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Bath County board approves tentative FY‑25 budget, mock‑trial stipends, copier contract and routine MOUs
Summary
The Bath County Board of Education on May 19 approved the district’s tentative FY‑25 budget, added a $2,000 mock‑trial coaching stipend to the extra‑service salary schedule plus a retroactive payment, approved a copier/printer contract, and approved multiple routine MOUs and travel requests included on the consent agenda.
The Bath County Board of Education on May 19 approved the district’s tentative fiscal year 2025 budget, adopted several personnel and program items and confirmed routine memoranda of understanding included on the consent agenda.
Budget: The board approved the FY‑25 tentative budget, which staff said is built on Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) per‑pupil allocations and the salary schedules the board approved in April. The tentative budget includes two additional aid positions (to be filled if needed), funding for two school buses, and continued funding for four school resource officers (SROs). Staff reported a contingency of $850,000, or 3.39% of the budget; staff noted the minimum statutory contingency requirement is 2%.
Personnel and stipends: The board added a $2,000 coaching stipend for mock trial to the 2025‑26 extra‑service salary schedule, and separately approved a retroactive $2,000 payment to the coach who served the 2024‑25 season. Both measures passed unanimously.
Contracts and MOUs: The board…
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