Board approves financial report, buys four buses and authorizes architect advertisements
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Summary
At the special-call meeting the Rockcastle County Board approved the monthly financial reports, authorized purchasing four school buses, approved job description and salary line for GEAR UP success coach(es), and authorized advertising and hiring architects for two district projects.
The Rockcastle County Board of Education took several formal actions at its special-call meeting, approving financial documents, authorizing bus purchases, approving job documents tied to a GEAR UP grant, and approving architectural advertising and hire for two upcoming projects.
The board reviewed and approved the monthly financial reports. Staff highlighted general fund revenues for the month and construction‑fund payouts; the presenter said general fund revenues totaled about $1,600,000 and expenses about $2,900,000 for the month, and construction payouts were roughly $2,500,000 for the period. The food service fund showed reimbursements and a cash balance the presenter said was just over $55,000.
The board approved purchase of four new school buses to replace annual needs plus one bus that was totaled in the spring. Staff said the district received about $55,000 in insurance compensation for the totaled bus and quoted an approximate unit price near $156,000. The presenter said bus orders are typically placed in advance and that delivery is often scheduled for May–June; the district will arrange payment timing with the vendor so invoices are processed after July 1.
The board approved a job description for a GEAR UP-funded “success coach” and the associated FY26 salary schedule line. Staff said the grant award came through KEDC (the board applied through two entities; KEDC was funded while the other was not) and that the federal government shutdown temporarily prevented the district from knowing how many coach positions the grant will allow; the job description requires 60 college credit hours rather than teacher certification and the listed grant funding figure in discussion was $41,000 (including fringe).
The board authorized the district to advertise architect proposals for two projects — the RCHS Baseball/Softball Complex and the Rock Building Complex — for the required two‑week advertising period and gave the superintendent authority to hire architects and allow them to begin design work once the selection process is complete. Staff said KDE requires the advertised recruitment and that architecture proposals will be evaluated when submissions are received.
Motions and approvals in the meeting were made by voice; explicit roll-call tallies or individual mover/second names were not consistently recorded in the transcript. The board closed the meeting after the listed actions.
