent ribbon cuttings and openings. Chair Murphy said the projects \"represent some incredible and extraordinary community partnerships.\" The board did not take further action on the construction items at the June 23 meeting; Thompson concluded by pointing attendees to the district project pages for updates.

The presentation materials and photos referenced by Thompson are available on the district website at the URLs he cited in the meeting.

Ending: The board will continue to monitor construction progress and share updates on the district website; Thompson concluded his semiannual construction update and returned to the superintendent.","Chief operating officer Myron Thompson told the Fayette County Board of Education on June 23 that Mary E. Britton Middle School and the districts Hub for Innovation (\"The Hill\") are about 98% complete; Harrison Elementary and the Arata STEM Academy for Girls remain under construction, and the board approved two additional projects.","actionData","errors"]

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