Board approves several part-time counselors, stipends and temporary positions funded by grants and Title I/ESS
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Summary
The board approved requests to add multiple part-time counselors and temporary extra-duty stipends (STLP coordinator, after-tassel assistant stipends) funded by Title I, ESS, Kentuckiana Works and other designated sources; approvals were granted as presented.
The Bullitt County Board of Education approved a slate of staffing additions and extra-duty stipends at the meeting, including part-time counselors at multiple schools, a district Student Technology Leadership Program coordinator (extra-duty stipend), and four "after the tassel" assistant stipends for high schools funded by a Kentuckiana Works grant.
Why it matters: These personnel changes expand student supports (counseling and targeted instruction), provide a temporary coordinator for an expanding student-technology program and authorize grant-funded stipends for program support — actions that affect daily operations and budget allocations tied to specific funding sources.
Approved staffing and stipends (as presented): - Hebron Middle School: part-time counselor (105 full days), funded by Title I; SBDM had approved the position previously, and the stipend/role will support 504 meetings, counseling, and lunch groups (presented by Principal Lauren Burnett). - Mount Washington Middle School: part-time counselor (85 full days), funded by Title I (presented by Principal Tim Ridley). - Brooks Elementary School: part-time counselor funded by Title I (presented by Principal Betty Jo Davis). - Pleasant Grove Elementary: part-time teacher for targeted literacy and math (3 days/week for 57 days), funded by ESS (presented by Principal Bigley). - Cedar Grove Elementary: 0.25 additional hours for a lunchroom monitor using SBDM funds (presented by Principal Slavin); the board clarified this 0.25 addition is for one year. - District Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) coordinator: an extra-duty stipend position funded by Title IV (presented by Deputy Superintendent Dr. Usher). The board noted the position will be non-renewed as funding requires. - "After the tassel" assistant positions: four extra-duty stipends for high schools and the specialized program at $2,500 each, funded via the Kentuckiana Works grant (presented by Dr. Lee Berger).
Board action and funding notes: Each request was presented with its funding source noted (Title I, ESS, SBDM, Title IV/’title for’ grant language, Kentuckiana Works). Board motions and seconds were recorded and the items were approved on the record, with votes recorded as 5–0 for these personnel items.
What’s next: Administrators will implement the hires and stipends consistent with the specified funding streams; some positions were explicitly described as annual or contingent on available grant funding.