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Board approves consent items, amends 2024‑25 calendar and signs new phone contract
Summary
The Bath County Board approved standard consent agenda items including grants and service bids, amended the 2024‑25 calendar (students' last day May 27, teachers' last day June 3) and approved a new VoIP phone contract intended to lower monthly costs.
At its March 24 regular meeting the Bath County Board of Education approved routine consent items covering minutes, financial statements, claims, superintendent expenditures, grants, travel, facility requests, monthly financial reports and payables through March 31.
Among consent items the board approved grant applications described in the packet for FY 2025 to support principal and teacher effectiveness and a separate FY‑2025 grant for "Project Link" intended to support elementary teacher training in literacy and math for K–4 (the packet described stipends and professional development for participants). The board also approved a renewal of an MOU with Pathways to allow that provider to continue offering services within Bath County school buildings, and approved a $35 fee for newly listed summer classes at Bath County High School. The packet also contained authorization to accept bids for a range of service contracts (occupational therapy, speech/language pathology, physical therapy, elevator service, pest control, and other annual services) for the 2025–26 school year; the board approved those solicitations.
The board amended the 2024–25 school calendar so that students’ last day will be Tuesday, May 27, 2025, and teachers’ last day will be June 3, 2025; the calendar amendment was approved by motion and voice vote.
On technology and operations the board approved a new contract with Clearly IP for voice‑over‑IP phone services. District staff explained that the current phone equipment is 14 years old, gateways are more than a decade old, and ongoing reliability problems have interrupted school phone service in the past. Staff told the board that switching to Clearly IP would reduce monthly phone costs by roughly half and provide a 99.7 percent uptime guarantee; the board approved the contract by motion.
Other routine actions approved in the meeting included the first reading of a classified retirement policy update (Policy 03.273) that staff said clarifies retirement wording to align with statute; the policy will return for a second reading at the next board meeting. The board also approved a slate of change orders and credits tied to construction projects (see separate construction article for details).
The meeting proceeded to executive session later in the evening under KRS 61.810(1)(f) for a superintendent search; the board announced no action taken following executive session and adjourned.
