Louisville Municipal School District board approves consent agenda, authorizes advertisement of 7.5‑acre parcel and moves to executive session

The Louisville Municipal School District board approved its consent agenda, authorizing advertisement of a 7.5‑acre parcel of school property for sale, approving cancellation of a one‑acre residential lease and a new lease, ratifying claim dockets and bank balances, and approving a student transfer. The board then voted to enter an executive (closed) session for the superintendent’s evaluation.

Board members approved claim docket numbers 339643 through 339821 and the November 2024 agency activity fund checks and accepted November 2024 bank balances and financial reports on a voice vote. Speaker 1 presented the financial items and the motion to approve was recorded as carried.

On item 7.1 the board approved canceling a one‑acre residential lease held by Dwight Braggs and approving a new lease for Willie Goss for the same area in Center Ridge. The board then authorized item 7.2, to advertise a 7.5‑acre parcel in Section 14, Township 14 North, Range 12 East, to the highest bidder; Speaker 3 described the parcel’s history, saying the tract was given to the district in 1991 by Timco (a coal company), outlined the district’s process for liquidating unused school property and said sale proceeds "come to the district" for general use. Speaker 3 emphasized the district cannot accept bids below appraisal, saying, "we can't take below appraisal." The board carried the motion to advertise the parcel.

The board also approved a written student transfer request to allow a child to remain at the receiving school after the family moves closer to maternal relatives. Speaker 2 said keeping the child at the current school appeared to be in the child’s best interest; the transfer motion carried.

After handling the consent agenda and related items, Speaker 2 moved and the board approved a motion to enter an executive session for the superintendent’s evaluation; the motion carried on a voice vote. The board set its next regular meeting for Jan. 14, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.

What the actions mean: the authorization to advertise the 7.5‑acre parcel begins a public bidding process; per the board’s statement, proceeds from any sale would go to district funds for general use, and bids cannot be accepted below appraisal. The student transfer was approved for the remainder of the school year (the record indicates the parent is relocating and the student has had an extended hospitalization).