BCEA opposes reopening contract over paid maternity leave; board approves consent agenda and moves to closed session
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Summary
The Boone County Education Association told the board it will not agree to reopen the collective bargaining agreement to provide paid maternity leave and urged the district to explore policy-based options; the board also approved the consent agenda and several routine items, and adjourned to closed session on procurement matters.
Kelly Reed, speaking for the Boone County Education Association (BCEA), told the board the association "does not agree to reopen the agreement" to negotiate paid maternity leave and warned that tying maternity leave to concessions on transfer rights or association leave would weaken long-standing employee protections.
Reed said some districts have implemented paid maternity leave without reopening contracts and encouraged the district to use policy-based or board-adopted mechanisms that would not place negotiated rights at risk. "The association declines the district's request to reopen the agreement under article 9," the speaker said, and added the association was willing to engage in discussions that do not require opening the contract.
On finance, Treasurer Denham reported an ending cash balance of $112,011,636, with a net increase in cash of $3,303,547; the district collected $5,700,000 in property taxes (of which $1,400,000 is restricted for the building fund), $4,900,000 in occupational taxes and made a $1,900,000 debt service payment.
The board approved the recommended consent agenda items A–MM and several specific agenda items by voice vote (each recorded as 5–0). Trustees then moved to adjourn to closed session pursuant to KRS 61.81 and related KRS chapters to discuss bidder selection and related procurement matters; the motion to enter closed session passed 5–0.
Votes at a glance: consent agenda A–MM approved (5–0); revision to administrative guidance and librarian allocations (old business A) approved (5–0); HQIR curriculum adoption (new business A) approved (5–0); MTSS intervention (new business B) approved (5–0); HQIR PD (new business C) approved (5–0); motion to adjourn to closed session under KRS passed (5–0).
What happens next: Administration will follow up on BCEA's invitation to discuss policy-based leave options, provide requested responses to public commenters who left contact information, and implement the curriculum and PD items approved at the meeting.