Votes at a glance: Nelson County Board of Education actions, Oct. meeting
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Summary
The board approved a consent agenda, accepted a federal COPS SVPP safety grant, approved a DJJ partnership agreement for Thrive Academy, confirmed grant and calendar-related items and upheld expulsion recommendations.
Below are the formal motions and outcomes recorded during the Nelson County Board of Education meeting.
Consent agenda - Motion: Approve the consent agenda as presented. - Mover/Second: not specified in the public transcript. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as "Aye; motion passes").
COPS SVPP grant acceptance - Motion: Accept the 2025 COPS School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) grant and approve grant acceptance as presented. - Mover/Second: not specified. - Outcome: Approved. - Notes: Dr. Sherhorn described the grant as federal, "a little over $400,000," with a local match component; the district will use funds for SALTO badge access and related safety staffing/technology work.
Department of Education mental-health funding - Note: The board was informed the district was awarded an additional $560,000 in school-based mental-health funds. Superintendent Bridal said this award had previously been accepted and required no additional vote at the meeting.
DJJ partnership (Thrive Academy) - Motion: Approve the agreement to pursue a Department for Juvenile Justice partnership for the district's Thrive Academy as presented. - Outcome: Approved. - Notes: Stacy Holderman said a DJJ partnership typically brings an estimated recurring payment of about $73,000 per year and other funding/eligibility benefits.
Calendar committee and amended board calendar - Motion: Approve members for the 2627 calendar committee and meeting dates; later, approve amended board calendar dates (Nov. 11 at Boston and Dec. 16 at New Haven). - Outcome: Approved.
Executive session and expulsion recommendations - Motion: Convene an executive session pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(c) to discuss student discipline; reconvene and consider expulsion recommendations. - Motion (following executive session): Uphold the expulsion recommendations made by the expulsion committee. - Outcome: Approved.
Adjournment - Motion: Adjourn the meeting. - Outcome: Approved.
Where transcripts or votes record only a general "Aye" and not individual roll-call votes, the board recorded outcomes as voice votes with motions passing. If mover/second or vote tallies were not named in the record, they are listed here as "not specified."
