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Wykoff said one of his goals is to strengthen the Student Superintendent’s Advisory Council (SSAC), which the district established in 2002 as a venue for student voice. He told the board that his experience in the Governor’s Scholars program inspired him to make SSAC “a place where some of the brightest minds in our county can grow and learn from each other,” and to support the high-school committees formed in recent years around topics such as mental health. Wykoff said he will preside over SSAC at the start of the school year and will “do my best to make the Boone County Schools better for you and your students.”

Superintendent Jordan Haswalt and board members gathered for a commemorative photo after the swearing-in. The student representative role is nonvoting and is intended to channel student input to the board through monthly SSAC reports and the student-voice portions of board agendas.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Boone County School Board Meeting For August 2025","oneSentenceSummary","AJ Wykoff, a senior at Conner High School, was sworn in as the student representative to the Boone County Board of Education and said he will work to expand student advisory council leadership and high-school committees.","taxTitle","Boone County, School Boards, Kentucky","taxId",13125,"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},6584752,"Boone County honors veteran transportation employees and highlights student fundraising for MadKicks",721,1237000,1958000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5588625-6c4fb52bec4b3587db118ba490e0ecce&start=1237&end=1958","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5588625-6c4fb52bec4b3587db118ba490e0ecce/thumbnail_1237000.jpg","/articles/6584752/Kentucky/Boone-County-honors-veteran-transportation-employees-and-highlights-student-fundraising-for-MadKicks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584752-5051ae0a1ad64e8f5d20b63bef13137f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770484753&Signature=NGKgozsTy03m8alt9jTfh~IZ2SZNtI2SkI0ycAhFd2iR6uLHunHoV~CAdO5Im4ttjDm8Hjermp3lcAx6iOVoiBbaZ3sTrVwK9vM61TZRwFc8qX9NyJmBfcFYrgZNZTJJXHA2Zuhxmcj4mRLTnR~fZAn9Yv4fGCXi8pbSRyDieCVqSn~3YjpDy0XOH4RZ45ndX197wDaYctmrXM2Ossf3Vach0Uh~KPl2N6WEx9~a2E3WToRwxOICivupQnkQ4uEVqx897fO-0oM8WcFKXyBcOacbCRFckFLAn5f8D-qI7XkOgoeKH5pzCsVqKZvJu6dr8TQczpxGa0tiT-VPhT7WcA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Boone County Schools used its meeting to highlight long-serving staff and student philanthropy. The board and superintendent recognized Beverley (Beverly) Daniels of the transportation department as the district’s Education Support Professional of the Year; district officials said she will represent Kentucky at the national ESP Awards in California.

The board also presented Helen Cottengim (spelled Cottingham in several celebratory captions during the meeting) with the Student Transportation Association of Kentucky’s Lifetime Service Award. Cottengim was hired by Boone County Schools as a bus driver on Oct. 13, 1972, and the district said she has 53 years of service. At the meeting she recounted decades of driving, training and advocacy and said she will continue in her role as safety and training coordinator; the district said she has no retirement date planned.

Separately, Kelly Elementary School’s students, staff and families presented a $10,000 donation to MadKicks, a nonprofit that provides shoes free to children with cerebral palsy and other mobility needs. Marlene Tice, founder of MadKicks, described the organization’s model: MadKicks operates “stores” and therapy-site closets where children can choose shoes that accommodate braces and mobility devices. Kelly Elementary students raised about $6,000 through school fundraising and a color run, and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 4 contributed an additional $4,000 to reach the $10,000 goal, staff said. The district said a plaque noting the school’s contribution will be placed in a MadKicks location supported by the gift.

Board members praised the honorees and the student fundraiser. The recognitions and donation were presented during the meeting’s good-news segment and were acknowledged without formal board votes.","The board recognized a transportation employee as Kentucky education support professional of the year, honored a 53-year transportation career, and accepted $10,000 raised at Kelly Elementary for the MadKicks nonprofit.",{"_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},6584757,"Boone County superintendent highlights high employee satisfaction in district stay interviews",115,2484000,2599000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5588625-6c4fb52bec4b3587db118ba490e0ecce&start=2484&end=2599","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5588625-6c4fb52bec4b3587db118ba490e0ecce/thumbnail_2484000.jpg","/articles/6584757/Kentucky/Boone-County-superintendent-highlights-high-employee-satisfaction-in-district-stay-interviews","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584757-92e5cdb87c042495fb3c94f04e3f662b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770484753&Signature=YucmT14TgAa7wNLBFx2nAgRgZUwCC9~9xz0eJPc75zVDrwYWYiqW9t7y9EJK4wJjRdsPtcHDLH-RGryN2pH9HEdYQr32qYQ1OZD-RPsUEPbU5Wi6gtXwR~d75ZelQpYnkfGbjE--tChtSQ-7uUzCGsCxuIjhVjDxMfZNVlhVvb~HU3TVjKqDLNY9PnGaLqOXj1RVQIYFlETEWrSiLnC6YgwcWAoLK8~LbEq~a73eO57Lhh~GCW7Ygu08EB99DxUQEfxdtl3VX1nIsANWUIrVV52yJtiKge0AsFaJ5EpwpmkN5tYBb97B27V7cWAJK5OHKvPyYwhGuZ3EgXRcam0I~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Boone County superintendent’s office presented results from a districtwide “stay interview” initiative that sought feedback from long-tenured employees and staff in milestone years. The district said it conducted 260 stay interviews this cycle and intends to expand the program in future years.

Eric Ball, who led the stay-interview effort, told the board that 92.7% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed they are satisfied working for Boone County Schools (national average cited at 62%). He also reported 91.1% of employees would recommend the district as an employer (national average 53%), 89.2% said they are enthusiastic about coming to work (national average 31%) and 94.6% said they intend to continue working with the district (national average cited 72%). Ball said the interviews combined scaled questions and seven open-ended prompts and that common positive themes included the district’s student-centered focus, supportive environment, benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Superintendent Jordan Haswalt said the district used the interviews to identify priorities ranging from consistent communications to clearer change management. Haswalt said the stay-interview results are being used to inform human resources work, orientation efforts and facility improvements. He and Ball said the interviews are intended to drive retention and that the district will publish a fuller summary for board review.

Board members noted the district’s recent increases in starting teacher pay (referenced as raising a base above $50,000 for certain ranks) and hourly wages for classified staff as complementing the retention work. Ball and Haswalt said procedural follow-up will include scheduling future interviews and sharing more detailed findings with principals and district committees.","Superintendent Jordan Haswalt and HR lead Eric Ball reported results from 260 stay interviews showing substantially higher employee satisfaction than national averages.",{"_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},6584761,"Boone County School Board approves consent agenda, policy updates and emergency communication policy",194,3583000,3777000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5588625-6c4fb52bec4b3587db118ba490e0ecce&start=3583&end=3777","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5588625-6c4fb52bec4b3587db118ba490e0ecce/thumbnail_3583000.jpg","/articles/6584761/Kentucky/Boone-County-School-Board-approves-consent-agenda-policy-updates-and-emergency-communication-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584761-5df7be8ee9c236de9b7ea1aa6da4984f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770484753&Signature=A29EGCMTHbkNMXcoCBJM78BtpyEjGqyWn-vIlimON3pDTQBFiwbtoK5aprF6bTiz6EZnuqd8WINmtZtqkEF8W4R5IaF4BjYXFpa3fiwwUM3EmY0hA1ezjria-YRe~V3Cb~VURDuRVeSZnZz5T0vbHCdoaW7Oh303T7bmU-BN95AkRYy9NKUpcFET7D9P8Mxa85UO6ztYAGyPfdAxEHday6NP53k2y~q3BBWbIhq-Zs2e7sX7Bjrn81Uvzl5BNT2WbzgJxmCQdJsfuo-vxN1VVkHg36ogTBKVqHWmHHSKnEi3KWE67xM1KIzBiwf3ukTiwwHTM~PlNEjKLPPXLfSi4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Boone County Board of Education voted unanimously on several routine and time-sensitive items during its public meeting, approving the consent agenda, annual policy updates, an emergency policy governing traceable classroom communications, a reimbursement resolution and a new job description for assistant director of operational technology.

Board Chair Parks called for votes on the consent agenda (items A through QQ) and the board approved the entire consent package by voice vote, 5-0. The board then approved the second reading of the annual board policy updates for 2025–26, which will become district policy as presented, by a 5-0 voice vote. The board also approved an emergency policy adoption, Policy 8.2323, addressing “traceable communications” under recently enacted state guidance and related platforms, by a 5-0 vote. A reimbursement resolution and a new assistant director of operational technology job description were each approved unanimously.

Superintendent Jordan Haswalt introduced the emergency policy, saying the district uses the provision sparingly and that the measure was brought forward because recent legislative changes created timing constraints that required a single-reading adoption. The policy expands the list of district-approved platforms that meet the state definition of a traceable communication system but does not change the district’s basic processes, administration said.

Treasurer Katie Noonan presented the financial report in the consent items: an adjusted cash balance beginning July of $47,500,268, July receipts of approximately $8,300,000 and notable collections that included about $2,300,000 in PSC property tax and $1,000,000 each in utility and motor vehicle tax. The district reported a delinquent tax collection of about $98,000 and a debt service payment of $4,400,000 during the period covered.

All votes recorded at the meeting passed unanimously, 5-0. The board did not take any actions that failed, were tabled or postponed during this portion of the meeting.

The board briefly discussed the technical meaning of an emergency policy adoption in the context of the Kentucky legislative changes and district systems; no substantive amendments were proposed during the meeting. The superintendent and staff said they will continue to bring implementation details to relevant committees as needed.","The Boone County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda, annual policy updates, an emergency policy on traceable classroom communications, a reimbursement resolution and a new assistant director job description.","actionData","errors"]

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