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Muhlenberg County board approves bleachers, facilities plan and personnel postings; rates superintendent "exemplary"
Summary
The Muhlenberg County Board of Education approved several routine administrative items — including an $80,000 bleacher purchase with ADA access, a draft district facilities plan to send to KDE, and multiple personnel postings — and rated the superintendent "exemplary" on seven standards after a closed-session evaluation.
Muhlenberg County Board of Education members approved a series of routine administrative actions and personnel moves at their regular meeting, and returned from a closed session having rated the superintendent "exemplary" on all seven evaluation standards.
Board members voted to purchase and install permanent metal bleachers for Muhlenberg County Middle School's football field, approving a quoted cost of $80,000 after applying the district's tax-exempt certificate. Staff told the board the bleachers will seat approximately 100 people, include three ADA spaces and a ramp, and will be mounted on concrete rather than as a movable unit. Members clarified the installation was intended to be permanent before approving the purchase by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
The board approved a draft district facilities plan that staff and a facilities planning committee will submit to the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) for review. A public hearing on the plan was scheduled as the next step after KDE review, as outlined in the materials presented to the board.
Other routine actions approved included awarding the CDL physicals contract to the lower-cost bidder (the district's incumbent provider), approving amendments to the 2025–26 school calendar, authorizing a bus purchase using Medicaid-related funds, and approving maintenance work at Central City Elementary. The board also approved procedure updates from KSBA (one-time procedure update) and accepted the first reading of KSBA policy update number 49, which the board will consider for formal adoption at a later meeting.
On personnel items, the board authorized posting and hiring a Title I-certified art teacher at South Elementary, approved early posting for the principal position at the middle school to allow a full applicant pool and a 15-day posting, and approved early posting and hiring for a central office personnel assistant to ensure overlap and training before an October retirement.
The meeting included a closed session under KRS 61.810 to conduct the superintendent evaluation. After returning to open session, the board announced the superintendent received "exemplary" ratings on all seven standards, including strategic leadership, instructional leadership, cultural leadership, human resource leadership, managerial leadership, collaborative leadership and influential leadership.
The board approved the agenda amendments and all referenced motions by voice vote; the transcript records the motions passing with no opposition heard. The meeting adjourned following the superintendent evaluation announcement.
