The Boone County Board of Education elected Board Member Jesse Parks as chair and Cindy Young as vice chair during its regular meeting.

The board also approved the district’s recommended consent agenda, accepted comprehensive district and school improvement plans for 2024–25 and adopted allocation formulas for the 2025–26 school year. Board members said they plan external reviews of salaries and of allocation formulas in coming months.

Why it matters: The chair and vice chair elections set leadership for the board for 2025. Approval of allocation formulas begins budget planning for the next school year; trustees asked for outside reviews of pay and allocation structures before larger policy changes.

At the meeting, nominations for chair were opened and a motion was made and seconded to nominate Jesse Parks. That motion passed 4–1. The board next nominated Cindy Young for vice chair; that nomination passed 5–0.

The board took a roll of routine business items under a single consent motion, which passed 5–0. That consent motion included the treasurer’s report and other personnel and program items listed on the meeting agenda.

The board also voted to approve the districtwide comprehensive improvement plan and individual school improvement plans for the 2024–25 school year. Both measures passed unanimously, 5–0.

On the allocation formulas for 2025–26, the superintendent told the board the administration will present an external salary-and-wage review in February and a comprehensive allocations review in March to provide data the board requested before making larger budget or compensation decisions. The board approved the recommended allocation formulas 5–0.

Following regular business, the board voted to adjourn to closed session under the state open-meetings exception cited by counsel.

Votes at a glance

- Election of chair (nomination of Jesse Parks): motion by Carolyn Hankins Wolf; second by Cindy Young; outcome: approved, 4–1.
- Election of vice chair (nomination of Cindy Young): motion by Carolyn Hankins Wolf; second by Julie Maddox; outcome: approved, 5–0.
- Consent agenda (items A–II including treasurer’s report): motion by Karen Bird; second by Cindy Young; outcome: approved, 5–0.
- Comprehensive district improvement plan (2024–25): motion by Carolyn Hankins Wolf; second by Karen Bird; outcome: approved, 5–0.
- Comprehensive school improvement plans (2024–25): motion by Carolyn Hankins Wolf; second by Karen Bird; outcome: approved, 5–0.
- Allocation formulas for 2025–26: motion by Carolyn Hankins Wolf; second by Cindy Young; outcome: approved, 5–0.
- Motion to adjourn to closed session pursuant to the cited KRS provision: motion by Julie Maddox; second by Cindy Young; outcome: approved by acclamation.

What trustees said: Board members who spoke praised district staff for work during recent weather events and emphasized the need for data before changing salary or allocation policy. The superintendent said outside reviews would be presented in upcoming meetings to inform future decisions.

Next steps: The superintendent will present an external salary review in February and a comprehensive review of allocations in March as follow-up to the allocation-formulas vote.

Ending note: No litigation or personnel details were disclosed in open session; the board adjourned to closed session under the state statute cited by counsel.