A newly elected member of the Shelby County Board of Education was sworn in, board leadership nominations were made and school operations during winter weather were discussed at the board meeting.

During the meeting an official administered the oath of office for the Shelby County Board of Education; the new member affirmed, “I do.” The board president nominated Ms. Friels for chair and Andrew Klein for vice chair; no formal vote on those nominations is recorded in the transcript. Later, the board recessed to hold a Financial Corporation meeting and the motion to recess was approved by voice vote.

The board’s superintendent, identified in the record as Dr. Matthews, addressed recent online controversy about a video announcing schedule changes and said the district “decided to do an NTI day for today and Wednesday” to help parents and keep staff and students safe while roads remained hazardous. Dr. Matthews stressed that school officials must consider bus turnarounds and bus access in addition to whether a lane is passable by car, saying crews sometimes push snow into turnaround areas that prevent buses from operating.

A staff report in the meeting packet noted the district is still recruiting for early childhood education (ECE) teachers and bus drivers. The staff member who presented the report said turnover this year has not been high but that the district “could use” more ECE teachers and drivers.

The board paused its regular meeting to convene the Shelby County Board of Education’s Financial Corporation; a motion to recess passed on a voice vote.

The meeting included a brief ceremonial oath sequence that referenced the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and standard eligibility questions required of public officers, as recorded in the meeting transcript.

No formal votes on policy proposals or personnel hires are recorded in the transcript excerpt provided; nominations for chair and vice chair were made but a recorded vote or final outcome on those nominations is not shown.