Estill County Board approves student trips, MOUs, shortened school day and salary correction
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At its Oct. 16 meeting the Estill County Board of Education unanimously approved out-of-state student trips for band and FCCLA, memoranda of agreement for New Horizons Academy and visually impaired services, a shortened school day for a specific student, an updated salary schedule and routine consent items.
The Estill County Board of Education on Oct. 16 in Irvine approved a package of routine actions including out-of-state student trips, memoranda of agreement, a shortened school day for a specific student, and an updated salary schedule.
Board members approved two out-of-state trips: the Estill County band’s trip to Bands of America Grand Nationals in Indianapolis in November and Estill County High School’s FCCLA Capital Leadership trip to Washington, D.C., in November. “Just the Bands of America is a great opportunity for our band to go compete,” Superintendent Brock said. Shannon Samples moved approval; Sharon Whitaker seconded. The motion passed 5-0.
The board approved a shortened school day for a single student as recommended by staff and required by the committee process. Sheila Samples moved approval and Sharon Whitaker seconded; the motion passed 5-0.
The board also approved two memoranda of agreement/memoranda of understanding: one with New Horizons Academy (arranged through the Kentucky Educational Development Cooperative, KEDC) to provide an alternate placement option for students, and one to continue services for visually impaired students provided by a contracted teacher. Carrie Smallwood moved approval; Tammy Hardy seconded. The motion passed 5-0.
Other approved items included the annual public record/duty-under-law packet and an updated salary schedule to correct a consolidation error made over the summer. Sheila Samples moved approval of the public-record packet; Tammy Hardy seconded. The salary-schedule correction was moved by Sheila Samples and seconded by Tammy Hardy. Both motions passed 5-0.
Consent items — approval of the Sept. 18 minutes, the treasurer’s report and superintendent travel — were approved on a motion by Carrie Smallwood and second by Sharon Whitaker. The board recorded the vote as unanimous on those items.
Votes at a glance - Out-of-state trips (band to Indianapolis; FCCLA to Washington, D.C.): mover Shannon Samples; second Sharon Whitaker; outcome approved, vote 5-0. - Shortened school day (specific student): mover Sheila Samples; second Sharon Whitaker; outcome approved, vote 5-0. - MOA/MOU (New Horizons Academy; services for visually impaired students): mover Carrie Smallwood; second Tammy Hardy; outcome approved, vote 5-0. - Public record/duty-under-law packet: mover Sheila Samples; second Tammy Hardy; outcome approved, vote 5-0. - Updated salary schedule (correction to consolidated positions): mover Sheila Samples; second Tammy Hardy; outcome approved, vote 5-0. - Consent items (minutes, treasurer’s report, superintendent travel): mover Carrie Smallwood; second Sharon Whitaker; outcome approved, vote 5-0.
The board did not record any votes opposing or abstaining on these items and did not take final action on construction funding beyond reporting meetings with state legislators about a middle-school project.